I love the gentle illustrations and the wonderful characters McNamara has created. This is a great book to read with school agers in the Fall. Sep 25, Breana rated it it was amazing. This is a fantastic read! We are pleased with this book for multiple reasons. First, we are a homeschooling family and appreciate when we are able to incorporate many subjects or lessons into one read aloud. This book encompasses math concepts, science and character traits amongst others.
We enjoy blending math lessons into our read alouds. While reading this book, my daughter loved grabbing her pen and paper to find out for herself which pumpkin had the most seeds. Beyond the math concepts inco This is a fantastic read! Beyond the math concepts incorporated in the story, it discusses personal character traits in an uplifting manner.
There are also pops of educational facts about pumpkins throughout the book. Feb 20, L. Oct 15, Jenny rated it liked it Shelves: children-s-books , picture-books. Charlie is the smallest child in class. He loves his teacher but hates that they always line up shortest to tallest or tallest to shortest, because he is always shortest. One day his teacher brings in 3 pumpkins: Big, medium and small.
The class predicts how many seeds are in each one. Then they scoop out the seeds, and count them by 2's, 5's and 10's. The smallest one has the most seeds. At the end, Charlie tells their teacher, Mr. Tiffin, that sometimes small things have a lot going on insid Charlie is the smallest child in class. Tiffin, that sometimes small things have a lot going on inside. I enjoyed the pumpkin facts, the classroom connections you could make skip counting, estimating, etc.
I love that the teacher is portrayed as a caring, intelligent individual that teaches them life lessons along with the math and science. Jul 20, Cassie Lee rated it it was amazing Shelves: libsbook-record. This is a great math informational book that explores predicting, counting, and skip counting. Charlie is the smallest boy in his Mr. His class is exploring three different sized pumpkins, they are going to cut them open and count the seeds.
The class splits up into groups and they all choose different ways to count the seeds. It turns out that the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds, which really makes Charlie really happy because he tells the cl This is a great math informational book that explores predicting, counting, and skip counting.
Jun 10, Beverly rated it liked it Shelves: pbf-general. This would be a great book for a young math class who is learning to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. It's a cute story with a nice twist that the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds. Brian Karas's pictures in gouache, acrylic, and pencil do a very good job of illustrating the story. I especially liked the picture of 20 messy hands.
Jun 02, Doris Lucas rated it liked it. It can also be used to teach a science lesson on pumpkins, their appearance, and how they grow. Jul 23, Brittany Dean rated it it was amazing Shelves: libsbook-record. AS we flipped through the pages covered in gouache, acrylic, and pencil, we learn that big things can come in small packages.
Tiffin begins the class's quest on determining how many seeds are in a pumpkin. Their guesses and ways they decide to count them, show the reader how to use grouping to count large amounts of items and which method might be best to use!
Oct 04, Tricia Douglas rated it really liked it Shelves: book-for-children. A very well-done seasonal book for Halloween or Thanksgiving that children will enjoy. Not only is there science involved, but math and problem solving. I wish I had had this book when I was teaching my third graders. This book was one of several for the Goodreads October picture book bookclub. Aug 29, Cheryl rated it really liked it. Cute, educational, and I love the classroom dynamics in which the kids are allowed to 'discipline' the braggart by pointing out "it's not a contest.
Oct 07, Zoe McCurley added it Shelves: children-s-literature. Summary: How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? In this book, there is a little boy named charlie that always has to stand at the back of the line at school because he is the smallest kid.
One day in class, charlie's teacher has 3 pumpkins, 1 large, 1 medium, and 1 small. He has his students choose a pumpkin and guess how many seeds are in it. Charlie gets left with the smallest pumpkin but comes up with a very efficient way to count the seeds. At the end of the activity, the students learn that the smallest pumpkin actually had the most seeds. The lesson they learned from this was that sometimes small things have a lot to offer on the inside.
This made Charlie feel so much better about his size and the book ends with him getting to finally be at the front of the line. Response: I thought this was such a sweet book. I think that there are probably many kids in school that feel insecure because of their size. Whether they compare themselves to others or get bullied for being small, it can be very difficult for kids to feel comfortable in their own skin, especially if they don't feel like they fit in with everyone else.
This book did a great job of emphasizing that we all have our strengths and talents that make us special and we don't need to look like everyone else to fit in. I admire the teacher in the book because I think what he does with the pumpkin activity is something all teachers should do more of. It is so important to teach life lessons while also teaching important subjects like math, reading, etc. I think it would help teach an important lesson and help them feel more comfortable with themselves while also helping them with their speech or language skills.
It is very important to build rapport with clients so they feel comfortable with you. We as clinicians are supposed to treat the client, not just the disorder and I think this book emphasizes that idea. Sep 11, Maria Logan-Montgomery rated it it was amazing. While visiting my favorite local bookstore today, I discovered this delightful little picture book, illustrated by C.
Even though it has been out for quite a while, it was brought out again for the Halloween season. Her book, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Tiffin, who brilliantly creates a hands-on math challenge that excites his students.
Simultaneously, he surreptitiously increases the self-esteem of Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, and demonstrates to the class, especially Robert, the tallest boy, that all of us, even those of small for our age, have value. Not a thing! It is beautifully written and illustrated. Look for me online as the Grumpy Book Reviewer. Sep 16, Savannah Lee rated it really liked it Shelves: children-s-lit-fall Tiffin's class making a hypothesis about which of the three pumpkins, large, medium, and small would have the most pumpkin seeds.
He had the class guess how many seeds would be in each and the next day had the class take the seeds out. He then had them count the number of seeds from each pumpkin in whatever they pleased, one group counted by two's, another by five's, and Charlie by ten's.
Each group counted their seeds and then as a How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Each group counted their seeds and then as a class counted each up. Tiffin had the class look at each pumpkin and observe the differences. This is a really quick, simple read for younger students. The vocabulary is not too complicated and explains exactly what the students are doing. At the end of the book, there are quick facts about pumpkins which I think is a fun bonus.
The illustrations are subtle, the colors are muted which adds to the fallish effect. This book ties in math and science very well, the story is about an experiment about which pumpkin has the most seeds. The students went through the scientific method without realizing they did, they made a hypothesis then tested it, and reviewed the results.
Math is also incorporated well, each group counted the seeds a different way. It goes to show that there is not one way to solve a problem. My class could perform this experiment in my class and also include the life cycle of a pumpkin. Oct 12, Stephanie Croaning rated it really liked it Shelves: picture-books , This story offers a fun hands-on way to explore the concepts of skip counting and multiplication.
A fun fall activity would be to have students do this with real pumpkins. Picture book, fiction by Margaret McNamara; illustrations by G. First they make predictions about the number of seeds in each of the three differently-sized pumpkins, then they r This story offers a fun hands-on way to explore the concepts of skip counting and multiplication.
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