Every day cat slices up some pumpkin, squirrel stirs in some water and duck tips in some salt to. 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. Rendered in pictures richly evoking autumn, helen cooper s delightful story will resonate for an child who has known the difficulties that come with friendship. Fill a large clear mixing bowl approximately to 12 full of water. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store. 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. This pack is designed to be used with the story pumpkin soup by helen cooper which is a lovely story for autumn about sharing and working together display resources display banner a long colourful banner with a picture of the characters story word cards great to add to a display or use in the writing area display bordera themed display border to print out as many times as. If you havent heard of this book, i highly recommend getting a copy.
Pumpkin soup activities pumpkin soup, school fun, book. In addition to all of the ccss, teks, and va sol standards listed below that are covered in each of the starts with a story book compa. Browse over 140 educational resources created by cartwheels and somersaults in the official teachers pay teachers store. This is aimed at year 2 class, and could even be for a high achieving group of year 1 children. Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper, read by nicholas hoare duration.
This is to go alongside the book pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Pumpkin soup free activity pumpkin soup, preschool. Pumpkin soup story resource pack halloween, autumn. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper catherine friess september 11, 2017 pumpkin soup is one of our favourite autumn picture books and reading it heralds the time of year when the days are getting shorter, the mornings are getting cooler and homemade soup becomes a staple food. Pumpkin soup from helen cooper is a warm and vibrant book which touches on some of the trials of friendship. Pumpkin soup story resource pack halloween, autumn, halloween. Each has their own very important part to play in the process and the soup is. Spookley the square pumpkin book companion halloween worksheets. Pumpkin soup helen cooper book, teaching resources. Cat and squirrel squabble over a ritual pot of homemade pumpkin soup that requires expert attention from each of. Pumpkin soup deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. This popular book by helen cooper can be used in many different areas of the curriculum. Try our suggested teaching ideas and classroom activities with your children.
Todays childrens book read aloud is pumpkin soup by helen cooper on once upon a story. 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. Once again, it was peaceful in the old white cabin. Beautifully illustrated, the story explores friendship, cooperation and sharing as the three main characters duck, squirrel and cat disagree on who. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from pumpkin soup by kate greenaway medalist helen cooper. If you havent shared helen cooper s pumpkin soup with your children yet, then youre in for a treat. Tim places the pumpkin in the garden and watches what happens to jack.
Pumpkin soup literacy and math literacy, math, math. On each card there is a question that requires a short answer. Pumpkin soup recipe laura vitale laura in the kitchen episode 470. Click on a book cover to download a colour pdf of the notes for that book.
You will find the dictionary skills words also on powerpoint, retell exercise, comprehension questions and two extension activities. An a4 word card with pictures great to use when writing about the story speech bubbles worksheets three different worksheets for children to fill in the speech bubbles and then colour. How many legos does it take to outweigh a baseball. Read pumpkin soup by helen cooper and prepare this surprisingly tasty soup together. With this literacy pack, students will work on the following s. This pack is designed to be used with the story pumpkin soup by helen cooper which is a lovely story for autumn about sharing and working together. Pumpkin soup activities by heather j teachers pay teachers. Math and literacy activities for pumpkin soup to fit in with your fall, beginning of the year, thanksgiving or food themes. Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends. Students learn how the characters had to wait for their friend. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper lesson plan and activities from research based pumpkin soup lesson plan and activities this book is one of my favorites. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper in an old white cabin, three friends work together to make pumpkin soup each night. Notes for the three books that feature the pumpkin soup characters.
Cat, duck and squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. If you havent shared helen coopers pumpkin soup with your children yet, then youre in for a treat. First, we harvested a pumpkin that had been grown in our school vegetable garden. Helen cooper s delightful story will resonate for an child who has known the difficulties that come with friendship. Display banner a long colourful banner with a picture of the characters. This is a seasonal favourite for us, and as soon as pumpkins. If you havent shared helen coopers pumpkin soup with your children yet, then. In this story about friendship, the three friends are. Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day.
Then invite the children to work together to create their own soup. Choice of text the excellent and entertaining picture book pumpkin soup by helen cooper 1998 was the focus of this teachinglearning sequence. Pumpkin soup free activity pumpkin books, pumpkin soup. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper is the focus of these 33 task cards. Pumpkin pumpkin by jeanne titherington jamie plants a pumpkin seed and watches it grow. Try our suggested teaching ideas and classroom activities with your. These are some activities and resources to support the teaching of this excellent book. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper lesson plan and activities. The book has a great message about friendship and cooperation, and is perfect for fall.
Lots of differentiated activities to go along by pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Pumpkins lesson plans this preschool lesson plan introduces children to pumpkins through direct observation, cooking activity, a math activity, a fun song, and preschool books. Cat slices, squirrel stirs, and duck adds the salt. All the stories are concerned with the same three characters as they make pumpkin soup,so some activities.
The cat slices up the pumpkin, the squirrel stirs in the. Features pumpkin and squash images and well as the animal characters and cooking utensils used. Included at the end is a recipe for delicious pumpkin soup. Follow up activity sheets for the vocabulary words. Have the entire family go to the market and each chose a vegetable to add to a homemade soup. Though not specifically about halloween, because this story is about pumpkin soup and has a pumpkin patch full of pumpkins, halloween is the perfect time of year to. Pumpkin soup discover all that this versatile seasonal food can become.
A picture book by helen cooper 0374460310 9780374460310 a gently used book at a great low price. This is a seasonal favourite for us, and as soon as pumpkins start appearing in local shops, we search through the bookshelves for our copy. Helen cooper has written and illustrated many books for children, including the bear under the stairs, delicious. The cat and the squirrel come to blows with the duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup. We all enjoyed tasting it when it was ready at the end of the day. What follows is a lesson in friendship, forgiveness and the rewards of compromise and w. Pumpkin soup literacy, writing, language, drama, stem and. 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.
The book has been highly awarded and its quality is also borne out by the fact that children are generally very happy to. Three friends, duck, squirrel and cat, join together every evening to make pumpkin soup. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper is an enchanting tale of three friends who each have a job to do while making their beloved pumpkin soup. Play some calminghappy music and encourage everyone to relax. But one day the duck wants to stir instead, and then there is. Pumpkin soup is the inspiration for all of the reading comprehension, grammar, and writing activities in this october read aloud resource. Helen cooper corgi books age 57 an awardwinning picture book about three friends who fall out. Pumpkin soup story resource pack halloween, autumn, halloween story. The following books all have professionally produced worksheets to aid teachers in using the books in the classroom.
Why do you think duck suddenly wanted to be the one to stir the soup. But when duck decides hed like to try stirring instead their routine is challenged and the trouble begins. A beautifully illustrated, fallthemed story about how the friendship of three best friends duck, squirrel and cat is tested when the status quo over making pumpkin soup is upset. Story word cards great to add to a display or use in the writing area. Pumpkin soup free activity learning parade typepad. Pumpkin soup free activity pumpkin soup, pumpkin soup book. Please make sure to purchase your own copy of pumpkin soup by helen cooper for your classroom. The following books all have professionally produced worksheets to aid teachers in using. Since then two more books featuring these characters have been published a pipkin of pepper and delicious.
Start your own garden with a variety of fruits and veggies. Children learn about feelings, how to share and be a friend. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper, read by nicholas hoare youtube. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper, read by nicholas hoare nicholas hoare books.
Our theme this term is based on the book pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Oct 15, 20 pumpkin soup by helen cooper lesson plan and activities from research based teaching tools on 100 pages pumpkin soup is a great book that teaches students about friendship and sharing. The cat slices up the pumpkin, the squirrel stirs in the water, and the duck tips in just enough salt. Pumpkin soup by helen cooper is an enchanting tale of three friends who each. How many pennies weigh the same as your favorite small toy. It isnt long before the cat and the squirrel start to worry about him and begin a search for their friend.
An a4 word card with pictures great to use when writing about the story speech bubbles worksheets three different. Designed to go alongside a topic on pumpkin soup by helen cooper. Pumpkin soup, by helen cooper is one of my newest instant favorites for teaching in the fall. Read pumpkin soup by helen cooper doubleday childrens books to the children. Today we have a wonderful stem project for you, dolphins.
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