Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Too Many Pumpkins will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of problem solving and empathy, this Too Many Pumpkins picture book by Linda White is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Too Many Pumpkins Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Too Many Pumpkins. You can find it in the section below.
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TOO MANY PUMPKINS SUMMARY
The story of Too Many Pumpkins is about a woman named Rebecca Estelle.
As a child, Rebecca’s family did not have a lot of money and they had to eat pumpkin all the time. As a result, Rebecca grew to hate pumpkins and never wanted to eat them again.
On her farm, Rebecca grew many different vegetables, but no pumpkins. One day, a truck drove by and a giant pumpkin fell into Rebecca’s yard. First, she tried to bury it, but come spring it started to grow vines. She tried to ignore the growing vines until she discovered that many pumpkins had grown in her yard. She decided to share the pumpkins with those that might be struggling. Eventually, Rebecca carved some of the pumpkins to attract her community, and was able to share all the pumpkin treats she had made.
TOO MANY PUMPKINS LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Too Many Pumpkins reading comprehension questions focus on:
- visualizing
- analyzing character
- analyzing setting
- point of view
- plot | problem-solution
- sequencing
- cause and effect
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- problem solving
- empathy
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- action verbs
- suffixes
- punctuation
TOO MANY PUMPKINS ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Too Many Pumpkins?
- Lexile® Measure: 770L
- Guided Reading Level: L
- DRA Level: 20
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 4.2
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Linda White. It was illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
What genre is Too Many Pumpkins?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
