From seed to smile: how Pip's pumpkin grows
A very short text follows a pumpkin from a seed in spring to a smiling lantern on Halloween; children read, choose answers, say yes or no, write the words and draw the pumpkin's life story.
Kids · StartersYoung learners20 minShort story
About this lesson
A Kids · Starters reading lesson (short story). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- Kids · Starters · Young learners – Starters (pre-A1)
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Short story
- Students
- Young learners
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Halloween
- Activities
- Picture words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Look and write
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Read a short text about how a pumpkin grows
- Understand growing words: seed, plant, flower, spring, summer, autumn
- Retell the pumpkin's story in four pictures