Editable Turkey Word Game

Get ready for Thanksgiving with this cute & Editable Turkey Word Game!

You might also like our Roll-a-Turkey Math Facts Dice Game.

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Editable Turkey Word Game

Besides the fact that it’s fun to play, this turkey word game is low prep, editable, and requires NO CUTTING of any pieces beforehand. Woohoo!

This game could be played with 2-4 players. I wouldn’t have any more than four players because that would involve a lot of wait time. If you have a group of 6, just split them into two or three equal groups groups.

Print a copy of a turkey game board for each player {there are two boards to choose from} and slip it into a plastic sleeve protector or dry erase pockets {we’ve LOVE ours!}. Each player also needs to grab a dry erase marker.

 

Type in the words you want your learners to use for the game on the editable page. This game works best if the players are on roughly the same skill level so they can check to make sure the other person read their word correctly.

You can type sight words or phonics words. We used the game with closed syllable words that my 2nd grader needed to practice. There are 11 spaces for words, so if you’re teaching young learners who don’t have tons of sight words under their belt, type some of your words two times on the page.

Quick tip: If you’d like this activity to completely and 100% NO PREP, print the word pages without typing in the words {they’ll print blank} and get your learners to write their own words on the boards!

To play the game, learners roll a die, add or subtract the numbers, and match it to one of the numbers on the board. For example, if learners roll a 4 and a 1, they could add 4+1 to get 5 or subtract 4-1 to get 3.

 

Once they decide if they’ll add or subtract, learners read the word associated with that number aloud and then “dress” their turkey by crossing out that number on their turkey board. {Everyone must agree that the word was read correctly before the player moves to the next step of the game.}

 

If they roll a 4, they read the word, then get to roll again. BUT, if they roll two 6’s for the sum of 12 {there’s no 0, so they can’t subtract 6 from 6}, they have to erase one of the parts of their turkey.

 

The first player to dress their entire turkey {or cross off all the numbers} is the winner. Learners can all erase those little turkeys and play again!

 

 

Enjoy teaching!
~Becky