Looking for a fun craft and writing lesson for Thanksgiving? Then try this fun disguise a turkey writing activity! The kids all enjoyed this one. And I loved how I could sneak in some writing, too!
{FREE Printable Pack & Bonus Coloring Page located at the END of this post.}
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Disguise a Turkey
While this idea is not original to me {just google the idea and you’ll find TONS of images}, I found some turkey clip art and knew that I couldn’t pass up doing this with my own kids this year. While we camouflaged our turkeys a few years ago, this year, we disguised them!
First, I read aloud, ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, a book that has the rhyming pattern of the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Hilarious book, by the way!
While the turkeys don’t put on a disguise in the book, we set out to disguise our turkeys. {I just ordered Turkey Trouble, and in this book the turkey DOES try and disguise himself. Can’t wait for it to come!} I pulled out our craft supplies {which I hardly ever do} and they went to town.
I did print the turkeys onto cardstock so they could better withstand the weight of the glue, glitter, googly eyes, etc.
Writing Activity
Once done, I encouraged them to write a few sentences explaining, in the voice of the turkey, why he should not be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. I attached the writing page to the disguised turkeys.
my 1st grader {with Halloween still on the mind}
my Kindergartner {she said she made a funny tree}
And yes, she invented some of her spellings, as I was helping multiple children and could not help her spell every word. She did use her word wall folder for some of the words I expect her to spell correctly because we’ve studied them.
my 3.5 year old – I LOVE how she tried to write some letters herself after tracing PEACOCK
mine 🙂
BONUS Coloring Page!
I’m also including a super fun turkey coloring page! It is an amazing tool to use during a longer read aloud. With daylight savings time ending, pull out this coloring sheet after dinner and see what happens.
More Thanksgiving Fun:
- Turkey Camouflage
- My ABC’s of Thanksgiving Journal
- Writing Thank You Notes {encouraging thankfulness}
- Thanksgiving Poetry Pack
- Thanksgiving Pattern Block Mats
Download the Disguise a Turkey Pack HERE
Download the BONUS Coloring Page HERE
~Becky
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