Title of Book:
The Littlest Pumpkin
Author:
R.A. Herman
Publisher/Year:
Scholastic, Inc. / 2001
ISBN:
0-439-29544-0
Grade Levels for Recommended Use:
Kindergarten
TEKS:
(K.10) Measurement. The student directly compares the attributes of length, area,
weight/mass, capacity, and/or relative temperature. The student uses comparative language to
solve problems and answer questions. The student is expected to:
(A) compare and order two or three concrete objects according to length (longer/shorter than, or
the same);
Materials Needed:
pumpkins of various sizes, sentences strips, and glue
Suggested Activity: After reading the book, The Littlest Pumpkin, distribute pumpkins to
students. Have them look at the pumpkins. Discuss the physical attributes of the pumpkins
together. Are the pumpkins big, small, skinny, plump, round? Have students order the pumpkins
from smallest to largest. After confirming that the pumpkins are in correct size order, have the
students glue the pumpkins onto the sentence strips.
Adapted by: Stacey Noland (2011)