Is a Pumpkin a Vegetable or a Fruit?
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What's Inside
Let's find out more about pumpkins. Come and investigate! Science is the magic in the universe just waiting to be discovered.
Read this book one on one and talk about what makes a pumpkin a vegetable or a fruit. Children practice science words, plant facts, and the idea of a pumpkin life cycle. It also fits well for fall reading and for any child who likes asking how things work. As you read, pause to name the clues on each page and let your child explain their thinking.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Is a Pumpkin a Vegetable or a Fruit? into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science vocabulary
- Pumpkins and gourds
- Vegetable or fruit classification
- Plant life cycle
- Questioning and investigating
- Category sorting
Discussion Questions
- 1 What clues do we use to tell if a pumpkin is a vegetable or a fruit?
- 2 When we hear about the pumpkin life cycle, what do you think comes first?
- 3 How are pumpkins and gourds alike, and how are they different?
- 4 Why do you think scientists might investigate pumpkins instead of just guessing about them?
- 5 What words in this book help us talk about science and plants?
- 6 After reading, what did you learn that might change the way you think about pumpkins?
Words to Learn
- investigate
- To look closely and learn more about something.
- science
- The way we learn about the world by asking questions and finding answers.
- vegetable
- A plant part people eat, often with meals.
- fruit
- The part of a plant that grows from a flower and holds seeds.
- gourd
- A plant family that includes pumpkins and some other hard-skinned plants.
- life cycle
- The steps a living thing goes through as it grows and changes.
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