From seed to pumpkin this book also has great illustrations. Like in the teach preschool post we started the lesson with reading the story pumpkin heads by wendell minor. Big pumpkin kindle edition by silverman, erica, schindler, s. But the pumpkin is so big she cant get it off the vine. Preschool activities to go with the book sequencing, plant parts, and shared writing ideas. Youll read pumpkin books, learn all about the pumpkin life cycle, explore pumpkin stem, make fall recipes and so much more.
I put together some fun learning activities that go along with big pumpkin that i wanted to share with you. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for halloween. Let me show you whats in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. Try these fun activities after reading the book pumpkin pumpkin by jeanne titherington. It includes print and go lesson plans, sticky note printables, cut and go. Youll find more themes to help you with your planning on my preschool themes page. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the super pack for this book. First pick was activities to match big pumpkin, by erica silverman. Pumpkin circuit learning centers set up pumpkin activities in a circuit. This comprehensive vocabulary unit is designed to help you use fiction texts in readalouds. Over on the teaching heart facebook page i asked the fans to tell a name of a childrens book they would like activities to go along with we had lots of requests and i picked one and another i will share soon. Great lesson plan for making wordsturns into literacy center.
Its one of my favorite literacy centers and we usually introduce. We love the silly storyline, the flow of the text, and the lessons on cooperation. Pumpkins lesson plan a lesson plan to go with the book or. Talk about key words students might read in a problem that will help them decide whether to add or subtract.
Big pumpkin is a fun halloween story about a witchs big pumpkin and. First, using a spoon, take 5 scoops of dirt and place them in a small cup. At this time you want to see if your students have understood the book and can piece together the sequence of events accurately. Lesson plans pumpkin, pumpkin elementary a lesson plan to use after reading the book, pumpkin, pumpkin, by jeanne titherington, that teaches phonemic awareness and making words.
We read the book big by erica an or listen to the link on speech given a pumpkin light each d the word. Today, were going to read the pumpkin book by gail gibbons. It includes print and go lesson plans, sticky note printables, cut and go notes, easy to follow directions, worksheets, minicharts, vocabulary and more fo. So ive given you a variety of extension activity ideas here, partly because im a bit indecisive and couldnt pick just one, and. Big pumpkin by erica silverman is my very favorite halloween book. Model the steps that students will need to follow independently. Make a pumpkin counting book to 10 little pumpkins use the small chart stickers. Storyboard of the biggest pumpkin ever lesson plan. The big pumpkin by erica silverman is one of our kids favorite fall books. These activities are fun hands on activities great for your halloween unit. Big pumpkin by erica silverman is one of my absolute favorite books for halloween.
Big pumpkin freebie biggest pumpkin, pumpkin books. Big and little preschool lesson free printables 3 boys. The interactive read aloud lesson plan is a onepage formatted lesson plan. Students trim, then using a brass brad, attach their picture wheel, which theyve colored to the back. Beginning with a class reading of the book big pumpkin by erica silverman, learners practice identifying rhyming words. Lesson plan from learn nc created by learn nc view on learn nc share. These big and little activities are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. A big pumpkin storytelling wheel, which is in the shape of a pumpkin. Three free worksheets to go along with the book big pumpkin by erica silverman. Pumpkins lesson plans, activities, printables, and teaching ideas.
Best kindergarten and preschool pumpkin theme lesson plan. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience. The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed a whopping 1,810 pounds. Fill this out after students read the book in small groups or as a class. This book companion for big pumpkin by erica silverman makes them easy and fun. Well soon be going to the farm to harvest the pumpkins that we planted last spring. These activities use pumpkins to practice observation, prediction, measurement, and problemsolving skills. A reading of the book big pumpkin by erica silverman. It looks as if therell be no pumpkin pie for halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day. Its a fun story about a witch who wants to make pumpkin. Have students keep a daily plantgrowth journal in which they note any changes.
Best kindergarten and preschool pumpkin theme lesson plan if you are planning for halloween or prepping for fun preschool themes for your school year this pumpkin theme is perfect. I had forgotten reading this, until the goodreads picture book club selected it and i reread it. I love using this book with my kids, as there are so many literary elements that can be taught while using this book. This week in kindergarten we read one of my favorite childrens books. Have students plant seeds in clear cups making sure that they plant the seeds right next to the edge.
Read the book big pumpkin by erica silverman or listen to the. Activities include estimating the size and weight of pumpkins, sprouting pumpkin seeds, and making pumpkin pie in a bag. A little boy named jamie plants a pumpkin seed and then watches as his pumpkin grows from a seed to a sprout and finally to a great big pumpkin. Those who embrace literacy know that when you find a book you love, you just dont read it you celebrate it. If you download dont forget to leave some feedback please. Please help us grow this free resource by submitting your favorite lesson plans.
Preschool teacher 101s pumpkin theme lesson plans have more than 180 pages of daily and weekly plans, center explanations, book suggestions, and related printables. This one isnt quite as big, but it looks like it has potential. Lesson provide students with a copy of the big pumpkins work sheet. Characters and settings activities is a companion to the book, big pumpkin. This set of spanish student facing resources includes comprehension strategy practice pages, readers notebook prompts complete with spanish common core i can statements, and extension activities for use with the pumpkin book by gail gibbons. Schindler is a fun halloween book about a witch who cant get pull her big pumpkin off the vine without some help. Big pumpkin speech and language lesson plan activities activities goal home activities 1. A pumpkin unit filled with lessons, printables, and more.
Trace and color pages for big pumpkin learning printables for kids. The lesson includes a free printable dinosaur worksheet, lesson plans, and craft ideas to help you teach a complete week of big and small theme educational fun. They will read big pumpkin, identify the main ideas and important characters, retell the story through dramatic play, and identify their favorite character. Preschool pumpkin activities to help you plan your next. Read the book pumpkin, pumpkin show students the magnetic pumpkins and the letters tell them that the letters u,m,p say ump and they are going to try to make some ump words let students come up one at a time and try to use a letter to make a word continue until you have completed all but the last pumpkin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big pumpkin. Big pumpkin lesson plan for kindergarten 1st grade.
Given various wh n picture cards, tions he then were. Schindler magnet pages for big pumpkin coloring pages for big pumpkin trace and color pages for big pumpkin felt board story stick number dot to dot pages for big pumpkin more available letter tiles for big pumpkin word wall for big pumpkin mini word wall for big pumpkin sequencing cards. Create your own big pumpkin retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. Pumpkin investigation make a book describing the inside and outside of a pumpkin using the five senses and observation skills. The biggest pumpkin ever by steven kroll and jeni bassett. Big pumpkin speech and language lesson plan activities. This page includes preschool lesson plans, activities and interest learning center ideas for your preschool classroom. This big pumpkin lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 1st grade.
Pumpkin books biggest pumpkin school fun school ideas thanksgiving projects character and setting story elements halloween books book activities. A pumpkin patch art activity a to z teacher stuff lesson. The big pumpkin lesson plan has been written in a professional manner and it is very simple. Student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. This is how i created a big pumpkin retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Teaching with jeanne titheringtons pumpkin, pumpkin. Those who embrace literacy know that when you find a book.
The characters are funny and nottoospooky for preschoolers to enjoy the antics of their attempts to take a pumpkin off a vine. Your own kids will delight in the theatrics of the. I have learned a lot from the article although i am not a teacher. Students can work on sequencing activities, shared writing and science all from this book. The book and activities make a great addition to a unit about pumpkins or plants. There is a story sequence page, a text to self connection page and ordinal number practice page. Big pumpkin printables, classroom activities, teacher. We have probably read this book at least 50 times this year if not more. Interactive read alouds are an integral part of any classroom. Learners read a story and retell it through role playing. One of our most favorite halloween stories ever is big pumpkin by erica silverman. Big pumpkin by erica silverman is a fantastic halloween book.
It features all of the same pumpkin facts as the two books above, but this one also has experiments and activities that kids can do with their pumpkins. This printable has a full lesson plan for the book pumpkin, pumpkin and a printable sequencing page that can be used for learning about the pumpkin life cycle alone or along with the book. It was precious, and the memory of it is why i decided to make the second lesson printable pack using twinkle twinkle little star. Big pumpkin interactive read aloud and activities by miss ms.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Explain to the class that they will be growing their own pumpkin plant. Pumpkins lesson plans, activities, printables, and. Twinkle twinkle little star lesson plan free printables. After reading the childrens book big pumpkin, by erica silverman,your kiddos can do these fun worksheets to respond to the book. Given the witchs broom pictures, students worked to sequence the story according to the events in the story and retell those events with.
Making learning fun free early learning printables. They will make planning your preschool pumpkin activities and lessons a breeze. Once there was a witch who wanted to make pumpkin pie. There are so many activities available to teach so many concepts with this theme. Big pumpkin activities october 23, 2011 october 23, 2011 teaching heart over on the teaching heart facebook page i asked the fans to tell a name of a childrens book they would like activities to go along with. Pumpkin, pumpkin activities and sequencing activities. I have decided to use nursery rhymes to make it easier for parents and teachers who cant access a wide variety of books. The biggest pumpkin ever extension activities scholastic. D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A big pumpkin storytelling slider which is also in the shape of a pumpkin. Fill your classroom with the delicious aroma of freshly baked pumpkin pie using this fun language arts lesson plan.