Landon's Pumpkins
Realistic (fiction), 860 words, Level P (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Adjectives
Word Work	Prefixes

Book Summary

Landon remembers last Halloween when he really messed up his pumpkin while trying to carve a jack-o'-lantern. This Halloween, he works with his dad on a plan to plant, grow, and harvest his own pumpkins so he will have enough for himself and his younger brother to practice carving. Landon successfully carries out his plan and ends up using the three R's--reduce, reuse, and recycle--in the process.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Summarize sections of text to make meaning
• Sequence story events
• Identify and understand the use of adjectives in text
• Identify and use the prefix re-

Vocabulary

• Content words: allowances, carving, compost, frost, harvest, landfill, nutrients, recycle, reduced, shoots, stubborn, temperature, tilled

Book Resources

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