Pumpkin Carving for K 2 Students

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Students carve pumpkins, draw pictures and label layers of a seed, and write steps needed to carve pumpkin.

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Students arrange illustrations in sequential order. In this text organization instructional activity, students access a webpage where they must follow the instructions to learn about the steps of pumpkin carving. Students then click and...

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Students engage in a variety of pumpkin activities. This lesson is especially rich for ESL students, who probably have little experience with this holiday and custom.