Summary:
This week we are reading, "Its the Great
Pumpkin Charlie Brown" to get us in the mood for fall. The story follows
the Peanuts gang as they get ready for Halloween. Each character has different a idea about how to celebrate. Lucy and Charlie Brown want to
go trick-or-treating, Violet is throwing a party, and snoopy pretends he's a
World War I fighting ace. Linus is starting early with his celebrating by
writing a letter to the great pumpkin. He convinces his friend Sally to skip trick-or-treating and wait for the great pumpkin's arrival in a pumpkin patch.
Linus and Sally wait and wait and in the end, they did not find exactly what they're
looking for. A great book to do extension activities with, and one that
students can continue to relate to year after year as the peanuts characters are well-known, well liked, an interesting to talk about.
Questions:
What does Linus ask for from the great pumpkin in
his letter?
Do you think the great pumpkin is a hero? Why or
why not?
How does Lucy feel about Linus writing the letter?
She says the words, "laughing stock."
Who is willing to go with Linus to the pumpkin
patch? Why?
Who is throwing a party?
What does Lucy dress as for Halloween? Is cute or
ugly?
When sleep when Snoopy slips off into the night,
where do you think he is going?
Do they notice that Snoopy is missing?
Why does Lucy ask for extra candy?
Do you think they will ever see the great pumpkin?
What do you predict?
After trick or treating, who goes to the pumpkin
patch?
Who helps Linus get home and into bed?
Does the great pumpkin ever come?
What does Charlie Brown do to make Linus feel
better the next day?
Vocabulary:
Sincere
Candy Apple
Patch
beagle
Embarrassed
spooky
bobbed
sighed
Beagle
Furious
Language Ideas:
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