The Ugly Pumpkin

The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz is a great read for fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving in Kindergarten and First Grade. It's a fun twist on The Ugly Duckling.

THE UGLY PUMPKIN BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through the month for someone to take him home for Halloween, but nobody wants him because he looks different. He's an ugly pumpkin! So off he goes, feeling sad and lonely, not sure where he fits in. When Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers where he fits in...because it turns out he is actually a squash! He celebrates Thanksgiving with the other squash, and is happy to have found his place.

Your Kindergarten and First Grade students will love developing their literacy skills with this Halloween and Thanksgiving read aloud that delivers a great plot twist!

I have created a pack of fun companion activities to go with The Ugly Pumpkin. My book studies contain literacy activities that help to connect engaging read alouds, like The Ugly Pumpkin, with important reading skills.

These activities will help your students work on story elements, character traits, story retell, writing activities, problem & solution, making text to self connections, and reading comprehension.

This book study unit can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

This companion unit will save you tons of time, is no prep, and is great to leave for a sub!

The activities in this literacy unit are aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and VA SOL learning standards, and checklists for the standards are included in the unit!