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Understanding Text Structure with Pumpkin Soup

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Common Core State Standards

Teacher Guide

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Support Every Reader with Structured Strategy Practice

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Step-by-step lesson plan for teaching Understanding Text structure
Student practice pages with answer keys
Reader’s Notebook prompt for writing about reading
Strategy graphic organizer

Skills Addressed

Making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections
Using background knowledge to understand character feelings and actions
Reflecting and writing about reading with purpose and detail

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Whole-class or small-group lessons after reading Madeline
Literacy centers or writing-about-reading blocks
Grades 1–3

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Use Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

This delightful and heartwarming story tells of three animal friends—Cat, Squirrel, and Duck—who make pumpkin soup together. Through teamwork and a little bit of tension, the trio learns valuable lessons about friendship, sharing, and the importance of working together.

With its charming illustrations and thoughtful storyline, this resource is perfect for helping students strengthen comprehension skills while exploring themes of cooperation, problem-solving, and creativity.

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Comprehension

Understanding Text Structure with Pumpkin Soup

Common Core State Standards

Teacher Guide

Support Every Reader with Structured Strategy Practice

What’s Included

Skills Addressed

Perfect For

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