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$3.00Add to CartLooking for a Pumpkin Reading Comprehension activity for upper elementary? Look no further than “Let’s Learn About Pumpkins – Level B!” This resource is designed for upper elementary and middle school students and is a perfect cross-curricular (language arts and science) lesson. Text is written on a 6th grade reading level. If your student(s) are not reading at a 6th grade level, you challenge them to try. While they do, have them write down any words they may not know. They can then look those words up and continue reading! Win-Win!
What’s Included:
- In-Depth Nonfiction Text (Pages 1–2): A 545-word informational text spanning two full pages. Topics covered include:
- Botanical Taxonomy & Anatomy: The Cucurbitaceae family, botanical fruit classification (pepo), monoecious flowering (male vs. female blooms and insect pollination), and specialized structural adaptations (thigmotropic climbing tendrils).
- Biochemical Pigmentation: The seasonal degradation of chlorophyll and the emergence of fat-soluble carotenoids (beta-carotene) during ripening.
- Indigenous Agriculture: The history of the “Three Sisters” companion planting method (winter squash, maize, and climbing beans) developed by Native American agriculturalists.
- Nutritional Science: The human biological synthesis of Vitamin A from dietary plant carotenoids.
- 5 Multiple-Choice Questions (Page 3): Targets upper level/middle school reading skills, including interpreting domain-specific scientific vocabulary in context, identifying reciprocal ecological relationships, and analyzing authorial purpose.
- 3 Open-Ended Questions (Page 4): Prompts students to synthesize concepts (e.g., explaining symbiotic companion planting mechanics, describing biochemical ripening transitions).
- Complete Teacher Answer Key (Page 5)
Standards & Skills Covered:
- Reading Informational Text (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4): Citing textual evidence to support inferences, summarizing central scientific concepts, and interpreting domain-specific terminology.
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS MS-LS1-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-2): Specialized plant reproductive structures, factors influencing growth, and mutually beneficial interspecies interactions in agricultural ecosystems.
- Writing (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.9): Drawing evidence from informational texts to support analytical short-answer explanations.
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- In-Depth Nonfiction Text (Pages 1–2): A 545-word informational text spanning two full pages. Topics covered include:
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Looking for a Pumpkin Reading Comprehension activity? Look no further than “Let’s Learn About Pumpkins!” This resource is designed for lower elementary students and is a perfect cross-curricular (language arts and science) lesson. Text is written on a 3rd grade reading level. If your student(s) are not reading at a 3rd grade level, you can use this by reading the passage to them and openly discuss what they’ve learned!
What’s Included:
- Informational Reading Passage (Page 1): A 222-word, 3rd-grade leveled nonfiction text covering key pumpkin concepts: botanical classification (squash/gourd family), vine growth and tendrils, life cycle stages from seed to harvest, and practical uses. Includes a student name/date header and accent line art.
- 5 Multiple-Choice Questions (Page 2): Assesses core reading comprehension skills, including identifying the main idea, vocabulary in context, finding text evidence, and recall of key scientific details.
- 3 Extended Short-Answer Questions (Page 3): Encourages critical thinking and written expression.
- Complete Teacher Answer Key (Page 4):
Standards & Skills Addressed:
- Reading Informational Text (RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.4): Asking and answering questions using direct text evidence, determining central messages, and defining domain-specific vocabulary.
- Science Connections: Plant life cycles, botanical structures (vines, seeds, fruit vs. vegetable classification), and seasonal growth.
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Move beyond the elementary myths and engage your middle and high school students with a strictly factual exploration of the 1621 Plymouth feast and how it evolved into what we celebrate today.
Written on a 9th-grade reading level, this comprehensive, no-prep unit challenges the popular narrative of the “First Thanksgiving” by diving into primary sources, demographic shifts, and the complex diplomatic alliance between the English Separatists and the Wampanoag people.
Whether you are teaching in a traditional classroom or facilitating a flexible, child-centered learning journey at home, this unit provides an objective, neutral, and highly detailed historical account.
📖 What is Covered?
This unit is broken down into 6 detailed reading sections, perfectly chunked for deep learning and retention:
- Origins of Thanksgiving Celebrations: Indigenous agricultural traditions (The Three Sisters) and early European harvest festivals.
- The 1621 Plymouth Feast: The factual timeline of the three-day diplomatic gathering, native crop yields, and historical menus.
- The Wampanoag & The English: The devastating impact of the “Great Dying” (1616-1619) and the strategic 1621 mutual defense treaty.
- The Evolution of the Holiday: How regional colonial prayer days evolved into a national holiday under George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
- Broader Historical Context: Economic shifts, land demands, and the eruption of King Philip’s War (1675).
- Historical Source Analysis: Understanding the events of 1621 through the primary accounts of William Bradford and Edward Winslow.
📝 Types of Activities Included:
- Detailed Reading Passages: 6 highly focused, neutral, and fact-based sections.
- Short Answer Comprehension: 5 dedicated short-answer questions immediately following every single section to check for understanding.
- Timeline: Key events spanning from the 1500s to 1863.
- Comprehensive End-of-Unit Assessment: Includes Multiple Choice, True/False, and Short Answer questions.
- Essay Prompts: 3 distinct analytical essay choices.
- Enrichment Activities: 3 extended learning options (Primary Source Transcription, Agricultural Modeling, and Demographic Graphing).
- Complete Answer Key: A full teacher key for all section questions, assessments, and grading rubrics for essay questions.
💡 How to Use This Resource:
- Independent Study: Perfect for homeschoolers who thrive on independent, self-paced reading and research.
- Whole-Class Instruction: Read sections together and use the essay prompts for vibrant classroom debates and discussions.
- Station Work: Break the 6 sections into different classroom or co-op stations for collaborative group learning.
⭐ Benefits of Use:
- Zero Prep: Simply print and hand out. The student sections include no background shading or boxes means it is incredibly printer-friendly! Primary resource documents will have minimal shading to highlight specific sections.
- Strictly Factual & Objective: Relies entirely on historical data, crop yields, and primary source timelines without leaning into modern political or cultural opinions.
- Encourages Critical Thinking: Pushes older students to analyze how history is recorded, adapted, and remembered.
- Highly Flexible: Easily adaptable to fit a strict daily classroom schedule or a customized homeschooling pace.
📚 Core Standards Covered:
This unit aligns seamlessly with High School Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9: Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
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This unit is full of hands-on, interactive science exploration and discovery! Students will work with 4 items commonly associated with autumn: a pumpkin, an apple, an acorn and a gourd.
Using each, they will be guided through several activities to observe, hypothesize, describe and explore the items. They will also draw, color and write throughout. Fall fun activities that will excite your young scientists. (14 pages)
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26-word, printable Fall – Autumn Word Search puzzle!
Words:
corn maze
pumpkin pie
chocolate
season
apple
hayride
apple cider
pinecone
football
turkey
acorn
autumnal equinox
October
November
cornucopia
cranberry
harvest
autumn
corn
thanksgiving
scarecrow
squash
feast
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Looking for a fun and creative pumpkin themed activity? This resource will excite and motivate students to write. With 6 funny pumpkin faces and 3 differentiated writing papers, students will love writing and publishing an imaginative story.
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A multi-age lesson to teach students (1st – 5th grades) about trees! The lesson is designed as a Fall (Autumn) outdoor/indoor activity lesson as the leaves are changing colors but can be easily converted to an indoor activity only. If using as an indoor only activity, be sure to have photos of trees to incorporate into the lesson.
Students will learn about:-
What trees provide
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Aspects of a ‘living’ tree (how they get water, nutrients and breathe)
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Parts (and their function) of a tree: roots, trunk, bark, branches, leaves
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How leaves make food
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Types of trees: deciduous and evergreen
Includes:
– Teacher lesson notes (guide)
– Student informational text
– Student activity worksheet pages
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Fall-Themed Haiku Poetry Writing Pack | Visual Prompts & Publishing Pages to Pinterest (opens in a new window)$5.75Add to Cart
Bring the beauty, colors, and rhythm of autumn into your writing block! This comprehensive Fall-Themed Haiku Poetry Pack is designed to teach students the traditional art of haiku poetry while sparking their creativity through vibrant, nature-inspired visual prompts. From colorful foliage and forest wildlife to pumpkin patches and harvest tables, this resource gives learners everything they need to brainstorm, draft, and publish their own seasonal masterpieces.
📦 What’s Included in This Resource?
- Haiku Instruction & Anchor Chart Page: A clear, student-friendly reference guide breaking down the origins of Japanese haiku, the traditional focus on nature, the 5-7-5 syllable structure, and mentor poem examples.
- 20 Full-Color Photo Prompts: Breathtaking, autumn-themed photography prompts featuring winding forest boardwalks, mountain foliage, waterfalls, wildlife (owls, deer, wolves, foxes/cats, wild turkeys, squirrels), orchard harvests, trains through autumn trees, and Thanksgiving displays.
- 11 Student Drawing & Writing Template Pages: Formatted drawing pages where students can sketch, illustrate, or paste their own fall observations before writing.
- 26 Additional Themed Publishing Pages:
- 9 Full-Color Pages with Borders and/or Images: Illustrated pages featuring vibrant autumn leaves, seasonal berries, harvest motifs, and arched window frames.
- 17 Black-and-White Color-In Pages: Engaging line art featuring pumpkins, autumn leaves swirling in the wind, scarecrows, acorns, pinecones, cozy hedgehogs, turkeys, bare trees, and Thanksgiving harvest feasts.
✨ Benefits of Using This Resource
- Eliminates Writer’s Block: High-quality visual prompts immediately trigger sensory details, making it easy for reluctant writers to find words and imagery.
- Strengthens Syllabication & Phonological Awareness: Counting out the 5-7-5 syllable pattern builds word awareness, pronunciation skills, and intentional vocabulary selection.
- Multi-Age & Differentiated Friendly: Simple enough for early elementary students learning basic syllable counts, yet rich enough for middle-grade writers refining figurative language and concise imagery.
- Display-Ready Work: The decorative color and color-in publishing sheets double as beautiful bulletin board displays, portfolio additions, or keepsake poetry gifts for families.
- Zero Prep: Just print and teach!
🎯 Common Core Standards Covered
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 / RF.2.3 / RF.3.3: Phonological Awareness & Word Recognition (identifying syllables, breaking words into syllable segments).
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5 / W.2.5 / W.3.5 / W.4.5: Writing Process (planning, drafting, revising, and focusing on concise word choice).
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 / RL.3.4 / RL.4.4: Craft and Structure (identifying how rhythm, structure, and poetic forms create imagery and meaning).
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5 / L.4.5 / L.5.5: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (exploring figurative language, sensory descriptions, and word nuances).
✏️ How to Use in the Classroom or Homeschool
- Introduce & Model: Display the introductory reference sheet. Review the 5-7-5 syllable rule and clap out syllables together using the mentor examples.
- Brainstorm with Visuals: Project one of the 20 photo prompt cards or pass them out to small groups. Have students jot down descriptive adjectives, autumn verbs, and sensory words based on what they see.
- Draft & Count: Students arrange their ideas into three distinct lines, tapping or clapping to verify their syllable counts.
- Publish & Illustrate: Choose from the full-color decorative pages or let students personalize one of the black-and-white coloring pages to frame their finished haiku. Alternatively, use the blank frame sheets for an outdoor nature-walk sketch activity!
🛒 Ready to Inspire Your Young Poets? Add a splash of autumn wonder to your language arts lessons today!
👉 Download your Fall-Themed Haiku Poetry Pack now and watch your students’ seasonal creativity take flight! 🍁📝✨
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Throw a little fun into your Language Arts plans this Thanksgiving with these three activities!
- – Building sentences with nouns and adjectives
- – Syllable work
- – Writing a Thanksgiving themed limerick poem!
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This resource is perfect for fun and quick poetry writing during the Fall! Students can write one or two different forms of poetry, acrostic and haiku, on pumpkin designed pages! The resource also includes an informational page about pumpkins.
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Perfect pages for Preschool, PreK and Kindergarten to trace and color during Fall or the months of October and November! Pictures include: acorn, leaf, farmer boy, farmer girl, pumpkin, tree, wagon and turkey. On each worksheet, students will trace the picture and word. Then they can color the picture!
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FUN Fall writing activity. This resource has been designed to help students plan out and write a fun, Fall-themed story! Can be used again and again as things will change each time students use the activity because of the roll of the dice.
Using this resource, students will roll one die 4 times and use the chart to help determine the character, setting, weather and conflict that should be in their story. Then, they will plan out their story on given pages:
– Character Planner
– Setting Planner
– Story PlannerAfter all planning is complete, they will write their stories!
Will their stories be about a fox, a mouse, a scarecrow, a raven, a badger or a turkey?
Will it happen in an apple orchard, a corn silo, a pumpkin patch, a hollow tree, a corn field or an old barn?
Will it be during the first frost, in rainy or windy weather? Will it be too hot or during an early snow? Will there be a tornado warning?
What will be the conflict? An oncoming tractor, finding a winter home, seeing that the leaves aren’t falling yet (oh, no!)? Is the farmer too sick to harvest is crop? Or is the crop in danger because of the weather or insect?
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These colorful ABC puzzles are designed to help children match capital and lower case letters as they learn the alphabet. Fun Fall themed, they are self-checking! Puzzle pieces ‘meet’ at different levels (6 different levels) and each letter has a different Fall leaf that will match! Simply print cut and use. To make pieces more durable, print on card stock and/or laminate prior to cutting them out.
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I’m a Little Pumpkin unit centers around a sweet poem that can be sung to “I’m a Little Teapot”. This unit will have students creating a fun booklet centered around the poem.
Includes:
- * Two colorful poem posters
- * A poem tracing and coloring page
- * 2 differentiated poem booklets for students to create (in both, students will recreate the poem, color and draw)
– One for students to trace the words
– One for students to copy the words - * Trace the pumpkin page
- * Pumpkin coloring page
- * Pumpkin life cycle page
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This resource, November – Thanksgiving Word Search Puzzles, has been designed to add some fun while engaging students with holiday related vocabulary! There are 4 different puzzles from which to pick and choose. Use as a time filler, for early finishers, in a literacy center or during a holiday party!
See additional suggestions of use in description below.
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November Math for 1st Grade will be a great addition to your November lesson plans! Use for reinforcement and/or review of skills, as seat work for those early finishers, in math centers or for homework.
See description below for a list of skills included in this resource.
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Looking for Fall Vocabulary cards? Here are 60 large, 5″x3″, colorful vocabulary cards.
Use them to inspire writing stories or poetry. Use them for spelling lessons or to even start conversations about types of words, sounds, compound words, parts of speech…the ideas are endless!
Words include: Fall, Autumn, leaves, apple, corn, harvest, chestnuts, chilly, football, deciduous, haystack, hayride, maize, November, October, nuts, pumpkin, quilt, scarecrow, September, spider, Thanksgiving, turkey, web, migration, seeds, equinox, rake, foliage, frost, cinnamon, costumes, gourd, yams, grains, crow, sweater, Pilgrims, colony, Indian, Native American, blessing, celebrate, centerpiece, cider, cornbread, stuffing, cranberry, delicious, dessert, drumstick, family, feast, giblets, gratitude, gravy, holiday, settlers, travel, treaty
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This circle letter resource is designed to give younger students the ability to see a word and then spell it using circle letter manipulatives. This resource can be used to reinforce letter learning, letter sounds, formation of words and much more.
With an October-theme, students will love creating / forming words that are related to Halloween such as bat, web, pumpkin, squash, candy, spider, cat, leaf and house. You will receive two copies of each word mat (color and b/w).
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Here are 62 colorful Fall writing and notebooking pages that can set your student’s writing and reporting on fire!
Suggested uses:
- – Back to School writing
- – Fall / Autumn themed writing (stories, poetry, book reports)
- – To create a Memory book
- – In writing centers
- – For bulletin board displays
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Your students will be inspired to write using these fun, print and go pages with a back to school theme! Whether you assign a creative writing project, a get to know you piece or anything else, you’ll find pages that are perfect to use. Most pages have single lined sheets but a few are completely open. Several have sections designed for students to add their own illustrations.
Includes:
- 32 Color pages
- 28 B/W pages
