One day, a truck drove by and a giant pumpkin fell into Rebecca’s yard. On her farm, Rebecca grew many different vegetables, but no pumpkins. As a result, Rebecca grew to hate pumpkins and never wanted to eat them again. The story of Too Many Pumpkins is about a woman named Rebecca Estelle.Īs a child, Rebecca’s family did not have a lot of money and they had to eat pumpkin all the time. THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT TO TEACH: Read aloud the Halloween picture book then use the printables or go paperless with Google or Seesaw to practice standards-based skills.

Abby also blogs at The Inspired Apple where she shares here ideas, activities, and her love of education.Our Too Many Pumpkins Activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Linda White's book.

She loves creating engaging experiences for students, collaborating with passionate educators, and bringing her creativity and enthusiasm to classrooms across the globe through curriculum and resource development. She holds a BA in both psychology and elementary education, along with an MA in teacher leadership. The specifics change according to the content and standards addressed by each book.Ībby Mullins, also known as Babbling Abby, is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher who most recently was an interventionist in a Title I school. PLEASE NOTE: the preview shows the format for ALL books in the Let’s Read series and shows the types of activities included. Where can I preview a sample of this resource?Ĭlick PREVIEW to see the types of resources and activities included in this pack. The focus of this particular pack is asking and answering questions about key details in the text, retelling the story, identifying the problem and solution, and making predictions (while reading). This resource includes a combination of ELA posters, Vocabulary Word Cards and definitions, Text-Based Questions, Writing Prompts, Collaborative Poster Templates and 3 Differentiated Comprehension Checks. The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers and students with a structured focus on vocabulary, text-based higher level questions, comprehension, and ELA-based skills through an authentic and engaging children’s literature. This is a focused read-aloud companion pack for the book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White.