Have you read The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin?
It's probably one of my favorite books to read in the fall. I think it teaches such a great lesson about how important it is to be unique and everyone can/should be loved for just being themselves!
This fall our 2nd grade team worked together to each create a lesson we could share during the week leading up to Halloween. I chose to do a lesson on Spookley the Square Pumpkin! It didn't hurt to have the movie as an extra tie-in for the afternoon!
Together we read the story. Then students were given a piece of paper that they could create their own unique pumpkin on. I had cut up various colors of tissue papers into small squares and spread them out around the room. Students created square pumpkins, small pumpkins, round pumpkins and more! They were then given a half-sheet of writing paper to describe their pumpkin.
The students loved the activity! While it was a fairly simple activity, it allowed the students:
-- a way to be creative
-- a writing activity
-- to think about how everyone is unique & special
What are your favorite Fall-themed activities to do with students in the classroom?
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