In this freebie, students and families will disguise a turkey so that it doesnt get eaten for thanksgiving. The turkey disguise project has always been one of my favorites takehome projects as a teacher and as a parent. This project, called disguise the turkey, has been something that many classrooms have done and loved from year to year. Students use the supplies to create a disguise for their turkey.
Every year we publish a new disguise the turkey template so you can download and hide the turkey from thanksgiving. I also found a fun turkey book to help introduce the turkey disguise project turkey trouble written by wendi silvano. The book was a bit expensive for a paper back, but it helped to put the point across. Help save tom from getting eaten this thanksgiving with these fun ideas to disguise tom turkey. Turkey in disguise writing project and craft ideas.
Turkeys in disguise paperback february 17, 2009 by jordan macocha author 4. Families are encouraged to help disguise the bird which is then put on display on the bulletin board in our hallway. In midoctober i received homework from his teacher. Everything you need for the turkey disguise project with. Thanksgiving writing with a very persuasive pigeon. She follows up the lesson with an art and writing activity involving making turkeys in disguises. We teamed up with miss prices class to award each turkey with special thanksgiving ribbons. Your students will be able to help keep them safe and away from farmer browns dining room table by creating a disguise for their turkey. Turkey trouble is a great addition to thanksgiving books for kids. I thought a turkey disguise craft would go along with the book. The rules were that kids had to use the turkey template provided to disguise their turkey as a character from a book they enjoy. Steam turkey disguise project lets make it a unicorn. These projects provide students with crosscurricular opportunities. Glue crayons procedure distribute the turkey drawing sheet.
I used it for a math lesson in a second grade classroom during my student teaching last november. Tom turkey needs to go undercover so that he wont get eaten for thanksgiving. This wasnt what i was expecting, but it ended up being so much better. This little turkey wandered in, says one version of the project. Everything you need for the turkey disguise project kids. One of my favorite classroom projects year after year is our november turkey in disguise project. These books really help children empathize with the turkey, and then they are all the more eager to disguise him well. It is about a turkey who disguises itself to hide from the farmer.
We make animal noises and giggle about the things turkey uses to make costumes. Thus begins his quest for the perfect disguise so he wont be found when the time arrives. You can dress him up as anything you like, use all sorts of supplies and most importantly, get creative. Turkey to 2016 and create a new body style, including a coloring sheet and a color version. They could have parental help and many did its a great way to encourage kids and parents to work together on a fun task. Super cute book about a turkey disguising himself as other animals to avoid. Turkey trouble thanksgiving book thanksgiving books for. Glue 1 copy of a turkey to a piece of thin cardboard or heavy card stock paper. Turkey in disguise diy kids crafts thanksgiving trend kitchn. In both of these books, turkey needs to find a way to escape the situation in which he is finding himself. Nov 11, 2015 this hilarious book was written by wendi silvano and illustrated by lee harper. Once the turkey has been disguised the students write about what it is.
Browse turkey in disguise book resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational. Please help this turkey make it safely past thanksgiving by disguising him. Use the planning guide to plan out a creative disguise. Be unique, creative and ingenious to help save turkey. Sep 21, 2017 to help the turkey escape, we are going to help him go in disguise. Many families play annual games of football after thanksgiving dinner, run a turkey trot, or pull out a game of monopoly or a craft.
Oct 29, 2019 have you heard of disguise tom turkey. Oct 20, 2017 this months challenge is to disguise turkey as an animal. Nov 07, 2017 the rules were that kids had to use the turkey template provided to disguise their turkey as a character from a book they enjoy. Help your favorite feathered friend escape the oven this thanksgiving with a clever turkey disguise. Later in the day i tell the students for homework they will be taking home a turkey outline which they have to disguise as anything but a turkey. The audiobook is delightful and my five year old daughter penelope loves the ending. Get creative with your kids and turn him into something that will keep him undercover all thanksgiving season. Turkey disguise challenge wos library media center. Turkey trouble disguise a turkey a book and activity for. I love to see the creative ways students and my own children come up with disguises for their turkey. Use this book to inspire discussions or creative writing projects about thanksgiving from the point of view of the designated main dish. Turkey in disguise by teachinginhighheels teachers pay teachers. This is a great printable that everyone will enjoy. At thanksgiving, turkeys fear for their safety and need help from willing elementary students with great ideas.
I am reading this book to the entire first grade the day before thanksgiving. His turkey in disguise costume had worked and he was safe. He ties a brush on the back of his head and wears a tiny saddle because surely no one would eat a horse for dinner. This clever turkey comes up with his own unique idea to disguise himself and avoid being thanksgiving dinner. After many hilarious attempts, turkey comes up with the perfect disguise to make.
Complete an entry form and explain why turkeys disguise is so unique turkey entry form. Teachers can find resources for how to use the turkey disguise project for their classroom including integration with literacy and writing. See more ideas about turkey disguise, turkey project and tom turkey. This was one of my favorite thanksgiving crafts for kids when i taught elementary. Turkeys in disguise a reading of the book turkey trouble by. Simply print the letter and print the turkey template of your choice onto card stock.
I begin by introducing the project to my students by reading the story, turkey trouble. As the main meal approaches, nervous turkey experiments with a series of costumesa plan to disguise himselfin an attempt to avoid becoming thanksgiving dinner. Goes with the book turkey trouble turkey disguise project. Dress up your turkey as elsa from frozen or 14 other. The class was very intrigued by the story once they knew the author was a teen. After many hilarious attempts, turkey comes up with the perfect disguise to make this thanksgiving the best ever. Turkey in disguise project dear family, we need your help attached to this letter you will find a turkey. I was able to find a great craft activity to go with the book and the students loved all of the activities and the book. Turkey to print and copy for each student page of photographs of previously disguised turkeys to print or email ideas for turkey disguises pa. This turkeys in disguise set comes with a parent letter with instructions, your choice of two turkey templates, plus bonus bulletin board header letters that read turkeys in disguise in the font shown. Hes going to disguise himself as the pigeon and convince families to eat hot dogs instead of turkey on thanksgiving. This hilarious book was written by wendi silvano and illustrated by lee harper.
Since it is one of my favorite projects i have put together a new resource pack for teachers and families. I read the book the day before and make a bit of a fuss over how much the pigeon loves hot dogs. Overall a humorous book with large, lively illustrations by lee harper. Turkey trouble is a silly story of a turkey who doesnt want to end of being the main course of this years thanksgiving dinner so he tries to disguise himself as other animals. Ask your family for help because my life depends on your super disguise. Nov 20, 2017 youve probably seen turkeys in disguise all over the internet theyre a fun way to get kids to be creative and clever.
Turkeys that have made it through, in the past, have been dressed like. This post has ideas, templates, and book suggestions. Nov 16, 2017 it includes the disguise planning document, the turkey template, and a disguise idea chart. Disguise the turkey project before thanksgiving the 4th graders were tasked with disguising a turkey at home with their families to ensure it was not eaten for thanksgiving dinner. Ladybug girl is a very fun way to dress up your turkey. Everything you need for the turkey disguise project kids steam. Last year we did a really fun disguise the turkey idea that included a free template so this year i wanted to update mr. This ninja turkey is so stealth you may not even see him. All of the pages in the set were designed to be printed on a black and white printer.
Parents be inspired if you find a turkey coming home that needs a disguise. Use the 2nd copy of the turkey as a stencil to cut out shapes for your disguise. When introducing the project, i also like to read some fabulous turkey books. My kiddos can change the disguises as i read the book to them. Thanksgiving will be here soon and our turkeys are getting nervous. Captain america may not be telling the truth with this tricky disguise. Turkey trouble by wendi silvano, lee harper, hardcover. An amazing animal picture book about turkey for kids. Each year, im amazed by the creativity of families as they work together on this fun assignment.
Turkey in disguise project is a craft project for kids to do in class or as a november family project. Nov 09, 2018 the idea behind the project is that the turkey needs to hide so that it doesnt get eaten for thanksgiving dinner, so the kids get to create a disguise to help the turkey blend in hiding in a starbucks cup, a bucket of popcorn, or inside a gumball machine. When its time to disguise our turkeys i and tell my class that tom turkey has a great idea. Your littles will love creating and writing about their turkey and its secret identity. You can go all out when your turkey is a giant cupcake. Preschool grade 3as thanksgiving approaches, turkey fears that he will be the centerpiece of the holiday meal.