Kindergarten Thanksgiving Literature Circles

FIVE sequencing crafts for five of my favorite Old Lady stories!

Turkey's Valentine Surprise Activity, Halloween Read aloud for TURKEY TRICK OR TREAT, Thanksgiving book for TURKEY TROUBLE, AND MORE Wendi Silvano Activities BUNDLE:

Turkey Trouble, Turkey Trick or Treat, Turkey Claus, Turkey's Eggcellent Easter, and Turkey Goes to School are the STARS of this Wendi Silvano Literature Bundle! Each literature unit includes common core aligned activities for Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Here are the individual listings for each book followed by a short description.

• TURKEY TRICK OR TREAT LITERATURE UNIT
• TURKEY TROUBLE LITERATURE UNIT
• TURKEY CLAUS LITERATURE UNIT
• TURKEY'S VALENTINE SURPRISE
• TURKEY'S EGGCELLENT EASTER
• TURKEY GOES TO SCHOOL

Turkey Trick or Treat is a hilarious new Halloween picture book for Kindergarten to 2nd grade. This Turkey Trick or Treat product includes the following:

• Turkey Trick or Treat Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Turkey Trick or Treat Sequencing
• I Want to Be a(n) graphic organizer
• tr blends (with an answer key)
• Rhyming words
• Turkey Trick or Treat Writing prompt
• 2 pages of Retelling Sticks (second page is optional) NOTE: Color sheets for retelling sticks were added to the file on 10/24/15.
• Friendly letter
• Common nouns and proper nouns
• Sight, smell, sound, touch
• Create a word find
• What's so funny?
• Halloween questions
• Who Wants Candy Mini-book (students assemble pages and illustrate the book as well as write the text for two pages of the book). Please see the sample pages in the preview.

Turkey Trouble is a hilarious Thanksgiving picture book for Kindergarten to 2nd grade. This Wendi Silvano literature unit includes the following:

• 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...
• Turkey Trouble Rhyming words
• Turkey Trouble Writing Prompt
• 2 pages of Turkey Trouble Retelling Sticks in black and white and in color
• Friendly letter
• Unscramble sentences
• Gratitude Hearts
• Turkey Trouble Create a word find
• Turkey Trouble 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.

Turkey Claus by Wendi Silvano (illustrated by Lee Harper) is a silly Christmas picture book for Kindergarten to 2nd grade. This Wendi Silvano literature unit includes the following:

• Turkey Claus Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Turkey Claus Sequencing Pictures
• Turkey Claus Rhyming Words
• Picture/Word Match
• If I Were Santa...
• Turkey Claus Writing Prompt
• 2 pages of Turkey Claus Retelling Sticks in black and white and in color
• Friendly letter
• Turkey Claus unscramble sentences
• Disguise a Turkey
• Turkey Claus 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.

Turkey's Valentine Suprise:

• Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Sequencing Strips
• Descriptions Graphic Organizer
• What's so PUNNY?
• Writing Puns
• Main Idea and Details
• Make a Valentine
• Parts of Speech (nouns and verbs) Conversation Hearts
• Retelling Sticks
• Friendly letter
• Valentine Mini-book (Please note: There is NO Google Slides™ version of the mini-book.)

Turkey's Eggcellent Easter by Wendi Silvano include the following:

• Turkey's Eggcellent Easter Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Turkey's Eggcellent Easter Sequencing Strips
• Design an Easter Egg
• Vocabulary Cards
• Writing Prompt
• 2 pages of Turkey's Eggcellent Easter Retelling Sticks in black and white and in color
• Unscramble sentences
• Onomatopoeia Pictures
• 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.

Turkey Goes to School by Wendi Silvano Activities:

• Characters and Setting
• First, Next, Then, Last
• Sequencing
• I Feel graphic organizer
• sn blends (with an answer key)
• Rhyming words
• Writing prompt
• 3 pages of retelling sticks (NOTE: Black and white pages for retelling sticks are also included).
• Friendly letter
• Create a word find
• What's so funny?
• Farm Days Mini-book (Please note: There is NO Google Slides™ version of the mini-book.)

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

As of 9/10/20, this product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable 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 file 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™.

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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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