Outdoor School Visit Date: October
Location: At your school
Description: Pumpkin Palooza & the Great Seed Surprise!
Get ready for a spook-tacular time, P1s! Join AgraLiving for a pumpkin-tastic adventure at your school where you’ll carve your very own pumpkin, dig into the goopy, squishy insides, and go on a treasure hunt for hidden seeds! We’ll also dive into a silly, spooky Halloween story that’s full of giggles and maybe a little pumpkin magic too!
There will be carving, scooping and seed-saving, so bring your imagination and don’t be afraid to get a little messy.
A free copy of the Mentor Text is provided at the expedition: Five Little Pumpkins by Ben Mantle
Vocabulary Voyage
The P1 Pumpkins thematic unit is built around the mentor text Five Little Pumpkins by Ben Mantle, supporting ELA curriculum-aligned literacy learning alongside an experiential school visit with AgraLiving as part of the Horizons Programme.
The Vocabulary Voyage offers a set of optional resources designed to enrich language learning in an engaging and practical way. Three short, flexible vocabulary activities encourage pupils to develop language through through small-group discussion, collaboration and creative thinking. Two additional independent writing tasks, linked to the theme of the unit, provide structured opportunities for pupils to apply new vocabulary in meaningful written contexts.
These resources ssupport oral language development, vocabulary growth, comprehension, and writing skills, while remaining easy to incorporate into short literacy blocks or small pockets of classroom time.
Mini Activities
Mentor Text
Teacher Information