A group of friends work together to solve the mystery of their missing pumpkins
Darius: How did the kids know to check the playground last?
Mia found a trail of pumpkin seeds
Gorgeous: What is the problem in the story?
The pumpkins went missing
The story said " Jaden explored the gym. The lights flickered." What does it mean when something Flickers?
When a light quickly turns bright and dim over and over, like it might go out.
The story said that: "She found orange paint smudges and a paintbrush rolling on the floor as if someone left in a hurry. She shivered" What does it mean to Shiver?
To shake a little because you feel cold, scared, or excited.
The story said "4th-grade class carved ten bright orange pumpkins to show by the front entrance." What is an entrance?
A place where you can go into a building or space.
Darius: Why do you think Ava shivered when she found the smudged paint?
She was frightened or freaked out by what she found!
Kwame: How do you think the raccoons felt when the kids found them?
Scared, shocked, unbothered, surprised, angry
Gorgeous: Who are the characters in the story?
Leo, Ava, Jaden and Mia
Everyone: What is a main idea?
What the story is mostly about. (It’s the big point the author wants you to understand.)
Everyone: What is a Character?
The people or animals in the story who do the actions.
Kwame: Why do you think the class carved five new pumpkins instead of ten?
Only 5 went missing!
Darius: Why did the kids split up instead of looking together in one place?
The could solve the mystery faster by splitting up
What do you guys think the kids dressed up as for halloween ?
No wrong answers just make a guess!
Gorgeous: What is the solution at the end of the story?
The kids made 5 new pumpkins to replace the stolen ones
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?
Zaine: Why do you think Ms. Lopez gasped when the pumpkins were missing?
She was shocked or surprised they were gone
Kwame: Why did Jaden think something spooky was happening in the gym at first?
He heard a strange squeaky sound
Everyone: What is a problem?
The main challenge or trouble the characters face in the story
Zaine: What can we guess about the person who left the sticky note?
They probably had something to do with the raccoons getting in
Everyone: What is a solution?
How the problem is fixed or how the story’s trouble is solved.
WH questions
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