the very hungry pumpkin felt board story

here's a pumpkin felt board story that is perfect for the season. it's based on eric carle's the very hungry caterpillar. 

these pieces are needed for the child(ren)'s interactive part in the felt board story.  i used this at our local library for a storytime (20+ children) and it was a hit!



you'll only need 1 orange
make enough so that each child(ren) gets one of all 6 colors

you'll notice at the end, there are tWo eNDiNGs provided. 

one is for the halloween season

the other is for the november/Thanksgiving season

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One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and -pop!- out of the ground came a tiny and very hungry pumpkin.  He started to look for some food.

On Monday, he ate some blueberries.  After he had eaten them, he took a look at himself.  And he said, "Oh me, oh my!  What should I do?  Look at me, I've turned blue!"

 

On Tuesday, he ate a banana and some lemonade.  When he was done eating them, he looked at himself.  "Oh me, oh my!" the pumpkin bellowed.  "Now what do I do, I have turned yellow!"

On Wednesday, the very hungry pumpkin ate a grape, a plum, and an eggplant.  After he had eaten them, he took a look at himself.  "Oh me, oh my!  Whatever will I do?" he burpled.  This time that food has turned me purple!"

On Thursday, he ate some cotton candy, a piece of salmon, a pink grapefruit and a cupcake.  When he was done eating, he looked at himself.  And he said, "Oh me, oh my! I just can't think.  All those foods have turned me pink!"

On Friday, the very hungry pumpkin ate a cherry, a strawberry, a tomato, some spaghetti, and a big red apple.  After he had eaten them, he took a look at himself.  "Oh me, oh my!" the pumpkin said.  "How can this be?  Now I've turned red!"

On Saturday, he ate some broccoli, peas, lettuce, spinach, lime and a pear when he was done eating them, he looked at himself again.  "Oh me, oh my!" the pumpkin screamed.  "This time those foods have turned me green!"

That night, he had a stomache.  The next day was Sunday again.  The pumpkin ate through a nice round orange, and after that he felt much better.  Now he wasn't a very hungry pumpkin anymore.  And he wasn't a little pumpkin any more either.  He was a big, round, orange pumpkin.

 Halloween Ending

But something didn't feel quite right.  So he went looking for something to help him feel a little bit better.  He nibbled on a few pieces of candy corn.  And then he said, "Oh me, oh my!  Look at me!  I'm a jack-o-lantern, happy as can be!"

Thanksgiving Ending

But something didn't feel quite right. So he went looking for something to help him feel a little bit better. He nibbled on a turkey leg. And then he said, "Oh me, oh my!" he began to sigh.  "I'm a piece of pumpkin pie!"

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hOw i diD iT:

images are clip-art/coloring sheets (sized down, colored, and laminated)

when i presented this to Bear, i handed him the food pieces so he could name them

then i gave him the new color pumpkin and he named it as well

    by the 2nd color he finished the pumpkin's sentence, naming the color

i let him put all the pieces up on the board

 

 

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