Synonyms in first grade and How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow

Not only did we “visit” 14 states around the U.S.A., but we also read many synonyms for the word “big” throughout this book by Wendell Minor.  Did you know that in Vermont and in other New England states, enormous pumpkins are turned into boats to race in a regatta? Or that the world record for biggest pumpkin was set at the Toppsfield Fair in Massachusetts? Could the most colossal pumpkin fill the Grand Canyon?

Students had fun guessing the setting for each page, and recalled several of the synonyms for the word “big” from the book.

View the book trailer here: https://youtu.be/w646799lLj8