Happy FALL! I wish wish wish we had fall weather here in Southern California, but hopefully soon! We are back for a new set of BOOKS TEACHERS LOVE! Let’s talk about “The Ugly Pumpkin”…
If you are joining us for the first time, you should definitely check out previous months:
Let’s talk about books for November!
My book this month is The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz {amazon affiliate link}.
A sweet story about a little “pumpkin” that doesn’t get picked up for Halloween and makes his way into November all alone. He will later find out something that will change everything for him!
This is one of my FAVORITE fall stories! Perfect for the transition from Halloween to Thanksgiving.
In class, we use it to talk about our uniqueness, learning to love ourselves, learning to accept others, and also to be thankful!
I love to use it for story elements, sequencing, and character traits.
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I have created a book companion for this particular book that includes what you’ve seen above as well as some of the activities below:
singular/plural nouns, long/short vowels, nouns/verbs, types of sentences
close reading, exploring a real squash, writing prompts & a craftivity
If you’d like a copy of this book companion, you can find it in my TpT Store. Follow Books Teachers Love on Pinterest
Melissa Dailey says
Thanks for sharing all of these great ideas! That pumpkin craft is SO CUTE!!
Melissa from Mrs. Dailey's Classroom
Jen says
Thank you 🙂
Mrs. Decatur's Little Gators says
I LOVE the squash craft! That is adorable! 🙂
Jen says
Thank you! I love him!!! HAHA
Brittani Black says
I haven't read The Ugly Pumpkin before, but it looks so good! I would love to win! 🙂
Jen says
Oh gosh you need this book 😉
Laura Santos says
So grateful you shared this book. I read it every year and I am so looking forward to incorporating your printables into my read aloud. 🙂
Laura Santos
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