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The Case Of The Missing Pumpkin

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    Challenge your kids by reading a story and then targeting vocabulary as well as making inferences!
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  • Zaine: Why do you think Ms. Lopez gasped when the pumpkins were missing?
    She was shocked or surprised they were gone
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  • Kwame: Why did Jaden think something spooky was happening in the gym at first?
    He heard a strange squeaky sound
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  • Darius: Why did the kids split up instead of looking together in one place?
    The could solve the mystery faster by splitting up
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  • Gorgeous: Who are the characters in the story?
    Leo, Ava, Jaden and Mia
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  • Zaine: What can we guess about the person who left the sticky note?
    They probably had something to do with the raccoons getting in
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  • Kwame: Why do you think the class carved five new pumpkins instead of ten?
    Only 5 went missing!
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  • Darius: Why do you think Ava shivered when she found the smudged paint?
    She was frightened or freaked out by what she found!
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  • Gorgeous: What is the problem in the story?
    The pumpkins went missing
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  • Zaine: How were the raccoons able to get to the pumpkins without being noticed?
    No wrong answer just make guesses! How did they get in?
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  • Kwame: How do you think the raccoons felt when the kids found them?
    Scared, shocked, unbothered, surprised, angry
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  • Darius: How did the kids know to check the playground last?
    Mia found a trail of pumpkin seeds
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  • Gorgeous: What is the solution at the end of the story?
    The kids made 5 new pumpkins to replace the stolen ones
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  • Everyone: what is the Main idea of the story ?
    A group of friends work together to solve the mystery of their missing pumpkins
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  • Everyone: What is a main idea?
    What the story is mostly about. (It’s the big point the author wants you to understand.)
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  • Everyone: What is a Character?
    The people or animals in the story who do the actions.
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  • Everyone: What is a problem?
    The main challenge or trouble the characters face in the story
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