15. Teaching Elementary Reading, Writing, And Math With Pumpkins

Teaching Elementary Reading, Writing & Math With PumpkinsIn this episode of The Firstieland Podcast for Elementary Teachers, your host Molly Schwab shares how to bring the magic of pumpkins into your classroom to teach reading, writing, math, grammar, and science. Using picture books and simple hands-on activities, you’ll see how pumpkins can help you fit in fun without sacrificing standards.You’ll learn: ✔️ How to use Spookley the Square Pumpkin to teach reading comprehension and story elements ✔️ A fun way to connect pumpkins to math through shapes, measuring, and graphing ✔️ How to use nonfiction books to support procedural writing and life cycle lessons ✔️ Easy grammar activities with real pumpkins to teach adjectives and descriptive language ✔️ Simple science investigations like sink-or-float and labeling pumpkin partsBy the end of this episode, you’ll have cross-curricular pumpkin ideas that make learning meaningful and bring back a little joy to your classroom this fall.Mentioned In This EpisodePumpkin Unit - https://firstieland.com/pumpkin-unitOctober Read Aloud Bundle - https://firstieland.com/october-read-aloudsSpookley the Square Pumpkin - https://amzn.to/3HWniWqPumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington - https://amzn.to/4g2mvAcThe Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons - https://amzn.to/45CR0ZSLet's Stay ConnectedVisit our website www.firstieland.comNeed resources? Visit our TPT store here - https://firstieland.com/TPT-storeNeed more help or ideas? Send me a message on Instagram @firstielandTo check out all the resources mentioned in this episode, head over here to the show notes. - https://firstieland.com/episode3Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1ZeCknz1iS4Enjoying The Podcast?Be sure to tap the follow button so you don’t miss an episodeHow To Rate And ReviewIf you’re enjoying this podcast and it’s helpful to you, I’d love it if you’d leave a review. APPLE PODCAST - Head to this link and then scroll to the bottom of the page to rate and review - https://firstieland.com/appleSPOTIFY - Head to this link and then click the 3 dots that look like this … to rate and review - https://firstieland.com/spotifyHave a wonderful day and remember to make learning feel like play…see you next week!Molly 💜