The Runaway Pumpkin is one of my favorite Halloween books to read to the class. During Halloween week, I read a new Halloween themed book each day. For that week during centers, we do fun literacy activities related to each book. What a fun way to celebrate and learn about Halloween!
The Runaway Pumpkin is a delightful book that describes the journey of a runaway giant pumpkin as it bumps and thumps its way through the Baxter farm, only to end up as a family feast that night.
This unit includes several literacy activities related to the story that highlight:
✔ Character Traits (Granny and Little Lil)
✔ The Setting
✔ The Plot
✔ The Plot Thickens (sequencing activity)
✔ Problem, Solution, and Theme
✔ Find all the Action Verbs
✔ Pumpkin Adjectives
✔ Comprehension Questions
✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
✔ Runaway Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
✔ Pumpkin Poem compare and contrast
✔ Write your own Personal Narrative Runaway Pumpkin Story
✔ Writing Rubric
✔ Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Activity
✔ Quiz and Answer Key
These activities work well for reading groups, centers, or as extended activities after reading the book.