The Legend of Spookley The Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano
Summary: The alliteration and rhyme-filled story's character, Spookley, is a pumpkin, but he's not just any pumpkin. He is a square pumpkin, much to his dismay. He can't roll like the others and is teased until a storm approaches. Spookley soon discovers that being different is a beautiful thing!
Vocabulary:
rare- not common; not often seen
might - lots of force or power
fair - fine; ok
discovered - to find
bay - part of a sea or lake that cuts in to part of the coast line is partly surrounded by land
fright - a strong feeling of fear or being in danger
teeter totter- to move back and forth
dense- thick; hard to see or more through
wedged - to force something into a small space
sown - to plant or scatter on the ground
Questions:
Where was Spookley hatched?
How was Spookley different from the other pumpkins?
How did Spookley feel about being different from the other pumpkins at the beginning of the story?
What couldn't Spookley do like the other pumpkins?
How did Spookily help save the pumpkins from rolling out in to the bay?
Who knew how special Spookley was? What did he do?
How did the pumpkin patch change from the beginning to the end of the story?
What is the lesson from the story?
Extension Activities:
Identifying Shapes
Text to Self Connections
Pumpkin Sequencing
Thematic Pumpkin Unit
Pumpkin Investigation
might - lots of force or power
fair - fine; ok
discovered - to find
bay - part of a sea or lake that cuts in to part of the coast line is partly surrounded by land
fright - a strong feeling of fear or being in danger
teeter totter- to move back and forth
dense- thick; hard to see or more through
wedged - to force something into a small space
sown - to plant or scatter on the ground
Questions:
Where was Spookley hatched?
How was Spookley different from the other pumpkins?
How did Spookley feel about being different from the other pumpkins at the beginning of the story?
What couldn't Spookley do like the other pumpkins?
How did Spookily help save the pumpkins from rolling out in to the bay?
Who knew how special Spookley was? What did he do?
How did the pumpkin patch change from the beginning to the end of the story?
What is the lesson from the story?
Extension Activities:
Identifying Shapes
Text to Self Connections
Pumpkin Sequencing
Thematic Pumpkin Unit
Pumpkin Investigation
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