Read each place name on the map. Use the chunks to sound them out!
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~ The Lost Pumpkin Quest ~
A map for brave young readers
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N · S · E · W
🏰1HIL·LOP HILL
🐉DRAG·ON DEN
🎃2PUM·KIN PATCH
🪨RAB·BIT ROCK
⚙️MAG·NET MILL
🏪3SAND·BOX SHOP
🐟4CAT·FISH POND
🌭HOT·DOG HUT
🐾BOB·CAT BOG
⭐5JACK·POT CHEST
🔴 = red numbers = your quest path· = a chunk break🧭 = compass
🧭 The Quest: Read & Follow!
Read each step. Point to the place on the map as you read it.
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🎃 Quest: Your prize pumpkin is missing! Follow the dashed red path on the map to track it down. Read each step out loud — and when you see a PLACE NAME, sound it out chunk by chunk!
You wake up at the gates of HIL·LOP HILL. The wind is cold. You spot tiny pumpkin seeds on the ground, going down the hill.
You follow the seeds to PUM·KIN PATCH. Empty! Only one vine is left, pointing east.
You jog across the field to SAND·BOX SHOP. The shop keeper says: “A bobcat ran past with a pumpkin! Try the pond.”
You hop over CAT·FISH POND. A big catfish pops up and grins, “The treasure is just south of here, mate!”
You sprint to the X. You dig at JACK·POT CHEST. YES! Your prize pumpkin — safe and shining! 🎃⭐
🔍 Sound-It-Out Spotlight — every place on the map
🏰HIL·LOP HILL
🐉DRAG·ON DEN
🎃PUM·KIN PATCH
🪨RAB·BIT ROCK
⚙️MAG·NET MILL
🏪SAND·BOX SHOP
🐟CAT·FISH POND
🌭HOT·DOG HUT
🐾BOB·CAT BOG
⭐JACK·POT CHEST
🧩 Map Riddle
I have two chunks. My first chunk is a tiny hopping pet (RAB). My second chunk is a small word for a small bug (BIT). Find me on the map and point!
Answer: RAB·BIT ROCK 🪨
📝 Parent note: The dashed red path connects the 5 numbered places (1→5). The other places (DRAG·ON DEN, RAB·BIT ROCK, MAG·NET MILL, HOT·DOG HUT, BOB·CAT BOG) are extra reading practice — point and read together. After tracing the path, ask your child to invent their own “route” through the other places, reading each name as they go.