Turkey Trouble Activities: Retelling, Sequencing, and Writing Activities

Item description

Do you need Turkey Trouble sequencing activities? What about Turkey Trouble writing activities and other engaging ELA projects?

This literature companion is perfect for Kindergarten to 2nd grade. The Turkey Trouble retelling activity is particularly beneficial for ESL and speech therapy teachers.

This unit includes a variety of literary activities for your students to practice. I have also included a digital option in Google Slides.

Turkey Trouble is written by the same author as Turkey Trick or Treat, Turkey Claus, Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter, and Turkey Goes to School.

The following topics/activities are included in this literature unit:

• Turkey Trouble Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Turkey Trouble Sequencing Strips
• Turkey Could Have… (graphic organizer)
• Picture/Word Match
• If I Were a Turkey…
• Rhyming words
• Writing Prompt
• 2 pages of Turkey Trouble Retelling Sticks in black and white and in color
• Friendly letter
• Unscramble sentences
• Gratitude Hearts
• Create a word find
• Mini-book (students assemble pages and illustrate the book as well as trace the text for two pages of the book). Please see the sample pages in the preview.

NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet. The mini-book is the only activity from this file that is not included in the digital version.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive–no outside links to worry about!

These files can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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