October, Pumpkin Activities: Read Alouds, Shared Reading & Investigation

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Want fun and engaging activities for those busy weeks before Halloween? This October activities bundle is perfect. It includes 2 interactive read alouds and a pumpkin investigation mini-book. Save over 20% by buying the bundle!

This Bundle Includes These 4 Complete Resources:

Pumpkin Investigation

Shared Reading Lesson Plans: Pumpkin Pumpkin

Interactive Read Aloud: Big Pumpkin

Nonfiction Interactive Read Aloud: Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie

Pumpkin Investigation Includes:

Detailed directions for how to use the book with suggestions and 22 pages to choose from.

1. Pages include:
2. Cover page
3. Pumpkin drawing
4. Pumpkin description-outside
5. Pumpkin size
6. Parts of a pumpkin
7. Pumpkin Life Cycle
8. Number of ribs on pumpkin
9. Height of pumpkin with cubes
10. Circumference with string
11. Circumference with a tape measure
12. Sink or float
13. Actual pumpkin weight
14. Pumpkin weight
15. Pumpkin description-inside
16. Number of seeds
17. Carving ideas
18. Actual carving
19. Pumpkin information
20. Pumpkin seed recipe
21. Pumpkin seed taste graph
22. Pumpkin pie recipe
23. Pumpkin pie taste graph

Shared Reading Lesson Plans for Pumpkin Pumpkin Includes:

All About Shared Reading

• Important information about this resource.
• Required information to use this resource.
• Shared Reading 5-Day Planner
• Optional Shared Reading Poem 5-Day Planner
• Poem Pumpkin Pumpkin by Patricia Sutton
• Shared reading daily planner with detailed directions and talking points to teach the specific skills for each day.
  • Day #1: Introduction & Tricky Words
  • Day #2: Tricky Words & Cross Check
  • Day #3: Word Study
  • Day #4: Fluency
  • Day #5: Put It All Together
• Background knowledge chart (8.5x11) to use under a document camera
• Sight word cards with the focus sight words: and, the, it
• Vocabulary cards and definition
• Picture and word cards to use for retelling this book.
• 2 cut and glue retelling worksheets

Interactive Read Aloud for Big Pumpkin Includes:

• Interactive Read Aloud PLANNER for 2 complete, color-coded interactive read alouds.
• Color-coded sticky note printables for each read aloud.
• Color-coded print & cut notes for easy on-the-go prep.
• Vocabulary resources including word cards with definitions and sentences, suggestions and a worksheet.
  • words: tug, drat, boast
• 2 mini-charts to use for brainstorming and connecting, perfect for a document camera.
• 6 reading connections/retelling worksheets with differentiation options.
• Pumpkin pie graphing worksheet.
• Act It Out activity: includes directions and cards for each of the characters in the book in color and black and white. Print on card stock and tape to large popsicle sticks for your students to hold on to as they act out the book.

Nonfiction Interactive Read Aloud: Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie Includes:

• Interactive Read Aloud PLANNER for 2 complete, color-coded interactive read alouds.
• Color-coded sticky note printables for each read aloud.
• Color-coded print & cut notes for easy on-the-go prep.
• Vocabulary resources including word cards with definitions and sentences, suggestions and a worksheet.
• 3 Reading connections/retelling worksheets.
• 3 mini-posters to complete with pumpkin facts and vocabulary sticky note drawings.
• Pumpkin Life Cycle Mini-Book.
• Pumpkin life cycle images and labels.
• 3 pumpkin life cycle worksheets.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

⭐️ 'Teach with Me Mrs. G' is extremely satisfied and says, "Super cute and informative activities!"

⭐️ Khristina B. is extremely satisfied and says, “I loved the investigation booklet. It was so nice because students could work at their own pace."

⭐️ Kendra Paul is extremely satisfied and says, "Extremely thorough and very insightful."

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