Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Week 4 G3 I2
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Story Summary
An expository text tells facts about a topic.
A pumpkin is a fruit that grows on vines.
Pumpkins can be bumpy or smooth, big or small, long or round
Pumpkin seeds are planted in warm, moist soil
Pumpkin leaves are jagged and prickly
The pumpkin vines twist and creep along the ground.
It takes both male and female flowers to make pumpkins.
Bees also help to make pumpkins by moving the pollen from male flowers to female flowers.
Underneath the jagged and prickly leaves are big pumpkins.
The leaves help keep the hot sun off the pumpkin.
Too much rain can rot the pumpkins.
It takes 4 months for a pumpkin to grow.
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Farmers harvest pumpkins in fall.
Practice
Review Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
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seeds
True leaves
seed leaves
vine
flowers
Review Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
seeds
True leaves
seed leaves
vine
flowers
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Review Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
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pollinate
Pumpkin growing
harvest
How long?
4 months!
Vocabulary
W4
Week 4 Vocabulary
bumpy�(adj.)
having or covered in bumps
The yellow ball is not smooth, it is bumpy.
harvest (n.)
time of the year when crops are gathered in
We pick pumpkins during the harvest.
vine (n.)
plant with long stems
The grapes grow on a vine.
root (n.)
the part of the plant that grows underground
A tree’s root helps it stay in the ground.
smooth (adj.)
having a flat, even surface
The rock looks and feels smooth.
soil (n.)
layer where crops/plants grow
Flowers need good soil to grow.
antonym (n.)
a word that means the opposite of another word
The antonym of "hot" is "cold"
squash �(n.)
a type of vegetable
I like to eat squash with my dinner.
round (adj.)
shaped like a circle of a ball
An orange is round.
shell (n.)
the hard, outer covering of an animal or insect
A turtle has a hard shell.
seed (n.)
a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow
The farmer planted a seed in the garden.
oval (n.)
shaped like an egg
An egg is oval.
curl / curled (v.)
to twist or form into a round or curved shape
The snake curled itself to sleep.
moist (adj.)
a little wet; damp
The ground feels moist after the rain.
seedling (n.)
a young plant that is grown from a seed
The tiny seedling is starting to grow.
appear / appeared (v.)
to become visible
The man appeared from the bush.
jagged (adj.)
having a sharp, uneven edge or surface
The mountain has a jagged edge.
prickly (adj.)
having many sharp points
The cactus has prickly spikes.
wither / withered (v.)
to become dry and weak
The leaves will wither in the winter.
twist / twisted (v.)
to bend or turn something to alter (change) its shape
Can you twist yourself up?
creep / crept (v.)
to move quietly and slowly
He crept onto the green grass.
ripen / ripened (v.)
to become ready to eat
The vegetable will ripen in the sun.
fence (n.)
a structure like a wall build outdoors that separates two areas
There is a fence around my yard.
support / supported (v.)
to hold something up
He supported his friend on his shoulders.
Vocabulary
W5
Week 5 Vocabulary
female (n.)
a girl or woman
The female lion is in charge of hunting for food.
fuzzy (adj.)
covered with short, soft hair, fur, etc.
She has a cute fuzzy toy on her backpack.
male (n.)
a boy or man
The male swimmer won the swimming race.
stem (n.)
the part of a plant between the roots and branches
The rose stem is very prickly.
pollen (n.)
dust produced by a plant that is carried by wind or insects to other plants so they can produce seeds
A bee will fly from one flower to another to get pollen.
rub/ rubbed (v.)
to move back and forth
My teacher told me to rub my hands together when I wash them.
tangle/ tangled (v.)
to become twisted together
She didn’t brush her hair, so it is tangled.
underneath (adv./prep.)
below or underneath
The students hid underneath the table during the earthquake.
amount (n.)
a quantity of something
I have a small amount of money in my bag.
rot/ rotted (v.)
break down after dying
Don’t leave the fruit on the table for long because it will rot.
cucumber (n.)
a long green vegetable
I love to eat a cucumber sandwich for lunch.
beetle (n.)
an insect with a mouth that bites and hard front wings
My sister is very scared of beetles.
spray/ sprayed (v.)
push out in a way that it covers a large area
He sprayed the room to kill the insects.
insecticide (n.)
something made specifically to kill insects
Be careful using insecticides so that you are not killing the bees!
net (n.)
a loose weave of ropes used to cover something or catch something
He caught many fish in his net.
harvest (n.)
time of the year when crops are gathered in
When the vines turn brown, we can harvest the pumpkins
turn/ turned (v.)
to cause to face another direction
Please turn your body so that it is facing me.
pulp (n.)
the inner, juicy part of a fruit or vegetable
I like a lot of pulp in my orange juice.
form /formed (v.)
to cause to have a particular shape
This apple formed in a heart shape!
wagon (n.)
something with wheels but no engine that is used to carry things
I used a wagon to carry all my things home.
festival (n.)
like a holiday, but it can be many days
The music festival went on for a few days.
celebrate (v.)
have a party because something good happened
We went out for dinner to celebrate her birthday.
roast/ roasted (v.)
cook slowly, especially in an oven
I like to eat Costco’s roasted chicken.
snack (n.)
something small to eat between meals
I will bring a snack for the long journey.