Learn about a pumpkin life cycle with these fun life cycle of a pumpkin worksheets! The life cycle of a pumpkin is such a fun activity to do in the fall. Find out how many stages there are in growing a pumpkin and the parts of a pumpkin. Pair it with these other pumpkin activities, too!
Explore Pumpkin Theme For Fall
Pumpkins are so much fun to incorporate into learning each fall! They’re perfect because they work great for general fall theme, Halloween activities, and even Thanksgiving!
Science with pumpkins can be hands-on and kids love it! There are all kinds of projects you can do involving pumpkins in the fall, and each year we have a hard time choosing because we want to do them all!
We always do some pumpkin art and crafts, read some of these pumpkin books, and do some pumpkin science projects!
What Is The Life Cycle Of A Pumpkin?
Also check out Life Cycle Of An Apple and Life Cycle of a Bean Plant!
1. Seed
First comes the seed. Plant a pumpkin seed in the ground and watch it grow!
2. Sprout
Once the seed grows and grows, it will change into a small sprout that will grow into a vine!
3. Vine
Instead of growing tall, a pumpkin plant grows out! The vine will grow until it produces flower buds.
4. Flower
When the vine is big enough, it buds and blossoms into big yellow flowers! These will fall off and create little tiny pumpkin starts.
5. Green Pumpkin
Before a pumpkin becomes orange, it starts as green! When it ripens, it turns orange.
6. Fruit
When a pumpkin is ripe, it will be big and usually orange. Once it’s ripe, it’s ready to be picked and turned into pie, jack-o-lanterns, and other fall decorations and foods!
Use the worksheets from this pack (free download below) to learn, label, and apply the life cycle stages of a pumpkin. Students can see the life cycle of a pumpkin and then can cut and paste (and/or color!) them to the pumpkin life cycle worksheet!
ALSO CHECK OUT: Apple Life Cycle Activities
The Parts of a Pumpkin
Vine. A vine is what the pumpkin grows on. Large parts of vine are what grow and hold the pumpkin itself, while smaller vines help to stabilize the plant as it grows.
Stem. The stem is the small part of vine that’s still attached to the pumpkin after it’s been cut off the vine.
Leaves. The leaves are also left from the pumpkin vine and can stay attached to the stem.
Skin. The skin is the outer part of the pumpkin. The skin is smooth and tough to help protect the pumpkin fruit.
Pulp. Inside a pumpkin you will find a thick, slimy substance called pulp! The pulp holds the seeds and is what we remove when we make jack o’lanterns!
Seeds. Inside the pulp, you find the seeds! They’re large, white, flat seeds many people will separate from the pulp to cook and eat!
We also have a worksheet to label the parts of a pumpkin. Students can cut and paste the parts of a pumpkin and place them in the appropriate places.
You can send a full sheet of pumpkin facts home with students or work together in class as a group! You can do these worksheets as a group and watch students work together to find the answers.
Hands-on Learning With Pumpkins
Pumpkin Investigation
We love helping our little ones learn with their hands! Let each student investigate the insides of a pumpkin. We tested to see if they floated, compared our pumpkin sizes, wrote about how we would describe our pumpkins, and then cut it open and counted the seeds inside!
TRY THIS: Set up this Pumpkin Investigation Tray
Pumpkin Sensory Bag
Get up close this fall with the insides of a pumpkin without the mess. Set up this easy DIY pumpkin sensory bags for kids to explore.
TRY THIS: Make a pumpkin sensory bag
Pumpkin Playdough
Explore the parts of a pumpkin with this easy to make pumpkin playdough recipe. A fun hands-on way to learn about pumpkins.
TRY THIS: Play and learn with pumpkin playdough
Decorate A Pumpkin
You can also have kids make their own pumpkin however they want! They can draw funny faces, scary faces, or whatever they feel like creating!
Paper Jack O’Lantern
There’s also a worksheet they can use to color, cut, and paste on a face to a pumpkin to make their own paper Jack O’lantern!
TRY THIS: Create an artist inspired Picass O’ Lantern
Pumpkin Life Cycle Worksheets
Print and use these life cycle of a pumpkin worksheets at home or in your classroom for some fun fall learning with pumpkins!
Click Here To Get Your Life Cycle Of A Pumpkin Worksheets
More Fun Pumpkin Activities
When you’re done, you can make some pumpkin slime using the pulp and seeds of a real pumpkin – kids love it! Or make a non-Newtonian fluid, homemade oobleck, inside a pumpkin.
For more fun with pumpkins, you can make this Pumpkin Volcano, do this Pumpkin Skittles experiment, or do this fun Puking Pumpkin experiment!
Printable Pumpkin STEM Pack
Perfect for K-2/3rd Grade and homeschool! Many activities can be modified for preschool and older kiddos as well.
Pumpkin is a festive and classic theme for fall and this pack is perfect for exploring pumpkins with a non-Halloween theme! Includes science, STEM, engineering, early math, and art projects.
100+ pages of “totally doable” projects the kids will have a blast trying! Read more here.
Printable Pumpkin Preschool Pack
Need a younger version of our Pumpkin STEM Project Pack? Perfect for older toddlers and preschoolers to explore pumpkins this fall season. 14+ Pumpkin theme activities include instructions, templates, and a great book list.
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