Transcript Pumpkin-Fiesta - Primary Grades Class Page

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Author: Caryn Yacowitz
Illustrator: Joe Cepeda
The _______
author writes the stories.
illustrator draws the pictures.
The ________
Foolish Fernando is jealous that Old Juana wins
the special pumpkin crown at each year's big
fiesta. So he spies on Old Juana to learn how
she grows pumpkins. He tries to copy her, but
ends up stealing her pumpkins.
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Meet the Author:
Caryn Yacowitz
Caryn Yacowitz was born
in New York City, New
York.
• She and her family enjoy working in
their large garden. They once grew a
pumpkin that weighed 53 pounds!
• Caryn Yacowitz lives in Palo Alto,
California, with her daughter and son.
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Meet the Illustrator: Joe Cepeda
• Like Foolish Fernando, Joe Cepeda loves
pumpkins. His wife says that he can eat a
whole pumpkin pie by himself at Thanksgiving!
• When he’s not illustrating picture books, he
likes to make things out of wood.
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Genre: Story
A story has characters, a setting,
and a plot.
Look for:
A plot with a beginning, a middle
and end.
Pictures that help tell the story.
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Fernando
Toro
Old Juana
Dulcita
Linda
Gorda
Blush Bottom
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Vocabulary Words:
Pumpkin Fiesta
1.boasted
2.crept
3. crown
4.village
5.vines
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1.Put your reading book on your
desk.
2.Open your book to the
glossary.
3.When you see the word, find it
in your glossary.
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boasted
-bragged
Kristy boasted that she had the
largest pumpkin in 2007.
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crept– to move slowly
The caterpillar crept along the
pumpkin leaf eating as he went.
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crown
Crown- a pretty head covering
Who will win the crown for the
best pumpkin?
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village
A village is
a group of
houses
that is not
as large as
a town.
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The Pumpkin Fiesta will
be in a village.
vines
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- plants with long stems
that need to be held up
Pumpkins grow on vines.
1.Say the words.
2.Read the sentence.
3.Fill in the blank.
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crept
village
boasted
vines
crown
Did Old Juana live in a fishing
_________?
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The _______ have died, and
now the pumpkins are ready!
boasted
crept
vines
crown
village
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village
boasted
crept
crown
vines
The spiders
_____
toward the
cat on the
pumpkin.
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Did the frog win the pumpkin
___________?
crept
vines
crown
boasted
village
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The mouse ________ that
he had the most candy.
crown
village
boasted
vines
crept
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1.
2.
3.
4.
boasted - bragged
crept - moved slowly
crown - a pretty head covering
village - a group of houses that is not
as large as a town
5. vines - plants with long stems that
need to be held up
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Match the Letters to the words.
B
1. crept – ___
E
2. vines- ___
3. crown –___
C
4. village– ___
D
5. boasted–___
A
A. bragged
B. moved slowly
C. a pretty head covering
often with points
D. a group of houses that is
not as large as a town
E. plants with long stems that
need to be held up
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Enjoy
Your
Story!!
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Hot Links for Pumpkin Fiesta
Pumpkin Fiesta Activities
Ideas for Writers
Writing Detective
Grammar Glossary
Homework Helper
What’s your P.I.Q. (your Pumpkin Intelligence Quotient)
Pumpkin FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Life Cycle – Photos
Pumpkin Fiesta Kid’s Page
Pumpkins Aplenty, Pumpkins Galore (teacher information)
Definitions fill in the blank
Matching fill in the blank
In Context fill in the blank
Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
Pumpkin Life Cycle Activity
• Hotlist for Pumpkin Fiesta
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