October:

Cucumbers

October HOTM Poster

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to view a full-size version.

2025 Cucumber Crunch!

2025 Cucumber Crunch.pdf

Cucumber Farmer Spotlight

Learn about Jas Family Farm Organics - the farm we are sourcing our cucumbers from!

Print it out, add it to your bulletin board, share in a newsletter!

Cucumber Slide Deck

This slide deck is made for you to use flexibly for instructional purposes.

In this slide deck, you will find 3 English and Spanish versions:

A) Pre-K- 3rd Graders

B) 4th-6th Graders

C) 7th-12th Graders

Some of the content covered includes:

1) What Are Cucumbers?

2) Natural History

3) Structure of a Cucumber Plant + Plant Family

4) Cucumber Nutrition

5) Cultural Connections

6) Recipe Ideas

7) Cucumber Farmer Spotlight

And more!

Please click the button below, the image to the right, or click here to access the full slide deck.

Cucumber Feeling Scale

Use this cucumber themed feeling scale as a fun check in!

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Activity Sheets

HOTM Bingo Activity Card

Go to your school garden with your teacher or friends and see how many you can check off!

Cucumber Crossword Puzzle

This worksheet is meant to introduce the botanical layout of a cucumber plant to students. Head to your school garden to identify the different parts of the cucumber plant! The intended audience is 3rd grade and above. The definitions and picture can are meant to reinforce what is learned through the cucumber slide deck. Definitions at the bottom are provided as hints.

Cucumber Plant Labeling.pdf

Cucumber Coloring Page

Go to your school garden and see what color the cucumbers are. Use this coloring sheet to show what you saw.

This activity sheet is meant to introduce nutrition facts and vegetables in the same family as cucumber (Cucurbits) to students. The intended audience is 5th grade and above.

Cucumber botanical image and how it grows.pdf

Cucumber Botanical Info

Cucumber Study Sleuth Answers.pdf

Cucumber Study Sleuth

Cucumber:Pickle Nutrition Label.pdf

Cucumber/Pickle Nutrition Sheets

Cucumber books.pdf

Cucumber Book List