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I love all things pumpkin! This fall I will be doing a pumpkin unit in Spanish with my younger elementary students. Here are the resources that I have pulled together to use...
Vocabulary
La
calabaza-pumpkin
El
pedúnculo-stem
El
zarcillo-tendril
La
cáscara-shell, peel, skin
La
pulpa-pulp, flesh
Las
semillas-seeds
La placenta-membrane
(the stringy stuff that surrounds the seeds)
La
flor-flower
El retoño-sprout
La
planta-plant
Las
rayas-stripes (lines on the pumpkin shell)
{It includes vocabulary posters, parts of a pumpkin and life cycle worksheets, and some science investigation sheets. I also used the vocabulary cards provided to make a Go Fish and Memory game. This unit is really the backbone of my lessons.}
{These can be used for counting and reviewing parts of a pumpkin. They can also be hidden around a room. The teacher gives instructions in Spanish for the students to find the pumpkins. Great review for prepositions!}
Pumpkin Playdough
{My students will be required to make the parts of a pumpkin as I call them out in Spanish.}
Teaching Ordinal Numbers
{When you are teaching life cycles it is a great time to teach the ordinal numbers like primero, segundo, tercero, etc.}. For my pumpkin unit I have expanded it "from seed to pie". We go through ten steps from the time you plant the seed until you eat the pie. Here is the simple list we will use for each ordinal number:
Primero-la
semilla seed
Segundo-el
retoño sprout
Tercero-la
planta plant
Cuarto-la
flor flower
Quinto-la
calabaza verde green
pumpkin
Sexto-la
calabaza madura ripe/mature
pumpkin
Séptimo-cocinar
la calabaza to
cook the pumpkin
Octavo-mezclar
los ingredients to
mix the ingredients
Noveno-cocinar
el pastel de calabaza to
cook the pie
Décimo-comer
el pastel de calabaza to
eat the pie 
Related Books
Calabazas
{Longer book...for students with more Spanish background}El Otono
{Not about pumpkins, but everything to do with fall}Calabaza, Calabaza
Also see this post about how to incorporate the teaching of emotions during a pumpkin unit.
Draw a Pumpkin Printable
Here is a science page you can use to investigate several pumpkins. All in Spanish!! You will need three different-sized pumpkins to do this activity.
A great way to review numbers, body parts, and a few pumpkin parts!!!
