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Carve a Digital Pumpkin using Google Slides

October 5, 2021 by John R. Sowash

Carving a pumpkin is a fall tradition.

It’s also super messy and a bit dangerous (knives?).

If you can’t carve a real pumpkin at school, this digital pumpkin is a fun alternative!

Google Slide pumpkin carving

Google Slides pumpkin carving activity

I designed this activity in Google Slides so that we can work together as a class. Students love being able to look at the pumpkins created by their classmates.

I assign this activity through Google Classroom using the “students can edit” option.

It’s a good idea to number students so that they know which slide they should be using.

The easy version of this assignment is for students to simply drag one of the provided shapes from the left side of the slide onto their pumpkin.

Older students can choose to draw their own shapes using the insert > shape menu. The poly-line tool is fun for creating wacky shapes.

An optional space for a writing prompt is included. You can have students describe their pumpkin, tell a short story, or list three facts about pumpkins.

Lesson Template: Pumpkin Carving with Google Slides

Additional ideas & extensions:

  • Social studies / English: Incorporate elements of your current unit into this carving activity (i.e. pumpkin must have a connection to roman mythology, or graphing equations).
  • Technology: create a stop-motion animation using Google slides.
  • Geometry: give students a list of shapes they must use.
  • Art: design a pumpkin based on an artistic genre.
  • Science: research the life-cycle of a pumpkin

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sheri Britt says

    October 20, 2022 at 11:25 am

    I would like a copy

    Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    October 20, 2022 at 11:01 pm

    Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Chinyere Daniel says

    October 25, 2022 at 3:28 am

    I would appreciate it of l can get a copy as well. Thanks in advance 😃.

    Reply
  4. Benjalyn S Foster says

    October 26, 2022 at 1:01 am

    I would appreciate a copy of this please. Thank you in advance:-)

    Reply
    • John R. Sowash says

      November 7, 2022 at 4:31 am

      You can make a copy of my template by clicking the link.

      Reply
  5. Amber Fontenot says

    October 28, 2022 at 1:58 pm

    I would love a copy!

    Reply

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