Unlock the Pumpkin Patch K1 - Fall Math Game for Kindergarten and First Grade

Are you looking to transform your math content into a fun and engaging learning experience? Look no further! Unlock the Pumpkin Patch is the perfect game to build motivation and perseverance in your students, while reviewing grade level math skills. 

With multiple ways to play, you can choose the format that works best for you. Want a simple way to transform your classroom? Just print the colorful game board and game pieces. Looking for a next level Unlock the Pumpkin Patch experience? No problem! Check out all the Unlock extras that are included in every game! No matter how you choose to play the game, your students will be challenged and motivated by rigorous content disguised as a GAME!

Do your students need to practice skills in other content areas? This game is easily customizable to fit the needs of your students. Use our editable templates to create challenges that will review content for ANY subject!

PRINTABLE GAME INCLUDES:

14 pre-made, printable challenges

• 7 challenges for kindergarten 
• 7 challenges for 1st grade 
• Answer keys

7 editable templates

• Tweak our challenges to differentiate for your students
• Personalize for any subject, in any grade level

Printable game 

• Gameboard pieces
• 2 banner options: Unlock the Pumpkin Patch, Unlock Fall
• Student game pieces

Fun Additions

• Launch letter
• Treat bag toppers
• Brag Tags

Detour Challenges

• give your students quick re-energizing breaks between challenges

Directions and resources for next-level classroom preparations

Tips and tricks for easy application in your classroom

Answer keys for all pre-made challenges

Unlock the Pumpkin Patch has been implemented in kindergarten through high school classrooms. This is truly a game for any grade level! 

UNLOCK IS PERFECT FOR:

• Students to play individually 
• Partnerships/teamwork
• Early finishers
• As a team competition
• Small group instruction
• Remediation or enrichment
• Whole group instruction
• Pre-assessment
• Reviewing the previous grade level’s skills

No matter how you choose to use this game, your students will be actively engaged in problem solving and mathematical discussions, all while practicing perseverance, collaboration, and tackling rigorous content.

TEACHERS LOVE UNLOCK GAMES: 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fifth with Miss Harris says,“HOLY COW! This product is incredible! We played Unlock the Pumpkin Patch with my fifth grade class and it was a hit! The best part was that I could create my own rigorous content in the form of challenges! The kids worked together and celebrated each time someone completed a challenge. I will definitely purchase more Unlock Games in the future! Thanks for an AWESOME product!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michaela B. says, “This was amazing!! I used the editable version to review before a math assessment and students absolutely loved it! My principal also walked through during the activity and was very impressed. Now I can't wait to buy the bundle and use the rest!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Meagan V. says, “My students completed the Unlock the Pumpkin challenge today. It was...SO...MUCH...FUN! I edited the math challenges to fit the concepts we are teaching at the time and set up my game board on the whiteboard. The kids were so motivated!”

STANDARDS COVERED:

Kindergarten Challenges

-K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and tens.

-K.CC.A.2 Count forward from a given number.

-K.CC.A.3 Write and represent numbers 0-20.

-K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities.

-K.CC.B.5 Count to answer “How many?” questions.

-K.CC.C.6 Identify whether the objects in one group are greater than, less than, or equal to the objects in another group.

-SFMP 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

-SFMP 2 Use quantitative reasoning.

-SFMP 6 Attention to precision.

1st Grade Challenges 

-1.OA.A.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems.

-1.OA.A.2 Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose  sum is less than or equal to 20.

-1.OA.B.3 Apply properties as strategies to add and subtract.

-1.OA.B.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown addend problem.

-1.OA.C.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction.

-1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, fluently within 10.

-SFMP 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

-SFMP 2 Use quantitative reasoning.

-SFMP 6 Attention to precision.

COMPUTER APP NEEDED:

Some of the files included in this game are PDF files. In order to access a properly working PDF file, the file must be opened in the free app, Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you try to open the file in preview or your web browser, parts of the file will not work. 

Once you have Adobe Reader installed:

1. Download the Unlock zip file
2. Go to your “Downloads” folder
3. Locate the Unlock file
4. Right click the file and select “Open with” and choose “Adobe Acrobat Reader”.

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