So, ive included some no face versions in case youd like to use them instead. Based off of the picture and title of the book, i will ask the class to make predictions about what they think the story is about. First they will read their story, then decide what they will make with their pumpkin. We sure enjoyed celebrating with the children at early beginnings academy. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing cards pictures are included for the seed, sprout, plant, flower, small pumpkin on vine, big pumpkin, and jackolantern or pumpkin pie. Activity two pipe cleaner pumpkin life cycle o the child will use the four basic colors of the life cycle white, green, yellow, and orange to make pipe cleaner pumpkin life cycle pieces. A reading of the book big pumpkin by erica silverman. 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.
Literacy activities to accompany the book big pumpkin by erica silverman. Its a fun story about a witch who wants to make pumpkin. Big pumpkin lesson plan for kindergarten 1st grade lesson. Provide the class with many different pumpkin seed packets. Jeanne titheringtons pumpkin pumpkin about a little boy named jamie who plants a pumpkin seed in the spring and then in late october harvests a large pumpkin to carve into a jack olantern for halloween is the type of picture book that while the illustrations i have found sweetly magical and very much appreciatively evocative, the actual text, the narrative presented alongside of these.
We have probably read this book at least 50 times this year if not more. The language in this book also makes it interesting for children to read. It is not until the tiny bat comes along and devises a clever plan to work together in getting that pumpkin. Big pumpkin lesson plan for kindergarten 1st grade. This month, we sequenced the story, big pumpkin by erica silverman. Then, they can draw their favorite part of the story and circle the characters. Every page is a beautiful work of art, making this one of those picture books whose images will linger long after youve turned the page.
Erica silverman is the author of several books including big pumpkin. Big pumpkin by erica silverman is my very favorite halloween book. Pumpkin writing paper big handwriting lines, landscape orientation. Pumpkin pumpkin sequencing activity printable and lesson plan. Schindler, and published by aladdin paperbacks in 1992. Your own kids will delight in the theatrics of the characters as they pull, tug. The most famous pumpkin in the united states is not found in literature, but rather in the cheerily autumnal starbucks merchandising that announces the yearly return of the much beloved pumpkin spice latte. At the end of the story, they eat pumpkin pie together.
Witch, seeds, ghost, vampire, mummy, bat, pie, seeds. Create a fun and easy sequencing activity based on a favorite halloween picture book. As a class we sequenced the order the characters were introduced in the story. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity printable and lesson. Learners read a story and retell it through role playing. When someone says that they have a big pumpkin, you would never imagine it that big. Sequencing the baxter kids climb a hill and find a huge pumpkin. Try these fun activities after reading the book pumpkin pumpkin by jeanne titherington. So how does a little bat think he can succeed where the other stronger characters could not. Oct 05, 2016 one of my favorite activities to work on with this book is sequencing. We especially love the bubble map, flow map and tree map. Big pumpkin retell literacy center activity kindergartenworks. Speech and language activities for big pumpkin by erica silverman my favorite book for halloween is big pumpkin written by erica silverman and illustrated by s. You can paste these onto another piece of paper, make a book out of them, use them in a learning center or pocket chart, etc.
My kinders get to choose the book s they want to retell. The runaway pumpkin by kevin lewis teaching ideas book. A printable book, felt board characters, and poem for the 5 little pumpkins traditional song. This big pumpkin lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 1st grade. Students complete the pocket chart activity by listening to the story, and sequencing the characters that come to help the witch with her 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 for big pumpkin witch craft for big pumpkin toilet paper tube puppets for big pumpkin all. The text of the repeats and rhymes, and the kids get so excited to say parts of it outloud with me while i read it. Headbands and picture cards help children retell the story in order. Those who embrace literacy know that when you find a book.
Our district has been a big supporter of thinking maps and i have to say, so am i. This is part of my big pumpkin book of the month bundle. One of my viewers suggested that the cute little faces on characters like the pumpkin make it more difficult to use the mini books as an educational resource. Once there was a witch who wanted to make pumpkin pie. Big pumpkin, by erica silverman, is one of my favorite halloween stories.
Sequencing and vocabulary activities to accompany the kids halloween book big pumpkin. Literacy activities biggest pumpkin, pumpkin books. Have the students read the packet looking for the words pumpkin and seeds. Her plans get foiled when the pumpkin grows so big, she cannot get it off of the vine. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big pumpkin. When the chickens went on strike, which was a sydney taylor honor book.
If you like what you see, visit my tpt and teachers notebook store to purchase it. Big pumpkin sequencing freebie by kinderpillars tpt. Read the book big pumpkin by erica silverman or listen to the. This week in kindergarten we read one of my favorite childrens books.
Have the children cut them apart and then have them retell the story using the sequencing cards, putting them in order as the story goes. This is one of the greatest books to read to your kids at halloween. The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for halloween. Unfortunately, the pumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldnt get it off the vine. Reread the book and invite the kids to hold up the items characters as they appear in the story. We also work on comparing characters, and talk about who the main character and the hero is in the story. Schindler is a fun halloween book about a witch who cant get pull her big pumpkin off the vine without some help. First pick was activities to match big pumpkin, by erica silverman. Pictures, box scores, and scoring leaders from the first day of the 2019 big pumpkin invitational. Big pumpkin by erica silverman goodreads share book. Students can work on sequencing activities, shared writing and science all from this book. Big pumpkin speech and language lesson plan activities. 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. He gives up trickortreating to wait for the great pumpkin on halloween night, and just about the only person who believes he might we read this book multiple times a year, even when its not halloween.
Sequencing cards for big pumpkin print the pages of your choice. Find great deals on ebay for big pumpkin book and big pumpkin silverman. Big pumpkin tells a familiar story thats been done in different forms throughout childrens literature. The runaway pumpkin by kevin lewis the picture book. But the pumpkin is so big she cant get it off the vine. The big pumpkin halloween coloring book for toddlers. There are two sets of sequencing cards to choose from.
Students sequence the story by coloring, trimming, then gluing the character ovals to the orange pumpkin pages. She weeded and watered, and after a while a sprout poked through. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing cards two sets to choose from pumpkin pumpkin sequencing activity printable and lesson plan 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. Big pumpkin, sholoms treasure and dont fidget a feather. After introducing the story, i will ask the students to look at the illustration on the cover of the book. Big pumpkin by erica silverman is one of my absolute favorite halloween picture books and it would be a wonderful read aloud before this activity. Its one of my alltime favorite halloween books and perfect for practicing the sequencing and retelling a story standards. Pumpkin, pumpkin activities and sequencing activities. Schindler tells the story of a witch who wants to make pumpkin pie for halloween. 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. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing cards a to z teacher stuff.
Making learning fun free early learning printables. With that in mind, i designed this quick, easy and fun big pumpkin slider craftivity, which will help your students. Big pumpkin freebie biggest pumpkin, pumpkin books. This activity goes with the book big pumpkin, by erica silverman have your students put the events of the story in order. Create character headbands for a halloween sequencing activity. I love using this book with my kids, as there are so many literary elements that can be taught while using this book. This book, big pumpkin, by erica silverman, has everything from funny characters and plot, to repeatable lines, to a vivid setting. Given various wh n picture cards, tions he then were. The big pumpkin by erica silverman is one of our kids favorite fall books. October sequencing activity big pumpkin autism adventures. Halloween sequencing activity for big pumpkin halloween. Breakdowns of the top eight teams, plus yhh staff champion and darkhorse predictions. Each halloween character arrives to help, insisting that they have what it takes to get that pumpkin. But after planting a seed and watching it grow until the witching hour is upon her, she soon realizes that she has a big problemthe pumpkin has grown so large that she cant move it by herself.
After reading the childrens book big pumpkin, by erica silverman,your. Literacy activities by sweet sounds of kindergarten. Erica silverman is the author of awardwinning childrens books, among them the easy reader series cowgirl kate and cocoa, and picture books. Oct 26, 2011 one of our most favorite halloween stories ever is big pumpkin by erica silverman. Big pumpkin by erica silverman 1995, picture book for. One of our most favorite halloween stories ever is big pumpkin by erica silverman. It is a great story to build sequencing and retelling skills with your kindergarten through second grade students. Here is another activity i created for an independent center. The importance of sequencing the picture book teachers edition. The characters are funny and nottoospooky for preschoolers to enjoy the antics of their attempts to take a pumpkin off a vine. Sep 10, 2019 in this fun fallthemed picture book pumpkin creations activity, your child will design and decorate a pumpkin based on a picture book of their choice. The story is loosely based on a russian folktale, the gigantic turnip, and takes place on halloween as a witch struggles to release her pumpkin from a vine. I had forgotten reading this, until the goodreads picture book club selected it and i reread it. Aug 31, 1992 big pumpkin by erica silverman, illustrated by s.
Its the great pumpkin, charlie brown is all about linus and his belief in the great pumpkin. Read aloud activities big pumpkin by kathryn garcia. Oct 16, 20 halloween is just two weeks away and the pumpkin is stuck on the vine. It is so much fun to put the characters in order, or even act out the story. Toilet paper tube puppets for big pumpkinall characters available learning.
One of my favorite activities to work on with this book is sequencing. Big pumpkin kindle edition by silverman, erica, schindler. It was a combination of printing and a free craft project. The different characters come to try and help the witch pull the pumpkin off the vine. Halloween is just two weeks away and the pumpkin is stuck on. Buy a cheap copy of big pumpkin book by erica silverman. First i will introduce the story big pumpkin by erica silverman after introducing the story, i will ask the students to look at the illustration on the cover of the book. A little bat uses brains over brawn in this notsoscary halloween picture book. Sequencing cut and paste character drawing story plot setting favorite part of the story. Includes printable book characters in two different sizes and 10 pages of reading, writing, sequencing, and vocabulary activities. We found some videos on you tube to integrate technology after we read the story. The big pumpkin book by erica silverman archives the. First i will introduce the story big pumpkin by erica silverman. Create your own big pumpkin retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten.
Do you read the story big pumpkin by erica silverman. I love using thinning maps to help build comprehension skills for my kiddos. Oct 18, 20 this week in kindergarten we read one of my favorite childrens books. This is how i created a big pumpkin retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students let me show you whats in our set and give you the. The book and activities make a great addition to a unit about pumpkins or plants. Big pumpkin sequencing, story telling, paper bag puppets, character crafts big pumpkin, by erica silverman, is one of my favorite halloween stories. Color version page 1 page 2 black and white version page. Big pumpkin is a childrens book written by erica silverman, illustrated by s.
If you want to reuse these and keep these as a classroom activity, laminate the cards. Its a particularly good story to teaching problem and solution. This is how i created a big pumpkin retell literacy center activity to go in our retell center as an option for my kindergarten students. Nightsong, a beautiful story about a bat going off into the world to find his way watch the video to see. We read the book big by erica an or listen to the link on speech given a pumpkin light each d the word. Erica silvermans book big pumpkin is a favorite read aloud story for october. The book is exquisitely illustrated by awardwinning italian illustrator daniela volpari. Her books have received the oppenheim toy portfolio gold award, the california young reader. This book is perfect for preschool and early elementary school story times. In addition, there is a youtube video that is the audiobook portion no animation so you need the real book for kids to follow alongthe lines are sung in.
Your own kids will delight in the theatrics of the. Big pumpkin speech and language lesson plan activities activities goal home activities 1. But, with the pictures, as a reader, you can truly imagine how much they are struggling to move this big pumpkin. Given the witchs broom pictures, students worked to sequence the story according to the events in the story and re. Pumpkins printables and worksheets a to z teacher stuff. Dec 11, 2011 the importance of sequencing sunday, december 11, 2011 the sequencing example used comes from the skills and strategies packet i created for the book friends by helme heine. Halloween is just two weeks away and the pumpkin is stuck.
Oct 30, 20 as you know, i just love the story, big pumpkin, for the month of october. They will read big pumpkin, identify the main ideas and important characters, retell the story through dramatic play, and identify their favorite character. After reading the childrens book big pumpkin, by erica silverman,your kiddos can do these fun worksheets to respond to the book. Oct 28, 2009 erica silvermans big pumpkin book on tape.
Number dot to dot pages for big pumpkin more available learning. D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They have a dvd of the book that you can also get that has lots of songs that go with the book kids and adults love it. I love it soooo much, i spent an insane amount of money on the cassette. Characters are clearly defined and there are only two settings and a well designed problem and.
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