Pumpkin and Apple Worksheets

The life cycles of a pumpkin and an apple, the parts of a pumpkin and an apple, and a cut-and-paste, in black and white for kindergarten to 2nd grade. Perfect for fall.

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Free reader · Kindergarten

Apples and Pumpkins

A six-page picture book to print, cut and staple: one short line on every page, and three questions to talk about on the back.

Apples and Pumpkins, page 1: Look at the apple blossoms.Apples and Pumpkins, page 2: Bees visit the flowers.Apples and Pumpkins, page 3: Now the tree has apples!Apples and Pumpkins, page 4: Look at the pumpkin vine.Apples and Pumpkins, page 5: The pumpkins grow big.Apples and Pumpkins, page 6: Now it is fall!
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Free Pumpkins and Apples worksheets

Each is a PDF to print right away, in black and white. Sheets with right answers have the answer key on page 2.

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin worksheet preview

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

K-2

The four stages round a circle with arrows: seed, sprout, vine and flower, and pumpkin, each named, to color.

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Life Cycle of an Apple worksheet preview

Life Cycle of an Apple

K-2

The four stages round a circle with arrows: seed, young tree, blossoms and apples, each named, to color.

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Parts of a Pumpkin worksheet preview

Parts of a Pumpkin

K-2

A pumpkin cut in half with seven parts named: stem, vine leaf, tendril, skin, flesh, pulp and seeds.

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Pumpkin Life Cycle Cut and Paste worksheet preview

Pumpkin Life Cycle Cut and Paste

K-2

Cut out four picture cards and glue them round the circle in order, from the seed to the pumpkin. Answer key on page 2.

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The whole unit in one place: all 11 Pumpkins and Apples worksheets in one print-ready file with every answer key, and the Apples and Pumpkins reader in both editions, kindergarten and grades 1-2 (the grades 1-2 book has fuller sentences on every page).

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Teaching pumpkins and apples in fall

Read the free Apples and Pumpkins book first. Viv the possum watches apple blossoms in spring, bees at work, apples ripening in fall, and a pumpkin growing on its vine.

Then color both life cycles and compare them: a pumpkin grows on a vine from a seed in one summer, and an apple tree grows from a seed for years before it has fruit.

A pumpkin investigation

Bring in a real pumpkin. Children draw it and guess how many seeds are inside, then cut it open, find the stem, skin, pulp and seeds from the Parts of a Pumpkin page, and count the seeds together.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the life cycle of a pumpkin?
A pumpkin seed sprouts, grows into a long vine with leaves and yellow flowers, and a flower grows into a green pumpkin that turns orange as it ripens. Inside are new seeds.
What are the parts of a pumpkin for kids?
The stem, the vine with its leaves and curly tendrils, the thin skin, the thick flesh, the stringy pulp and the seeds.
Are the pumpkin and apple worksheets free?
Yes. Both life cycles, Parts of a Pumpkin and the pumpkin cut and paste are free PDFs in black and white.