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Sentences from the passage with the capitals and punctuation removed — rewrite each one correctly.
The Happy Little Pumpkin Coloring Page
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Color this cute, friendly pumpkin who wanted a warm smile instead of a spooky face! This printable page comes with a reading story for seasonal learning fun.
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The Happy Little Pumpkin
Pip was a very small pumpkin. He lived in a big green patch with many pumpkin friends.
Autumn was here. The autumn wind was cool and crisp.
All the pumpkins wanted to be picked for Halloween. The big pumpkins wanted to look scary.
They made spooky faces. They showed big sharp teeth.
"I will make people jump!" said Big Bob. "I will look so scary!" said Tall Tom.
Pip did not want to look scary. He did not like spooky faces at all.
Pip wanted to make people happy. He wanted to have a warm, friendly smile.
One bright morning, a little girl visited the patch. Her name was Mia.
Mia walked past the big pumpkins. "These are too scary for me," Mia said.
Then Mia saw Pip sitting in the soft green grass. Pip looked tiny and bright orange.
Mia picked up Pip with a big smile. "You are the perfect pumpkin!" Mia said.
Mia took Pip home to her cozy house. Her dad helped her carve Pip.
They did not make a scary face. They carved two round eyes and a wide, sweet smile.
Then Mia put a small light inside Pip. Pip began to glow.
Pip felt warm inside. His soft yellow light shone brightly into the cool night.
Children walked by the house. They saw Pip glowing on the porch.
"Look at that happy little pumpkin!" the children cried. Pip felt so glad.
He was the happiest little pumpkin in the whole town.
Glossary
- patch: A small piece of land where plants or vegetables grow.
- cozy: Warm, comfortable, and pleasant.
- carve: To cut into something to make a shape or design.
- glow: To shine with a soft, warm light.
- porch: A covered shelter outdoors at the entrance of a house.
Comprehension questions
Where did Pip live at the beginning of the story?
How was Pip different from Big Bob and Tall Tom?
What kind of faces did the big pumpkins make?
Why did Mia walk past the big pumpkins?
How did Pip look when Mia saw him in the soft green grass?
What did Mia say when she picked up Pip?
Who helped Mia carve Pip at her house?
What kind of face was carved onto Pip?
What did Mia put inside Pip to make him glow?
How did Pip feel at the end of the story?
Printables & worksheets
More ways to practice with this story — every sheet is built from the text itself, answer key included where it counts.
Get all 4 sheets as one workbook
One PDF with a cover, a contents page and every answer key at the back — color the page in, then keep going on paper.
vocabulary
Match the passage words to their meanings, then fill the missing words back into real sentences.
writing prompts
Two writing tasks that build on the passage, with plenty of lines to write on.
Printable Halloween Pumpkin Coloring Page and Story
Bring autumn literacy to life with this sweet, non-spooky Halloween coloring page! Kids will love coloring Pip, the tiny pumpkin who chooses a warm, friendly smile over a scary face. Paired with a simple fiction reading passage, this printable sheet helps lower elementary students build reading comprehension and fine motor skills at the same time.
This free printable jack-o-lantern activity is designed for classroom and at-home use. It combines a download coloring page with reading text, comprehension questions, and a handy glossary. Teachers can easily use it for autumn literacy centers, early finishers, or morning work.
Click to print or download your pumpkin coloring page today. It is a wonderful, easy autumn activity for kindergarten through second-grade learners!