Students of all ages can enjoy this engaging extension activity, How to Catch a Turkey. Let the good times roll! With five worksheets that are differentiated according to student ability levels, students can let their imaginations run wild and create a character profile for the turkey, write a report on how they caught it, or even list their Thanksgiving meal preferences. This engaging activity helps students build important literary and writing skills while providing a fun and creative outlet. Fuel their imaginations with the engaging graphic organizers and writing pages included in each writing prompt. Make How to Catch a Turkey your go-to Thanksgiving extension activity! Students can use it to make a bulletin board display! Allow them to express their creativity while also helping them develop critical skills! With five sheets of activities that are differentiated, educators and parents can be certain that their child is learning while enjoying themselves. Each sheet includes graphic organizers and writing prompts. Make your Thanksgiving celebrations even more exciting and order How to Catch a Turkey today!.
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Gobble, gobble! The turkey is out there for Thanksgiving, but don’t worry, this isn’t your normal turkey hunt. With the help of this writing project, your kids will become expert storytellers and create original tales of their own turkey-catching adventures.
Get ready to:
- Unleash your child’s inner author: This activity encourages creative writing and storytelling, allowing your child to explore their imagination and express their unique voice.
- Practice procedural writing: This activity focuses on procedural writing, which is a valuable skill that helps children learn how to write clear and concise instructions.
- Celebrate Thanksgiving with a literary twist: This activity is a fun and engaging way to celebrate Thanksgiving while also developing important writing skills.
- Create a keepsake for the holidays: The finished stories can be turned into adorable Thanksgiving keepsakes, cherished memories for years to come.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Materials: Paper, pencils, crayons or markers, and a coffee filter (optional).
- Time: Approximately 30 minutes to an hour for writing and crafting.
- A little inspiration: The book “How to Catch a Turkey” by Adam Wallace can provide some fun ideas.
The challenge:
- Imagine a mischievous turkey has escaped just before Thanksgiving.
- Your child’s mission: Write a story about how they catch the turkey for the Thanksgiving feast.
How to play:
- Start by brainstorming ideas with your child. Ask them questions like:
- How did the turkey escape?
- Where is the turkey hiding?
- What kind of trap will they use to catch the turkey?
- What happens after they catch the turkey?
- Encourage your child to write their story using procedural writing format. This means using clear and concise instructions, with transition words like “first,” “next,” “then,” and “finally.”
- Once the story is complete, your child can illustrate it or create a turkey craft using a coffee filter and markers.
- Share the finished story and craft with family and friends, or turn it into a Thanksgiving keepsake.
Bonus:
- Read the book “How to Catch a Turkey” by Adam Wallace. This hilarious story will inspire your child’s creativity and provide some fun ideas for their own turkey-catching tale.
- Join the FREE Facebook group Elementary STEM Teachers Club. Learn more about how to incorporate writing and storytelling into your child’s learning experience.
This Thanksgiving, let your child’s imagination soar with this writing activity. They’ll have a blast creating their own turkey-catching adventure while developing valuable writing skills and celebrating the holiday in a unique and memorable way.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Students of all ages can enjoy this engaging extension activity, How to Catch a Turkey. Let the good times roll! With five worksheets that are differentiated according to student ability levels, students can let their imaginations run wild and create a character profile for the turkey, write a report on how they caught it, or even list their Thanksgiving meal preferences. This engaging activity helps students build important literary and writing skills while providing a fun and creative outlet. Fuel their imaginations with the engaging graphic organizers and writing pages included in each writing prompt. Make How to Catch a Turkey your go-to Thanksgiving extension activity! Students can use it to make a bulletin board display! Allow them to express their creativity while also helping them develop critical skills! With five sheets of activities that are differentiated, educators and parents can be certain that their child is learning while enjoying themselves. Each sheet includes graphic organizers and writing prompts. Make your Thanksgiving celebrations even more exciting and order How to Catch a Turkey today!.
By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. Upon purchasing this resource, users are able to use it for personal use across multiple devices. Without the author’s express permission, no part of this text may be distributed, traded, sold, or altered. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, contents, and fonts. All fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist, KA Fonts. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. I will be happy to help!.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. I will be happy to help!
After your purchase, you will receive this product via email, so there is no need for you to pay for shipping. Once your digital product has been downloaded or opened, it is deemed “used,” and all purchases made on www. aimeesedventures. com are non-refundable or exchangeable. Since the products made available here are intangible, there is a strict no refund or exchange policy.
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