Fall is here! It’s official! Regardless of the weather in your region (still in the mid-70s here!), it’s time to sprinkle pumpkin spice like confetti and shower leaves like happiness. Or something like that.

Today, I’m sharing TEN of my favorite pumpkin books and activities that will fit right into your curriculum whether you teach pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. Each book shown below matches with a set of paired activities, so that your lesson plans are ready to roll and you can simply teach!  They’re Common Core standards-aligned, focused on comprehension and vocabulary, and include three differentiated assessments. BOOM DONE.

So, here we go. My favorite pumpkin-themed books. Click the links under each graphic to learn more about the book and paired activities. 

BUY Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins| CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

BUY The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz | CHECK OUT THE PAIRED ACTIVITIES

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Here are the types of activities and resources found within each set of paired activities in the Focused Read-Aloud Series:

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FOCUSED READ ALOUD SERIES, READ THIS.

You can view ALL YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS currently included in there series HERE.

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