I have a favorite new book for fall. It's called A Bold Pumpkin Plan by the amazing Katy Hudson.
Katy has written and illustrated so many wonderful books with Capstone. We love them all in our library and classrooms.
A Bold Pumpkin Plan...
...is about the sweetest character, Hedgehog.
A plan to build a unique home takes a timid Hedgehog on an incredible journey of self-discovery. From meeting new friends to conquering countless obstacles, Hedgehog tackles his house plan with a newfound confidence. Best-selling creator Katy Hudson (Too Many Carrots and Mindful Mr. Sloth) combines her stunning, detailed artwork with themes of friendship, problem solving, and self-awareness in this empowering picture book.
As I read A Bold Pumpkin Plan, so many ideas popped in my head on how we can use this book.
I love all of the research and STEM opportunities and projects we can create.
In the A Bold Pumpkin Plan Activities Guide, there are several activities and one is...
...Design Your Perfect Pumpkin House. After students plan out their house, they could create it from a real pumpkin. How fun would that be!
I also thought about how our students learn about fall and pumpkins in the fall every year. We use PebbleGo to research and learn about the Pumpkin Harvest and other fall topics.
We also use our Capstone Interactive eBooks to learn about pumpkins and fall. In fact, we even have A Bold Pumpkin Plan in our CI eBooks...
...and this great informational nonfiction book, Pumpkins.
I put all of these together in an interactive choice boards to bring this special new book and idea to my teachers and students this fall.
In the choice board, after they read, research and design their perfect pumpkin house, they can....
...click on New Project at the bottom of the PebbleGo Pumpkin Harvest article,
go to our PebbleGo Create, and...
...create their Perfect Pumpkin with stickers, animations, drawings and text.
PebbleGo Create is an engaging digital tool for students to show what they know in meaningful and exciting ways. Our kids LOVE PebbleGo Create, and will love creating their perfect pumpkin!
I made a copy of the choice board for all of you. Go here to make a copy.
After you have added all of your links and resources, click on File, to Share, and Publish to the Web. That link is what you share with your students.
On the Capstone Fall 2024 Preview page here, you will find....
....the A Bold Pumpkin Plan Preview and Activity Kit, plus a lot of other amazing new Capstone books.
And you will find A Bold Pumpkin Plan hardcover and Capstone Interactive eBooks at capstonepub.com here.
Have a fun time reading and sharing A Bold Pumpkin Plan this fall with your students too, friends.
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