Fall! Pumpkins are everywhere! I really wanted to do an activity with pumpkins...but I also wanted it to be something educational. We were beginning our study in geography and my students needed some extra practice with continents and oceans. So....we made an EARTH PUMPKIN! I found these adorable little pumpkins at a local farmer's market.
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| Step 1- Paint the pumpkin blue. Some students needed to paint a couple of coats on their pumpkin.Then, allow the pumpkin to dry. It only took ours about a day. |
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| Step 2- Print and cut out basic templates for each of the continents. Use pushpins to slightly hold down the paper on the pumpkins. Trace with an erasable pen. Then, remove the papers and paint the insides of the continents green. For an extra challenge, have students use a globe and paint the continents without tracing. | |
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| Step 3- Allow pumpkins to dry once again. Have students share with a partner (we call partners "sidekicks" in our superhero classroom) the names of each continent and ocean. For an extra challenge, have them find approximate locations for other places around the world. If they are unsure, have them look it up on a computer/globe and then find it on their pumpkin! |
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