Five Little Pumpkins

We have been doing creative, imaginative fall-themed activities. Today
we are sending home the classic children's poem, Five Little Pumpkins.

We have introduced this poem to the children as both fingerplay and
dramatic play. We suggest you post it on your refrigerator. Talk about
the different emotions the pumpkins must feel (i.e. the third pumpkin
is feeling grumpy/cranky, etc.). Children enjoy learning ordinal
numbers while they characterize each of the pumpkins, so emphasize
this. Role play with your child to stimulate his or her imagination
and increase self-regulation. Have fun with it!

Skills: comprehension, story sense, interest in reading, dramatic play, listening, communicating, ordinal numbers

-SS