One favorite fall activity in many elementary classrooms is estimating how many seeds are inside of a pumpkin and counting the seeds. We’ve done it many times over the years and it’s always a fun day for the kids.
Have you ever used mini pumpkins for this kind of activity? I actually prefer using mini pumpkins because there are less seeds to count, especially for younger kids.
There is also less of a mess to clean up with mini pumpkins, which I appreciate. Also, having the kids put the seeds into piles of ten will make counting them easier. Whether you use regular pumpkins or mini pumpkins, I’m sure this will be a memorable activity for your class.
In case you’re interested, I have printables for sale in my TPT store to go along with this activity:
Happy fall, everyone!
~ Carrie
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What a fun idea to use mini pumpkins!
Thanks, Lisa!
Carrie
Love this idea!! Thank you for sharing it on the Love to Learn Blog Hop! Pinning and FB Sharing 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Kelly!
Carrie
Thanks for sharing this teaching opportunity at Literacy Musing Mondays. I plan on roasting pumpkin seeds with the little guy but didn’t even think about using them to count. He is really into counting lately.
Thanks, Tami!
It was nice to see you back as a host for LMM. I remember when you were one of the hosts in the past.
Carrie
This is an awesome idea.
Thanks, Betty!
Carrie
We tried this with my boys and it was so much fun! However, we made the mistake of using a full sized pumpkin; that was a LOT of seeds to count. We finally gave up and realized our estimate was waaay off. Thanks for sharing at Love to Learn; Pinned.
Thanks, Mother of 3!
Carrie