15. A pumpkin grown in the country of (2016) Belgium tipped the scale at a whopping 2623.5 pounds! What is ONE fact you know about the country of Belgium. If you don't know any, look one up to share._____________________
Pumpkin growers say that a 3000 pound pumpkin is possible in the near future! It wasn't that many years ago that a 1000 pound pumpkin, now a light weight, would have been news worthy. The problem with growing such jumbos is that gravity often causes them to get smooshed and then they can't qualify for judging.
Activities:
1. Illustrate a picture of one of the facts learned.
2. Write a poem about a pumpkin.Pretend you are a pumpkin and write about your day in the pumpkin patch, on a porch or waiting to be purchased at a farmer’s stand.
3.Discuss syllables. Find 7 words that have 4 or more syllables.
4. Can you spot 7 ACTION VERBS in the Pumpkin Facts?
5. Write an acrostic poem using each letter in the word, PUMPKINS.
Try my webquest on Pumpkins: 10 web questions with several comprehension questions(lots of extension activities).
Also, download this FREE Activity Guide: Learn about Pumpkins!
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