Plenty of Pumpkins

Find a plenty of resources and hands-on activities for learning all about pumpkins!

Pumpkin Ag in a Bag

McLean County (IL) teachers can request ag mags and pumpkin activity kits for their classroom: Click here

Online Reading Materials

• Pumpkin Ag Mag
• Pumpkin Terra Nova
• Young Reader Pumpkin Facts
• Types of Pumpkins Poster

Ag-tivities

• Pumpkin Life Cycle Bracelet & Diagram
• Pumpkin Story & Math Activity
• Pumpkin Chain
• Pumpkin Quiz
• 3D Pumpkins
• Exploding Pumpkin Experiment – Video Here
• Pumpkin Catapult
• Pumpkin AgVenture – Ag Mag Worksheet

Books to Read – set up a FREE account on www.openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!

• Pumpkins by Gail Gibbons
• How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara

Pumpkin Recipes to Try

• Pumpkin Pie in a Bag
• Pumpkin Whole Wheat Pancakes

Virtual Field Trip to Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm

Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm from Illinois Agricultural Assoc. on Vimeo.

Click here for the Q & A

More Pumpkin Videos