Author/Illustrator: Jeanne Titherington
Titherington grew up in Maine. She still summers there, but she now lives and works in Houston,Texas, with her daughter, Anna, and son, John Gabriel. She loves what she does because of her interests in art, language, fairytales, and the world of the child. She said the world of the child because she thinks, in a way, she has never grown up and hopes she never will!
Synopsis:
This book is about a little boy named Jamie who planted a pumpkin seed. He watched the pumpkin go from a tiny sprout to a plant, to a flower, to a pumpkin. When he decided to pick it, he scooped out the pumpkin pulp, carved a face and put it in the window. However, he made sure to save 6 seeds to plant in the spring!
Pre Reading Activity:
Activity:
Ask the students what a pumpkin is and what they do with pumpkins around Halloween time!
Post Reading Activity:
Activity:
After reading the story, have students help you scoop out pumpkin seeds from a pumpkin you brought in and save the seeds to plant a pumpkin in the spring time so they can witness how a pumkpin grows! Once they start growing the pumpkin, they can go out and see how big it is and measure it with the help of the teacher and record this information.
Reflection:
I think this is a great book to use because it is simple to follow and students will understand how a pumpkin grows. They can then take the seeds and plant them in the spring to witness how a pumpkin grows. This will allow them to be observers and recorders, with the help of their teacher, to see how big the pumpkin gets before they pick it!
No comments:
Post a Comment