Spookley the Square Pumpkin Fall Book Activities and Craftivity for Halloween

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN

Do you know The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin? This book by Joe Troiano is about Spookley, a square shaped pumpkin, who gets laughed at for being different than the other pumpkins in the patch. Then, one stormy night before Halloween, the round pumpkins find they are blown about...because they're round! Spookley, with his square shape, is able to save the day!

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN BOOK ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING IDEAS

Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a sweet fall or Halloween book to read in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. Your students will love the unique twist of having the main character be a pumpkin that is square shaped! Besides being a good book for a fall, Halloween, or pumpkin theme, The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin has a special message of helping others (even those who are not nice to you) and about acceptance.

Spookley the Square Pumpkin can be used to teach and reinforce many reading comprehension skills and strategies during a themed unit study of fall, Halloween, or pumpkins. Your students will enjoy a good story as they learn reading concepts during their classroom instruction.

Using this book study unit, students in Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade will learn about story elements, make text to self connections, perform vocabulary activities, and give their opinions and advice. They will make inferences, visualize the story, do writing activities, and think about the story's main idea.

Spookley chooses to show kindness to his bullies... a great springboard for making text to self connections and giving opinions!

This story has a GREAT message, main idea, and theme! It's not a scary Halloween book, it's one of compassion and acceptance.

This book activities unit can be used for whole class instruction, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Copy a pack for each student and you're ready to go!

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN CRAFT

This Spookley the Square Pumpkin craft is a fun way to wrap up the book study, a great way to showcase student learning, and it makes the sweetest bulletin board, too!