Pumpkin Life Cycle Activities & Worksheets | Reading Comprehension | Grades 1–3
Help students explore how a pumpkin grows with these Pumpkin Life Cycle Activities & Worksheets for Grades 1–3. This 36-page, ink-friendly resource includes three differentiated levels, so students can study the same six-stage life cycle with reading and writing tasks suited to their grade level.
Students follow the cycle from seed → sprout → vine → flower → young pumpkin → mature pumpkin. They read about each stage, sequence and label pictures, investigate what the plant needs, and explain how a mature pumpkin produces seeds that can start the cycle again.
What’s included:
- Pumpkin life cycle reference diagram
- Three differentiated reading passages
- Seven activity pages for each grade level (21 activity pages total)
- Reading comprehension, sequencing, labeling, vocabulary, and writing activities
- Plant needs, cause-and-effect, and stage comparison activities
- Six-stage accordion foldable and assembly instructions
- Teacher guide and six answer key pages
How the levels differ:
- Grade 1: Short sentences, picture and word-bank support, drawing, and sentence completion
- Grade 2: More detailed reading, short written responses, plant parts, and changes between stages
- Grade 3: Scientific vocabulary, text evidence, pollination, and paragraph writing
The pages are black and white to save ink. Choose the level that fits your students and use the activities for science lessons, small groups, centers, homework, or review. The accordion foldable gives students a hands-on way to revisit all six stages.
