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5 Adapted Activities for Pumpkin Jack

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

Let’s take a look at some activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell takes you on the journey of the life cycle of a pumpkin from Fall to Spring.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

STORYMAP

The Story map is used to find key elements of the story. I love doing this in the whole group setting on the board as a group. The visuals make this a differentiated activity!

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

After completing the story map as a whole group, you can break off into small groups to review the story map activity at each students individual level.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

SEQUENCING

Sequencing is also a great activity to do whole group and then split off to complete individually for review and to check for understanding.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary is easy to review after the first time reading through the story. After the vocabulary review read through the story again bringing attention to the recently learned vocabulary words.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

The vocabulary matching activity is also differentiated with an identical picture match.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

COMPREHENSION

To review Pick a Pumpkin at the end of the week we use comprehension worksheets that are leveled to meet your students needs.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

Higher level writing worksheets are perfect for your open ended writers.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

VISUAL CRAFT

Finally, complete a visual craft with your students. Use the REAL PICTURE directions and visual materials list to build student independence during craft time.

Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

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Let’s take a look at some adapted activities included in the Pumpkin Jack Book Companion to use in your special education classroom.

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