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Adapted Activities for The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

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

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

Let’s take a look at some activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Here is the book The BIggest Pumpkin Ever!

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll is about two mice who work together to win the Biggest Pumpkin competition

Let’s take a look at some activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Here is the sequencing and storymap whole group visuals.

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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Story Map Worksheet.

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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Sequencing worksheet!

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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Differentiated vocabulary cards are included.

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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Identical picture match vocabulary cards.

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

Let’s take a look at some activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
Comprehension worksheets are already differentiated for you.

COMPREHENSION

To review the story 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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 

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

Let’s take a look at some activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 
The visual craft is my favorite!

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 activities included in the The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book Companion that are great to pair with this read aloud. 

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

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