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30 October 2012

Plot in the Pumpkin Patch

We've got a pumpkin patch growing in the classroom ... and I'm loving it!  We took a few minutes this morning and made our pumpkins.  You can find instructions on how to make them HERE at First Palette. The only difference was that we used 6 sections instead of the 10 shown on the website.

We turned our pumpkins into a seasonal language activity by incorporating the story elements we've been studying in class.  Using our read aloud, Wonder, we wrote about  the story elements on each of the pumpkin sections:  plot, character, setting, conflict, resolution, point of view, and theme.  This was a perfect activity for the day before Halloween, and it makes a perfect formative assessment activity (handy for collecting marks in the last few days before report cards are due).




Happy Halloween!!!  Here's hoping we all make it through the next few days!  :)

Note:  I have updated this idea and made it into a resource that's easy for you to reproduce in the classroom with your students.  Click HERE or on the picture to the right to take a peek.  :)

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12 comments:

  1. TaraOctober 30, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    These are great Jen! Love what you did with them:) My mind is racing trying to figure out how I can pull this in last minute!!! LOVE! Thanks for sharing:)

    4th Grade Frolics

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  2. Alessia AlbaneseOctober 30, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Those are cute pumpkins, Jen! Did you get hit hard with Sandy? Not too bad in my area but the winds were (and still are somewhat) ferocious. Hope you managed to stay safe!

    ΡΌ Alessia
    Mrs. Albanese’s Kindergarten Class

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  3. Junkyard TreasuresOctober 30, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    I love your blog! I really want to incorporate all your folding ideas!

    Leilani Felipe

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  4. Heather MathewsOctober 30, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    I'm trying to figure out how I can squeeze in your pumpkin project tomorrow. So FUN!

    Heather
    Peacocks & Penguins

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  5. Room 214-Ms. Wenzel's BlogOctober 30, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    This is a great idea!!! A wonderful tool to prove understanding!

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  6. BeckyOctober 30, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    I am reading aloud Wonder also. We just started it a few days ago. Do you have your kids do anything to respond to with your read alouds? Some teachers I know ask a question after they read and the kids write their responses in their notebooks. Some days are so packed I can only squeeze in 10- 15 minutes of read aloud time after lunch.

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  7. ~Stephanie October 30, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    What a fabulous idea!! Perfect to use the read aloud too. Thank you for sharing :)

    ~Stephanie
    Teaching in Room 6

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  8. Cristi SOctober 31, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    Love it! Our whole school (grades 3-5) has started reading Wonder as a read aloud during their reading classes. We have incorporated the theme of Choose Kind into our school "theme" for this year. Love this idea! I am sharing it with the reading teachers at each grade level. THANKS!!!

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  9. Kelly BenefieldNovember 1, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    I love this idea! This is so cute and different from most foldables!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Kelly
    Teaching Fourth

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  10. DeniseSeptember 29, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    TOO CUTE!! I'm doing this!!

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  11. Michelle SpencerSeptember 30, 2013 at 12:55 AM

    I am so borrowing this idea! Love it, love it, love it! Thank you for sharing.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 6, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    I am also borrowing this idea. It is so clever. I also passed it on at http://castlekids46.blogspot.com/2015/10/pumpkin-patch-for-story-elements.html

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