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Lesson Plan for

Mathematics and Literature

Focus Strategy: After reading How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara, students
will use pumpkin seeds to practice grouping with multiplication.
Grade: 3
Materials Needed: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed activity
sheets
Instructional Goals/Problem Solving Task: Like the children in the book, students will each
receive a different number of pumpkin seeds and be instructed to group the seeds and practice
their multiplication skills. They will first make a hypothesis about who has the most seeds, and
then use grouping to determine who has the most pumpkin seeds.
Common Core State Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1
Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 7 as the total number of objects in 5
groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can
be expressed as 5 7.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Procedure
Introduction: Introduce the story. Explain that seeds come from the inside of a pumpkin, and
ask kids which pumpkin they think will have the most seeds. We will work together to make
predictions.
Reading: We will read How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? We will stop to make predictions,
clarify vocabulary, and talk about grouping.
Closure: At the end of the book, the author includes Charlies Pumpkin Facts which reinforces
main ideas of the book. What do children think the main ideas of the book are?
Problem Solving Tasks: The children will be asked to predict how many pumpkin seeds they
have, just like the kids in the book. They will then use grouping to multiply and count how many
seeds they actually have.
Students will decide on a number (2, 5, or 10) that they will group the pumpkin
seeds with.
They will count and group carefully.
They will work with one another to see whose prediction was correct.
Assessment:
1. Who has the most pumpkin seeds?
2. Did the size of the seeds effect the number of seeds students thought they had?
3. Can students show how they were able to multiply their seeds?

Lesson Plan for


How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

Topic of Lesson: Multiplication Grade Level: 3


Essential Question: How can manipulatives help you to multiply through grouping?
CCSS:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1
Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 7 as the total number of objects in 5
groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can
be expressed as 5 7.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text
as the basis for the answers.
Process Standards: Make and investigate mathematical conjectures, organize and consolidate
their mathematical thinking through communication, and recognize and use connections among
mathematical ideas
Learning Objectives: Use manipulatives (pumpkin seeds) to visualize the grouping in
multiplication. Improve basic multiplication skills.
Assessments: Students will double-check the answers that their classmates come to. They may
(time permitting) be given a bingo board; in order to do bingo, they will be required to know
how to multiply. They will also be given a graded work sheet to check for comprehension.
Materials: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, pumpkin seeds, candy corn, Pumpkin Seed
Multiplication game packet, Pumpkin Seed Bingo boards, Multiplication work sheets
Prior Knowledge: Students have already be introduced multiplication. They have been taught
several strategies for solving multiplication problems such as, grouping, counting on their
fingers, drawing pictures, and memorization of facts.
Lesson Beginning: Read How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (See Mathematics and Literature
Lesson Plan)
Instruction Plan:
1. Activity 1 (Pumpkin Seed Counting): After reading How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
students will be given a random number of pumpkin seeds. They will predict who has the
most, and then they will decide among themselves what is the best method to count the
seeds, using multiplication.
2. Activity 2 (Pumpkin Seed Multiplication Game): Students pair up and will be given
the pumpkin seed grouping work sheet and cut outs. They will play the grouping game
using pumpkin seeds to help them better understand grouping in multiplication.
3. Activity 3 (Pumpkin Seed Bingo): If time allows, students will each be given their own
bingo board and a teacher will call a bingo card. Students will use either candy corn or
pumpkin seeds as bingo chips.
4. Activity 4 (2 Multiplication Work Sheets): Students will be given 2 multiplication
work sheets to complete. These will be collected and graded as a formal assessment to
view their progress and understanding of multiplication.
Differentiation (accommodations/modifications): Be prepared to guide students in all
activities.
Open Ended Questions:
(For How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?)
Making predictions: How do you think the students should count the pumpkin seeds?
Which was the best method to count the seeds?
Which method would you have used to count the seeds?
(Throughout the lesson)
Are there other methods besides grouping to solve multiplication?
Why is multiplication important/useful to know?
How can we use multiplication outside of school?
Classroom Management:
The pumpkin seeds and candy corn will be distributed by a teacher to prevent spills.
At the end of the activities a teacher will come around holding a garbage can so students
do not need to walk across the room to dispose of used materials.
Students and teachers will maintain a mutual respect.
Transitions: We will connect to activities as we transition through continually referring back to
the text. The children will be reminded of what they have been read and they will make
connections between their activities.
Closure: Students will complete the 2 multiplication worksheets to be graded as formal
assessments. This will provide evidence that students grasped key concepts from the lesson.

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