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Domain: Geometry K.G.1

CATHY JONESSecondary Math Instruction SpecialistCenter for Mathematics and Science EducationArkansas NASA Education Resource Center346 N. West Avenue, Room 202Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701(479) 575-3875(479) 575-5680 (FAX)E-mail: cej001@uark.eduWeb: cmase.uark.eduWiki: cmasemath.pbworks.com

What color is a pumpkin?

Orange, of course …or sometimes white.

Did you know that pumpkins come in other colors, too?

They can be tan, or red, or even blue.

Unripe pumpkins are green and some are yellow, at least for a while, on their way

to being fully ripe.

That’s 7 different pumpkin colors! 2

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The orange pumpkin ~ the most common color ~ should be placed in front

of all the other pumpkins.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the fence.

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The blue pumpkin, grown in Australia, is exactly in the

middle of the row of pumpkins on the fence.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the fence.

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The unripe colors, green and yellow are neither first nor last. The yellow one is located next to the first pumpkin and

the green one is located next to the last pumpkin along the

fence.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the fence.

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The tan pumpkin, commonly used for canning, can be found

between the green and blue pumpkins.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the fence.

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The white pumpkin is really not so unusual.

It can be found at the end of the row of pumpkins

along the fence.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the fence.

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The red pumpkin, a very new pumpkin color

is located immediately after the yellow one.

Put the pumpkins in the correct order along the

fence.

Print this slide in color. Give each person a strip of 7 pumpkins. Have them cut them apart on the black lines.

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ANSWERS

Print this page for students.

Print this page onto the back of the previous slide, so that students can take it home and parents and see w

hat they had to do.