Pumpkin Preschool Lesson Plans & Scarecrow Activities | Pre-K Fall Printables

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Pumpkin preschool lesson plans with 5 days of Pre-K fall activities, scarecrow printables, pumpkin science, Letter D, number 3, crafts, math and more.

These pumpkin preschool lesson plans give you five days of hands-on fall learning activities for preschool, Pre-K, and kindergarten readiness. Children explore pumpkins and scarecrows while practicing early math, literacy, science, fine motor skills, music, movement, art, dramatic play, and simple cooking.

This ready-to-use Pumpkins & Scarecrows Lesson + Printables Set includes coordinated fall preschool activities designed to help young children learn through observation, discovery, conversation, creativity, and hands-on play.

Use the complete 5-day lesson plan as your weekly theme or choose individual activities and printables to supplement your existing preschool or Pre-K curriculum.

What’s Included in These Pumpkin Preschool Lesson Plans?

Your five-day fall theme includes learning experiences centered around:

• Pumpkin exploration and pumpkin science
• What’s Inside a Pumpkin investigation
• Pumpkin seeds and counting
• Pumpkin life cycle sequencing
• Letter D and dinosaur activities
• Number 3 activities
• The Three Little Pigs
• Scarecrow preschool activities
• Early math and number sense
• Literacy and language development
• Arts and crafts
• Music and movement
• Dramatic play
• Cooking activities
• Printable learning activities

Day 1: What’s Inside a Pumpkin?

Turn a real pumpkin into a hands-on preschool science investigation.

Children cut open and explore a pumpkin while observing the pulp, seeds, and pumpkin flesh. They can remove the seeds, count them, allow them to dry, and toast and taste them.

Children also create a simple pumpkin exploration book to record what they discover.

Extend the theme with a pumpkin song and child-made seed tambourine for music and movement.

Skills practiced: observation, sensory exploration, counting, science inquiry, vocabulary, fine motor development, listening, and early literacy.

Day 2: Letter D Dinosaur Activities

The featured alphabet skill for the week is Letter D.

Children explore the letter and beginning /d/ sound through engaging dinosaur-themed preschool activities.

Activities include:

• Letter D recognition
• Dinosaur mask craft
• Dinosaur game
• Letter D dot-to-dot
• Dinosaur egg snack activity

These playful activities give children opportunities to practice alphabet recognition, phonemic awareness, fine motor skills, dramatic play, and following directions.

Day 3: Pumpkin Life Cycle & Pumpkin Play

Children discover how pumpkins grow with a pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity.

They can create their own pretend pumpkin patch, investigate real pumpkins, weigh and compare pumpkins, and build early measurement vocabulary.

Finish the day’s learning with pumpkin patch muffins for a simple Kids in the Kitchen experience.

This day incorporates pumpkin science for preschool, sequencing, measurement, counting, comparison, vocabulary, and practical life skills.

Day 4: Number 3 Activities & The Three Little Pigs

The featured math concept is Number 3.

Children explore counting and number recognition through The Three Little Pigs.

Students can act out the story, build houses for the three pigs, create a Number 3 mobile, practice counting groups of three, and make a simple This Little Piggy storybook.

A three-flavor sundae activity adds another memorable way to reinforce the number three.

Skills practiced: number recognition, counting to 3, one-to-one correspondence, sequencing, storytelling, dramatic play, vocabulary, and early literacy.

Day 5: Scarecrow Preschool Activities

Finish your fall week with hands-on scarecrow preschool activities.

Children work together to create a life-size classroom scarecrow and make their own crow projects.

Continue practicing the number 3 with the My Scarecrow Has Three Buttons printable activity and song.

Children can also make scarecrow pancakes for an additional hands-on classroom cooking experience.

This cooperative learning day encourages counting, fine motor development, creative expression, music, movement, teamwork, and fall vocabulary.

Preschool Skills Practiced

These pumpkin and scarecrow activities support:

• Letter recognition
• Beginning sounds
• Number recognition
• Counting
• One-to-one correspondence
• Sequencing
• Measurement
• Comparing
• Early science inquiry
• Observation skills
• Vocabulary development
• Listening and speaking
• Story sequencing and retelling
• Fine motor development
• Creative expression
• Music and movement
• Cooperative learning
• Following directions

Perfect for Fall Preschool Learning

Use these pumpkin preschool lesson plans for:

• Preschool
• Pre-K
• Kindergarten readiness
• Homeschool preschool
• Daycare and childcare programs
• Fall learning centers
• Small-group instruction
• October preschool themes
• Pumpkin units
• Scarecrow themes
• Fall science activities
• Seasonal math and literacy practice

Hands-On Pumpkin Activities for Preschool

Young children learn best when they can actively explore the concepts being introduced.

Rather than relying only on worksheets, these pumpkin activities for preschool encourage children to investigate real objects, count, compare, create, sing, move, cook, talk, predict, sequence, and play.

The coordinating printables provide additional practice while supporting the hands-on learning experiences throughout the week.

Why Teachers Choose This Fall Preschool Theme

Planning an entire thematic week can require finding separate pumpkin crafts, preschool worksheets, math activities, science ideas, songs, books, and group-time activities.

This resource brings those pieces together into one coordinated teaching plan.

Use the complete five-day sequence or choose the activities that best meet the needs of your children.

Fall Themes Included

Pumpkins • Pumpkin Science • Pumpkin Life Cycle • Scarecrows • Crows • Letter D • Dinosaurs • Number 3 • Three Little Pigs • Fall Cooking • Music & Movement

Important Duplicate Notice

If you previously purchased the October Preschool Kindergarten Curriculum Monthly S1, do not purchase this resource separately.

This Pumpkins & Scarecrows lesson is Week 1 of that October monthly curriculum package and would be a duplicate.

File & Usage Information

This resource is intended for individual teacher, homeschool, or single-classroom use. Please review the preview and product information before purchasing to make sure the activities meet the needs of your children and program.

If you have questions about this resource before purchasing, please contact RFTS Preschool.

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