October brings in the season of pumpkins making it a great time to add themed learning activities to your studies. Take a look at this list of websites for a large selection of ideas and printables to spark your youngsters' interest and add creativity to your classes.
Hands on as we grow – 40+ Pumpkin Activities for Kids to Learn, Play & Decorate! – At this site you will find a boatload of crafts and learning activities for preschoolers and young children.
Meet Penny - 50+ Free Pumpkin Printables Round Up – Check out these links for coloring and craft pages, print packs, and fun supplements for language arts, math, and science.
Playdough to Plato - 21 Super Fun Pumpkin Activities for Kids – Blogger, Maria, has gathered a great list of pumpkin and fall themed puzzles, games, and subject focused hands-on projects.
A to Z Teacher Stuff - Pumpkins Printables and Worksheets – On this page download printables for the pumpkin life cycle, letter and sight words activities, math practice, writing skills, and more.
This Reading Mama – Free Pumpkin PreK/K Pack – Available in 2 download packs, you will find 65 pages of themed reading, counting, and fine motor skills activities and more.
1+1+1=1 – Pumpkin Printables – Tots through kindergarteners will love the fun and colorful activities for language arts, math, motor skills, and much more.
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds – The Ultimate Collection of Pumpkin Theme Activities – If you have little ones in your homeschool, this list of linked activities and printables will allow them to learn side-by-side with their older siblings.
3 Dinosaurs – 45+ Pumpkin Activities & Printables – You will find a fantastic selection of themed packs, crafting ideas, and other printables on this annotated list of links.
A Teaching Mommy – Free Pumpkin Printables – There are 2 downloadable pumpkin theme packs at this link. The preschool pack (downloaded as a ZIP file) includes 21 different printable activities for math, science and language arts including puzzles and games. The tot pack is a 12-page PDF featuring a pumpkin matching game, puzzles, counting game, color cards, and sequencing cards.
Growing a Jeweled Rose – Pumpkin Activities for Kids – If you still have not find that perfect pumpkin supplement, be sure to check out the big list of ideas on this page which includes games, crafts, hands-on science, and math activities.