Giant Pumpkins
Students read a nonfiction passage about giant pumpkins and the people who grow them, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a passage about giant pumpkins and their growers.
- Find details explaining how growers help a pumpkin grow huge.
- Explain why the author uses comparisons like 'heavier than a horse'.
- Describe the steps a pumpkin goes through from seed to weigh-off.