Science · K–3 · 15 minutes

Life Cycle Observation: a pumpkin growing from a seed

Children draw, label, and ask questions about familiar living things and their changes.

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Today I am practising: observing change over time

Draw the first stage of a pumpkin growing from a seed.

What changes do you notice in a pumpkin growing from a seed?

Write one thing a pumpkin growing from a seed needs to grow or change.

What might happen next in a pumpkin growing from a seed?

Write one question you have about a pumpkin growing from a seed.

Use arrows to show the order of change in a pumpkin growing from a seed.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

How to use it

A simple ten-minute routine

Set the purposeTell your learner this page practises observing change over time.
Let them tryRead the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
Talk it throughAsk: “What did you notice?” and celebrate the strategy.