Conduct a lesson that leads into a writing assessment. After reading an excerpt from From Seed to Pumpkin, first graders demonstrate their interpretation of sections of the passage by sketching the details from each part.

Concepts

pumpkins, seeds

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Read the book before handing out the assessment so that learners are familiar with the text

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a class set of From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer

Pros

• Comes with a detailed plan, a rubric for grading, a question list, visual prompt for discussion, a reading passage, a graphic organizer
• Resource downloads as an editable copy

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.1.1 RI.1.2 RI.1.4 W.1.2 W.1.8 SL.1.1.a SL.1.2 SL.1.6 L.1.4.a