Pumpkin Heads! Resource Set

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Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor

Pumpkin Heads! celebrates the season with simple text and glowing illustrations. From pumpkins dressed like cowboys to those that greet trick-or-treaters, this autumn read aloud makes it easy to engage beginning readers in meaningful comprehension strategy work.

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  • Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
  • Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
  • Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
  • Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Letter “Pp”
  • Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
  • Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
  • Extension Activities for Early Finishers
  • Answer Keys
  • Complete Common Core Alignment
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CCSS Alignment
TEKS Alignment
  • Making Connections: L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.1 RI.K.10 RI.K.5 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
  • Making Inferences: L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.1 RI.K.10 RI.K.5 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
  • Retelling & Summarizing: L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.10 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
  • Visualizing: L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.10 RI.K.6 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.K.6 W.K.8
  • Word Work: RF.K.3 RF.K.4
  • Vocabulary: L.K.5.a L.K.6
  • Making Connections: K.12A K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5E K.5I K.6A K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7B K.7C K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
  • Making Inferences: K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5E K.5F K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7A K.7B K.7C K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
  • Retelling & Summarizing: K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5G K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7A K.7B K.7C K.7D K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
  • Visualizing: K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5D K.5E K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7B K.7D K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9C K.9D K.9E
  • Word Work: K.2A(ii) K.2B(i)
  • Vocabulary: K.3A K.3B K.3C K.6F

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    Pumpkin Heads! Resource Set

    Making Connections with Pumpkin Heads!

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    Use students' prior knowledge about pumpkins and the Halloween season to teach them how to make connections while reading. Focus on using the illustrations to make text to self connections. Then teach readers how to connect this text to other books about pumpkins and Halloween.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.1 RI.K.10 RI.K.5 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.12A K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5E K.5I K.6A K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7B K.7C K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
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    Making Inferences with Pumpkin Heads!

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    Pumpkins Heads! is an ideal anchor text for teaching beginning readers how to make inferences. Use this lesson plan and resource set to teach students how to use pictures and their prior knowledge to discover even more information about the pumpkins in this book.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.1 RI.K.10 RI.K.5 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5E K.5F K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7A K.7B K.7C K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
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    Retelling and Summarizing with Pumpkin Heads!

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    Wendell Minor's simple text and engaging illustrations provide readers with plenty of opportunities to practice retelling and summarizing. Use this resource set to help students summarize the things a pumpkin can be, what a pumpkin can do, and to retell important information about the setting.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.10 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 SL.K.1b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 W.K.8
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5G K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7A K.7B K.7C K.7D K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9E
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    Visualizing with Pumpkin Heads!

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    Help readers use Wendell Minor's glowing illustrations to understand how authors use visualizing to create images to match the words in a text with this visualizing mini lesson and set of resources.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.K.6 RF.K.3 RF.K.4 RI.K.10 RI.K.6 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.K.6 W.K.8
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.12D K.12E K.1A K.1C K.1D K.5A K.5D K.5E K.5I K.6B K.6C K.6D K.6E K.6F K.7B K.7D K.8C K.8D(i) K.8D(ii) K.8D(iii) K.9C K.9D K.9E
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    Pumpkin Heads! Extension Activity

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    The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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    Pumpkin Heads! Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment

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    Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Pumpkin Heads!
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    Student Resources in Spanish

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    This set of Spanish student facing resources includes comprehension strategy practice pages, reader's notebook prompts (complete with Spanish Common Core "I Can" statements), and extension activities for use with Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Super Pack for this book.
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    Pumpkin Heads! Word Work - Letter "Pp"

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    Pumpkin Heads! is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, but it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about letter "Pp". Either download the Pumpkin Heads! Super Pack or this individual Word Work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading.
    Common Core Alignment:

    RF.K.3 RF.K.4
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.2A(ii) K.2B(i)
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    Pumpkin Heads! Vocabulary Connections

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    Before your students can fully comprehend and enjoy Pumpkin Heads!, it’s helpful to introduce words that might be new to readers. Either download the Pumpkin Heads! Super Pack or this individual Vocabulary Builder for resources and activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth through fun and productive interactions with new words.
    Common Core Alignment:

    L.K.5.a L.K.6
    TEKS Alignment:

    K.3A K.3B K.3C K.6F
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    TEKS Alignment

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    Complete TEKS alignment for all of the mini lessons, resources, and activities in the Pumpkin Heads! Resource Set.
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