1. The Pumpkin Patch PowerPoint Amanda Nehmer 8/2007

2. Introduction Hooray!! It is the fall season and time for the harvest. You and your classmates run the local pumpkin patch and are in charge of growing and harvesting the pumpkins. It is your job to grow the largest and plumpest pumpkins in town.

3. Task To be a great pumpkin farmer you will need to: Read to story Pumpkin, Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington, together in class. Learn how pumpkin seeds grow. Count the number of pumpkin seeds. Enjoy some pumpkin fun!

4. Process Read the book, Pumpkin, Pumpkin, by Jeanne Thitherington Learn more about Pumpkins click here Create a pumpkin development booklet- click here Pumpkin Investigation Observe Predict Count Graph Pumpkin Fun!! click here Watch how pumpkins grow!! Click here

5. Evaluation Unsatisfactor y 1 Satisfactory 2 Excellent 3 Master 4 Score Read the book Pumpkin Pumpkin, by Jeanne Tithergton with classmates and teacher. Did not pay attention to the reading of the book Was somewhat attentive to the book, and has some basic ideas of pumpkin growth Was attentive to the book and has an understandi ng of pumpkin growth Was very attentive to the book and can explain the stages of pumpkin growth With the class and teacher discuss pumpkin growth, and make a booklet of each stage of growth. Did not pay very much attention to the teacher, and has not completed the pumpkin growth booklet Listened to the discussion, and has made some progress on the pumpkin growth booklet Was a very good listener, and gave some input in the discussion, the pumpkin growth booklet is completed. Listened and fully participated in the class discussion, and has developed a creative and informative pumpkin growth booklet. With your classmates guess the number of seeds are in your pumpkin. Then put the results on the tally sheet. Student took very little part in the cutting and counting of the pumpkin seeds.Stude nt has not completed the tally sheet. Student worked well with others and participated some in the cutting and counting of the pumpkin seed. Tally sheet is almost complete Student worked very well with others, and participated well in the cutting and counting of the pumpkin seeds.Tally sheet is complete and correct. Student worked excellent with others,and particiapted fully in the cutting and counting of the pumpkin seeds.The tally sheet is complete and correct. Color your own pumpkin worksheet and complete patterning worksheet Student did very little artwork and did not complete patterning sheet Student worked with the coloring sheet, and attempted to complete patterning sheet. Student worked successfully with each online task, and was creative in attempt to color pumpkin Student mastered the online pumpkin artwork and tried each task more than once

6. Conclusion Congratulations, By completing these activities you have learned the skills needed to become a successful pumpkin farmer. Growing pumpkins can be fun!! Try planting a few seeds- and watch what happens!