Cool Cat Close Up: Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins setting on a gate.

The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late."
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care!"
The fourth one said, "Lets run and run and run."
The fifth one said, "We're ready for some fun!"

Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins is a playful rhyme that is great for learning ordinal numbers and counting. It teaches preschoolers to count from one to five as the five-jolly jack o' lanterns join the witches, ghosts, vampires, and bats on All Hallows Eve. Students build number sense when they participate in activities that include manipulating and working with objects. The poem is a great way to integrate language and math into your book activities. This book is a win-win because it incorporates rhyming, counting, number position, adding and subtracting all the while providing students with fine motor practice.