Pumpkin School: Math and Science Activities for Autumn

Math, science, geography, history, AND language arts all in one super-fun day of pumpkin school? YES!

Skip the textbooks for a few days and enjoy some fall-themed learning with your elementary and middle school students.

We have enjoyed one version or another of pumpkin school for years. While you can certainly have fun with without friends, these activities are so much fun to do with a small group.

Living Math and Science with Pumpkins

Several of these ideas come from my how-to book for parents called Loving Living Math.  It’s a book that teaches you how to include “living” (real life, hands-on, meaningful, conceptual) math in your homeschool.

Pumpkin Math and Science Activities

The ideas below are straightforward and to the point. Grab as many or as few as you like and have a ton of fun learning with pumpkins! You can complete your activities using one pumpkin – or two or more to make comparisons.

What to Do Before Cutting Into the Pumpkin

• Measure the circumference by wrapping a tape measure around the largest part of the pumpkin.

• Calculate the diameter and radius using only the circumference measurement.