TURKEY FUN

Season/Month: Thanksgiving-November
Age/Grade: Primary
Groups: Whole, Small, Center, Individual
Materials: book, white paper, Turkey Music

1. Choose an appropriate book about turkeys to be read: 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey.
2. After the story is read, pass out white sheets of paper, having students place the paper horizontal.
3. Illustrate on the board how to draw a "Hand Turkey".  Show them how to add feathers and markings.
4. As the students are working on their turkeys, play Turkey Music in the background.
http://www.songdrops.com/funny-kids-songs-for-children/the-turkey-song-a-funny-thanksgiving-song-by-bryant-oden.html
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/poetry/c-albuquerque.gif
http://dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/aturkeysatonthebackyardfence.html
5. Talk about different environments the turkeys could be in.  Have students draw an appropriate background for their turkey.
6. Share the turkeys, telling their name, all about it....
7. This could easily lead into a writing activity.
8. The Turkey Art could be displayed in the hallway or Website.
9. After the season place turkey art/story in the student journal.
OR SEND HOME AS A MEMORY GIFT...
1.  Have the students make their turkey and glue it onto colored paper.
2.  The students copy poem (below) from the board.
3.  Encourage neatness!
4.  Glue the poem beneath the turkey.  Send this Memory Gift home for Thanksgiving, making sure to have the student sign and date it!
POEM:
This isn't just a turkey,
As anyone can see.
I made it with my hand,
Which is a part of me.

It comes with lots of love
Especially to say,
I hope you have a very
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!