Put your students' love of pumpkins to work with this Pumpkin Personalities Vocabulary & Writing Project! Students expand their vocabulary, explore character traits, and have a blast developing a pumpkin character and writing a creative story — making this the perfect fall or Halloween writing project for upper elementary.
This resource is also included in the Holiday Creative Writing and Vocabulary Activities Bundle.
HOW IT WORKS
Students engage in deep vocabulary study using synonym and antonym analysis, Frayer Model activities, and additional graphic organizers. After thoroughly exploring a chosen personality trait, students write a creative story about their pumpkin who embodies that trait.
Want to take it even further? Have students decorate a real pumpkin — or use the included cardstock pumpkin template — to represent their character in 3D. You'll also find suggestions and resources for a culminating writing celebration and follow-up literacy station activities!
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Suggested teaching sequence
- Editable parent letter
- 30 pumpkin trait sorting cards
- Student word list handout
- Word exploration graphic organizers (2 versions)
- Primary grades character brainstorm sheet for differentiation
- Upper grades character questionnaire (2 pages)
- Story planning template
- Publishing paper in multiple formats
- "Pumpkin Praises" celebration sheet
- 2 word sort extension ideas
- Synonym and antonym analysis worksheets
- 30 vocabulary definition match-up task cards
- 30 "Which Does Not Belong?" synonym/antonym task cards
Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
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