Come Visit the Very Special Pumpkin Patch! : Free Resources and Activities

Several years ago I found this book at a book store and fell in love with it. I was an ESL Resource teacher/specialist and in the mornings I had groups of 1st -3rd graders who had very limited English. It was a book about opposites so each page had two pumpkins that had opposite faces such as Happy Pumpkin-Sad Pumpkin. My students loved it and wanted me to read it over and over again. Click on the picture below to see more about it.

Here is a picture of the whole pumpkin patch. 

There was "Hot" Pumpkin and "Cold" Pumpkin and "Fancy" Pumpkin and my favorite, "Out of this World" Pumpkin. Of course my students got to design their own "Very Special Pumpkin Patch"  Book. So I decided to write my own Reading and Writing Unit called "The Very Special Pumpkin Patch." If you click on the picture below you can read all about it as well as download the Preview to see all the activities in the unit. Unfortunately I didn't save the original power point to my external hard drive and when my laptop died it was lost forever. Lesson learned!

If you click on the pumpkin below you can get a free Pumpkin Patch book for your students so they can create their own very special pumpkin patch.

Well then I decided to write a new Pumpkin Book this year called, "Orange Pumpkin, Orange Pumpkin, What Do You See?" I had so much fun writing it and it turned into a 67 page Reading and Writing Unit for K-1. Students will love the Shared Reading Book and hear about what the Orange Pumpkin saw. Here is a sample:

They will read one of 3 Guided Reading Books at the Early Emergent and Emergent Levels. Students will also engage in fun writing and literacy activities. 

Just click on the picture below to read about it.When you download the Preview file you will see sample pages of all the the emergent readers, the shared reading book and the writing activities.

Of course there's a cute Make and Take book for all of my viewers and followers. 

Just click on the picture below to get your freebie.

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How about some other special pumpkins to make like the one below? Just click on the picture to see lots more.

Thanks for all you do to make a difference for your students. I hope your students have fun creating their very own special pumpkin patch.

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Several years ago I found this book at a book store and fell in love with it. I was an ESL Resource teacher/specialist and in the mornings I had groups of 1st -3rd graders who had very limited English. It was a book about opposites so each page had two pumpkins that had opposite faces such as Happy Pumpkin-Sad Pumpkin. My students loved it and wanted me to read it over and over again. Here is a picture of the whole pumpkin patch. you can click on the picture above to read more about it.

There was Hot Pumpkin and Cold Pumpkin, Party Pumpkin but my favorite was Out of this World Pumpkin  in the upper right hand corner. Although I couldn't find these kinds of graphics I asked my friend Michelle over at the 3am teacher if she could make some special pumpkins for me so I could make my own product called "The Very Special Pumpkin Patch". It includes a Shared Reading Book, 3 Mini Make and Take Books at the K, 1st, and 2nd Grade Reading Levels, Picture/Word Cards for a Word Wall and Center Activities, My Very Own Pumpkin Patch Book for students to make, Pumpkin Word Webs for all 3 levels and My Favorite Pumpkin Writing Activity for 1st and 2nd grades. Here is a preview:

You can click on either picture above to find out more about the packet.
I also have a freebie for all of you which you can download by clicking on the picture below. How much fun would it be to have your students make their very own Pumpkin Patch Book and Write about the pumpkins they draw.

My students loved doing this and then sharing their books with the rest of the class. I wonder what unusual pumpkins your students will come up with? You can also find 40 Fun Activities to use with Pumpkins by clicking on the picture below.

Thanks for all you do to make a difference for your students.

What kind of Pumpkin Activities do you do with your students?