Nov. 26, 2008: Let's Talk Turkey

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Activities:

1. Make several "Happy Turkey Day" cards. Fold pieces of paper in half. Then cut out newspaper pictures and words about Thanksgiving. Use them on the outside of your card. Inside, write messages about Thanksgiving.

2. Get two paper plates or draw two large circles on a piece of paper. On the first plate, glue newspaper pictures of foods your family eats at Thanksgiving. On the other plate, create a new holiday menu. Glue on newspaper pictures of other foods you like.

3. What do these numbers tell you about turkeys: (a) 270 million, (b) 45, (c) 14, (d) 3,500 and (e) 690 million?

4. Compare wild turkeys and domestic turkeys using a Venn diagram. Draw two large circles that overlap about 2 inches. In the left circle, write facts that are true about only wild turkeys. In the right circle, write facts that are true about only domestic turkeys. In the overlapped center, write facts that are true for both turkeys.

5. Make a set of Thanksgiving recipe cards. Paste a newspaper picture of a Thanksgiving dish on a piece of paper. Below the picture, write a recipe for the way you think the dish is prepared. Share your recipes with family members.

This week's standards:

• Students understand the characteristics and life cycles of organisms. (Science: Life Science)
• Students understand customs and traditions of their own culture. (Social Studies: Culture)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)