The Pumpkin Who Wanted to Be a Pie Reading Passage - Halloween Reading

Say hello to The Pumpkin Who Wanted to Be a Pie! In this hilarious and heartwarming reading passage, students will meet a pumpkin with one dream, to become the best pie anyone’s ever tasted. While his pumpkin pals are busy trying to be the biggest, roundest, and most perfect for decoration, this plucky pumpkin is focused on flavor. But the journey to pie-dom isn’t all sweet; he’ll have to roll through a few challenges, like avoiding squirrels and figuring out what “nutmeg” is. Will he make it to the pie plate, or will he end up as a jack-o'-lantern?

But that’s not all! After enjoying the pumpkin’s tale, students will dive into four activities that are more fun than a pie-eating contest. First, the Vocabulary activity teaches words like “crust” and “spice”, because every pie needs the right seasoning. Next, the Grammar activity will whip those sentences into shape, no recipe required!

In the Drawing activity, students can create their own pie-worthy pumpkin. Will it have a chef’s hat or maybe a little cinnamon swirl? Finally, the Comprehension Questions will make sure they’ve followed every slice of the story.

With The Pumpkin Who Wanted to Be a Pie, students will learn that following your dreams, no matter how “slice” it gets, is always worth it!

Enjoy!