Primary Punchbowl: Fall Blog Hop!

The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and your students have finally settled into a routine (maybe).   Autumn is full of possibilities for lesson plans!  I'm so glad you stopped by today because I'm going to make your planning a little bit easier. :)

Today is the launch of The Primary Punchbowl, a lovely collaborative blog that I am so excited to be a part of!  This website will not only hold tips and tricks for teachers, but also be a social outlet for other parts of our busy lives.  And we mean BUSY!  We are celebrating with a Fall Blog Hop, a trail of blog posts to follow while gaining FREEBIES, IDEAS, and a chance to WIN a TPT gift card at every single blog!  That's right, EVERY. SINGLE. BLOG.  Ahhhhmazing!  Is it Christmas already?  Because you better be ready for all the goodies! ;)

Now let's get started with a fun fall activity.  Last week we studied pumpkins in my classroom and honestly, I could probably do pumpkins for a whole stinkin' month!  There are endless possibilities.  First we gathered what we know about pumpkins on Our Pumpkin Schema chart.

We used From Seed To Pumpkin and Spookley the Square Pumpkin to compare and contrast texts.  On my anchor chart, I wrote the similarities in one color and differences in another color.  It turned out pretty good!

And to finish off the week, we dug into some pumpkins and got a little gooey!  We counted the seeds by using big butcher paper.  I drew a tens frame on each one so we could by tens, then add the tens to each separate square.  We ended up with....445 seeds!

Next up is my Fall FREEBIE!!  If there is one way to brighten your day, it's a freebie! ;)  

This is a mini reader from my Pumpkin Patch pack.  "A Pumpkin's Life"  features cute pumpkin life cycle clip art from Whimsy Clips.  I just love their stuff!  This reader is perfect for a short science lesson or hand out to use during reading stations/Daily 5.  

                     Click HERE for the mini reader!  

Now it's time for a major fall sale at my TPT store!  Click on the items below to check out some fantastic deals!

     Pumpkin Patch Pack

              Little Writers!  K-2 Writers Workshop

                                                  Pioneer Pack

                                                   Files & Flapbooks: October Edition

Let's wrap this blog post up with a giveaway!  Who could use a gift card to TPT??? I think we all could! ;)

Fill out the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win $10 to TPT.

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And don't forget to hit up all the other awesome blog posts that have FREEBIES and GIVEAWAYS at every single blog!  Woo hoo!  Have a great week!

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