I think the above pumpkin seeds activities are perfect as youre teaching kids all about pumpkins. Pass the pumpkin game children practice naming colors as they pass a pumpkin full of crayons. Pumpkin, pumpkin activities and sequencing activities for. Explore more than 253 pumpkin soup resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on. I have a couple extra fun activities to add on to your fall pumpkin soup with children recipe. Pumpkin soup book, pumkin soup, five little pumpkins. In the fall, many classrooms are still building a community and setting expectations about cooperation. Start your own garden with a variety of fruits and veggies. This popular book by helen cooper can be used in many different areas of the curriculum. Then one day, duck decides to change things up, and they all end up learning a lesson in working together and friendship. This story is a bit lengthy, so you may want to streamline it for younger children e. Explore our expert nutrition tips, kids meal plans, kids activities, recipes and more.
Sequencing after reading the story make a chart to show how the pumpkin grew. Try winter warmers such as parsnip and apple soup or french onion soup, enjoy a light summer lunch of chilled cucumber soup with dill, and make a hearty borscht or pumpkin soup in the fall. Helen lives with her husband, ted dewan, who also writes. After reading the story, we reflect on whether or not the friends were loyal to each other. Pumpkin soup helen cooper book, teaching resources. Pumpkins lesson plans, activities, printables, and. Halloween pumpkin soup teaching resources pumpkin soup. Nobake pumpkin cream pie recipe pumpkin pancakes with cinnamon maple syrup.
Easy pumpkin soup recipe for babies my little moppet. And, because the steps are so easy, you and your child can make it together. Make the most of fresh produce all year round with 200 homemade recipes for soup and accompaniments, organized by season the soup book is packed with plenty of nourishing recipes for every season. As you are reading, be sure to stop periodically and discuss elements of the story including the characters, plot and setting. In this story about friendship, the three friends are happy until on. Enjoy this fabulous selection of pumpkin activities to do with kids this autumn season. Discuss the book cover and what hints it might give about the. It can be served hot or cold, and is a popular thanksgiving dish in the united states. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set it on a heatproof work surface. Since then two more books featuring these characters have been published a pipkin of pepper and delicious. Autumn eyfs activities nursery activities halloween activities pumpkin soup book pumpkin storytime book baskets stone soup mud kitchen pumpkin crafts pumpkin soup story tray a fun color mixing activity to explore color mixing inspired by the book pumpkin soup.
Read this book with your kids to go on a fun adventure with duck, the fussy. Pumpkin soup planning for ks1 2 weeks of lessons teaching. Pumpkin books and literacy activities growing book by book. Everything is editable so that you can tweak things if you wish to do so. Find out what happens in this lesson as we read the book pumpkin soup by helen cooper and make missing posters to help find duck. Jul 25, 2019 teaching from picture books is a wonderful to engage your students and give all students the same foundation for lessons and activities. I love using childrens books as a way to teach and extend preschool themes.
Preschool lesson plan alphabet soup no time for flash. As an added bonus, children love the tradition of jackolanterns whose range of facial expressions provides a natural leadin to discussions about emotions and body. Features pumpkin and squash images and well as the animal characters and cooking utensils used. The book pumpkin soup tells the story of three friends cat, squirrel, and duck who live together in the old white cabin deep in the woods. Whole pumpkin with lid cut out, scarecrow, book pumpkin soup by helen cooper, additional picture sequence or eal materials. Pumpkins are a wonderful introduction to the life cycle of many plants.
Sep 01, 2017 september 1, 2017 in activities, crafts, fall, family dinner book club, halloween, kids, printables, pumpkin be the first to make it to the pumpkin patch with this fun free printable board game. It includes kuw e cll and can be extended into work on the letter p or introducing ideas on writing a recipe right through to making the pumpkin soup. A pumpkin patch a fun art activity that ties into a pumpkin theme. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some. Its the first day of september and ive got pumpkins on the brain.
It is also the perfect book for practicing retelling and this activity provides a cute and easy way to engage learners. Then one day, duck decides to change things up, and they all. When finished reading, make a pot of pumpkin soup with the kids. The cat slices up the pumpkin, the squirrel stirs in the water, and the duck tips in just enough salt.
Friendship soup to teach k2 students about loyalty, i have used the book pumpkin soup, a story about 3 friends who fight over their cooking responsibilities. Includes carefully chosen books, resources and activities. Read pumpkin soup by helen cooper doubleday childrens books to the children. Helen cooper corgi books age 57 an awardwinning picture book about three friends who fall out. For dual language learners, you may need to periodically summarize plot events or translate key words to ensure children understand. Every night, they make pumpkin soup, and each one has the same job. Pumpkin life cycle mini book for students to color. The only kind of soup that the duck, squirrel, and cat eat and enjoy is pumpkin soup, but when they cant find a ripe pumpkin they are forced to try something new. Look at the illustrations with them and ask the children to help you set up the roleplay corner as the old white cabin with lots of different props for them to use. Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with schoolage children. Cat slices, squirrel stirs, and duck adds the salt.
This is a book study and activities bundle for helen coopers pumpkin soup, including a reading comprehension quiz, firstnextlast quiz, fill in the blank quiz, writing prompts, book report template, and bookmarks in different ways to reward children for reading. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper is a great story to read to your. But one fine day, duck wants to try something new, and their world is turned. The delicious recipe has no fat and only 70 calories per serving, making it a parentfavorite. The book pumpkin soup tells the story of three friends cat, squirrel, and duck who live together in the old white cabin deep in. When the broth and water mixture boils, reduce the heat to low and simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Encourage the children to make their own pumpkin soup in the sensory bin. Tpt digital activities the book pumpkin soup by helen cooper is a great fall read aloud that focuses on friendship. Pumpkin soupdeep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. Count the pumpkin seeds halloween math, halloween activities, autumn activities, halloween.
Craftivity pieces and graphic organizers for both sequencing first, then, next, last. The big book pumpkin pumpkin by jeanne titherington stand, chart paper, and marker pumpkin sequence cards strips of white paper 4 inches high and 32 inches long procedure. Extend the book pumpkin soup by helen cooper by using this cooperative color mixing activity for preschool, prek, and kindergarten. Todays childrens book read aloud is pumpkin soup by helen cooper on once upon a story. Cat, duck and squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper isnt just a story about pumpkins. Be inspired by these ideas from our own site and also these wonderful sites that have linked up through its playtime. Learning parade pumpkin soup, pumpkin soup activities. Pumpkins lesson plans, activities, printables, and teaching. Autumn eyfs activities nursery activities halloween activities pumpkin soup book pumpkin storytime book baskets stone soup mud kitchen pumpkin crafts. Ask the children what happens first, next, and so on.
The pumpkin soup trilogy in 1998, the book pumpkin soupfirst introduced us to three friends duck, cat and squirrel. Lots of differentiated activities to go along by pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Cat, duck and squirrel live happily together, making music and delicious pumpkin soup, until duck decides to stir the soup and, instead, stirs up trouble. Whisk in the remaining 2 cups broth, pumpkin, maple syrup and parmesan. It would be a great follow up to a trip to the pumpkin patch. Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but in addition to tradition, its also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants. Color mixing activity inspired by pumpkin soup book pre. Pumpkin soup is a picture book that can be read for halloween or thanksgiving.
Pumpkin soup helen cooper book, teaching resources, story. Every day cat slices up some pumpkin, squirrel stirs in some water and duck tips in some salt to make perfect pumpkin soup until the day duck wants to do the stirring. Sep 12, 2019 this books lends itself really well to a lot of different class discussions as well as activities. Every day, squirrel, duck and cat slice up a pumpkin from their pumpkin patch, stir in some water and salt to make the perfect pumpkin soup. A fun color mixing activity to explore color mixing inspired by the book pumpkin soup.
Pumpkin soup story sequencing thank you for downloading pumpkin soup story sequencing. Discuss the title and ask students for predictions as to what the story might be about. But when duck decides hed like to try stirring instead their routine is challenged and the trouble begins. All original, fun, creative and achievable ideas for young kids and great for adding to a fall bucket list. Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. Draw a picture to represent each each event in the story. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing cards two sets to choose from pumpkin pumpkin sequencing activity printable and lesson plan this printable has a full lesson plan for the book pumpkin, pumpkin and a printable sequencing page that can be used for learning about the pumpkin life cycle alone or along with the book. Preschool and kindergarten pumpkin activities, games, crafts, and printables. A funny, rhythmical traditional tale that is perfect to teach during any eyfs or ks1 autumn or harvest topic. Pumpkins printables and worksheets a to z teacher stuff. Designed to go alongside a topic on pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Let your students experience the lifecycle of a pumpkin by planting pumpkin seeds pumpkin seed soup water play provides so many opportunities for learning and creativity use any materials you have onhand when guiding your students through a pumpkin seed owl craft if youre lucky enough to have access to an oven, get cooking and let the kids explore their sense of taste with one of.
It can stimulate some great conversations about friendship and the way that each animal has behaved in the story. We start by talking about some of the different things we can do with pumpkins. Invite your child to measure and add the pumpkin and the canned evaporated milk. Color mixing activity inspired by pumpkin soup book. So i wanted to share with you some pumpkin books you might want to pair with the activities. Sep 11, 2017 pumpkin soup is a wonderful story to read in the classroom at this time of year. Halloween pumpkin soup teaching resources topic word cards created to be used in group discussion or a story sack activity, so children can read the words and learn how to writespell them. A wooden spoon, some small pumpkins, water, whatever you want.
Settle children on the floor around you and invite them to look at the front cover. Read the book together, and provide your child with the materials they need to make pumpkin soup after. There are many activities you can do that go along with the book pumpkin pumpkin. Try our suggested teaching ideas and classroom activities with your. Oct 20, 2017 pumpkin soup from helen cooper is a warm and vibrant book which touches on some of the trials of friendship. Pumpkin soup was a mainstay, but there were no ripe pumpk. Explore more than 615 pumpkin soup resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on pumpkin soup helen cooper. They offer children an inside look at growth and development from seed to fruit. Her first book was published in 1987, and since then she has written and illustrated many books for children, including the bear under the stairs, dog biscuit, a pipkin of pepper, delicious.
Our pumpkin soup activities are now digital for distance learning with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on helen coopers book. Have the entire family go to the market and each chose a vegetable to add to a homemade soup. Every night, they prepare pumpkin soup, then they play some music and go to bed. Jan 01, 1998 pumpkin soup is the perfect autumn read for children. Students color and trace and bring home to share and read. A pumpkin unit filled with lessons, printables, and more. Children learn about feelings, how to share and be. It is made by combining the meat of a blended pumpkin with broth or stock. As you may know, people have look hundreds times for their favorite readings like this pumpkin soup story sequencing, but end up in malicious downloads. This includes 2 weeks 10 lessons worth of english planning for ks1 based on the book pumpkin soup. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper curriculum idea for fall. Pumpkin investigation make a book describing the inside and outside of a pumpkin using the five senses and observation skills. But one day the duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a huff. Oct 24, 2015 creative activities inspired by childrens picture books.
The perfect pumpkin soup share this activity nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but in addition to tradition, its also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants. Color mixing activity inspired by pumpkin soup book prek pages. Cat, squirrel and duck live together in a cabin in the woods, in the middle of a pumpkin patch. Imagine boost handwriting book club newsroom move go phonics life beyond english beyond maths beyond science rhino readers reading scheme.
I have been making roasted pumpkin seed for as long as i can remember. Pumpkin soup book literacy activities teaching resources helen cooper story sack food graphic design story. Divide into servings, top with croutons optional, and serve. Its also a lovely stimulus for pumpkin crafts with younger children. Includes planning and all teaching slides plus writing templates all you have to do is download saving you hours of time. Everyday cat, squirrel and duck work together to make delicious pumpkin soup. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from pumpkin soup by kate greenaway medalist helen cooper. Pumpkin, pumpkin activities and sequencing activities. Pumpkin soup lovemybooks free reading resources for parents. Free halloween printable for the picture book pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Read the title and give the children time to talk about what they see. Children learn about feelings, how to share and be a friend. I explain loyalty as being a good friend all of the time, not some of the time.
583 72 1326 1214 291 1315 1690 695 1164 853 1285 1255 1478 96 1217 955 1291 1046 269 1693 7 307 69 356 883 1195 93 1463 1359 604 1132 197 430 1492 1591 212 383