October is the perfect month for a Pumpkin Book Report. Edit the project details, rubric, and comment cards in Google Slides. Print a book report brochure, miniature pocketbook, and retell summary page to use with any book. Get your students excited about reading and creativity with this engaging fall activity. This digital download provides a comprehensive, editable resource designed for elementary classrooms, offering multiple ways for students to showcase their book knowledge and artistic flair. This Halloween-themed project allows students to connect their favorite book characters with creative pumpkin designs, while giving teachers everything they need to assess and guide the assignment.
 
Check out the contents of this Pumpkin Book Report:
✏️ Introduce the Book Report: Edit the project parameters in Google Slides.
✏️ Basic Book Report: Students will summarize a book or retell a story. They can decorate a paper pumpkin using crayons or colored pencils.
✏️ At-Home Pumpkin Project: Invite students to decorate an actual pumpkin at home. They can brainstorm ideas for their creation.
✏️ Pumpkin Book Report Brochure: Students can write about their book and pumpkin design on a trifold brochure.
✏️ Pumpkin Book Report Pocketbook: Students can create a miniature book describing details about their project.
✏️ Class Participation: Display students’ pumpkins or invite them to share presentations. Ask the class to participate by selecting awards or writing comment cards to their peers.
✏️ Pumpkin Book Report Rubric: Assess students’ effort and project design using a rubric. Edit the text in Google Slides.
 
Hear about this Pumpkin Book Report from educators like you!
⭐️ “I heard about Pumpkin Book Reports from a colleague. This resource had so many great pages that made it easy to implement in my 3rd-grade classroom.”
⭐️ “I love that there are multiple ways for students to participate. After creating their pumpkins, they judged their classmates’ creations and had fun assigning specific awards. They also wrote comment cards to leave at each pumpkin station.”
⭐️ “My students loved this project! They enjoyed creating pumpkins at home that looked like book characters. It was a fun fall project for our October book report assignment.”
⭐️ “This resource has so much variety. I was able to differentiate by giving students multiple options for their pumpkin book reports.”
 
Use this Pumpkin Book Report in so many ways!
✅ Invite students to decorate a pumpkin that relates to a setting, character, or event in a chapter book.
✅ Provide multiple book report options so students can retell the story, summarize the plot, or give a full review of a novel.
✅ Edit the rubric and book report project requirements on Google Slides.
 
Find answers to your questions about this Pumpkin Book Report:
✋ What materials will students need?
Paper Pumpkin (included) OR
Real Pumpkins and Art Supplies
✋ How can students present their projects?
Students can give oral presentations or participate in a “walk-about” where they display pumpkins on tables or in the hallway.
✋ Which grades will benefit the most from using this resource?
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades
 
This resource includes a PDF download with a Google Slides link. Not every page is editable. The slides link includes five editable pages so teachers can customize the rubric and project directions.
 
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