Pumpkin+Unit

This unit is an integrated Science and Language Arts Unit.

Science 1. Growth of plants

Description of assignment: After reading a variety of texts about pumpkins as a whole class students will: English Language Arts
 * Brainstorm the life cycle of a pumpkin using [|bubbl.us]
 * Brainstorm will be a whole class activity
 * Create a Google Presentation that sequences the life cycle of a pumpkin
 * Using Screencast-O-Matic students will identify the parts of the lifecycle of the pumpkin
 * Sample of a final Google Presentation with screencasting below and on class Google site Kindergarten Room 14
 * sample of Google Presentation

Writing 1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.


 * Brainstorm adjectives as a whole class which describe pumpkins by adding a bubble to the class bubbl.us pumpkin word web
 * bubbl.us brainstorm
 * Students will create word cloud using Wordle to describe how a pumpkin can look and feel.
 * Sample Wordle posted below and on class webpage



Students will be graded using this rubric
 * Students will publish the final project to our class Google site Kindergarten Room 14