The Ugly Pumpkin Adaptive Book
by KTURN Speech Therapy © 2026
Price: $2 USD
Subjects: ela,specialed
Grades: 14,13,1,2,3
Description
Bring The Ugly Pumpkin into your fall speech and language sessions with this interactive adaptive story deck! This 12-page deck follows the Ugly Pumpkin as he struggles to fit in at the pumpkin patch, travels through the fall countryside, and eventually discovers a garden filled with others who look just like him—because he is actually a squash! The story ends with him celebrating Thanksgiving with his new friends and learning that being different does not mean something is wrong with you. Each page features simplified, student-friendly story text, engaging visual supports, and a 4-choice comprehension question. This deck is great for targeting WH-questions, story comprehension, emotions, inferencing, fall vocabulary, sequencing, describing, and social-emotional concepts such as belonging, differences, and acceptance. Perfect for speech therapy, special education, small groups, and individual instruction during your fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving units!
Acknowledgements
This resource was created by K-Turn Speech Therapy LLC for educational and therapeutic use. This resource is an independently created educational companion and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the author, illustrator, or publisher of The Ugly Pumpkin. Please support the original author and illustrator by purchasing or borrowing a copy of The Ugly Pumpkin to use alongside this resource.