Turkey Directed Drawing & Thanksgiving Writing Activity - Shop GYTO - Get Your Teach On

About this resource

Celebrate Thanksgiving with this Turkey Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow simple step-by-step directions to draw a colorful turkey, then share their Thanksgiving traditions, favorite foods, or favorite part of the holiday on the coordinating Happy Thanksgiving writing page.

Pair it with a favorite turkey read aloud, a Thanksgiving traditions discussion, or your November writing block for an easy cross-curricular project.

What's Included

Teacher page with a finished example and writing ideas
Step-by-step turkey drawing directions with picture and written steps
Student directed drawing page with visual steps
Blank drawing paper
Happy Thanksgiving writing pages: full-page options with regular lines and primary handwriting lines, plus half-page options
Editable PowerPoint version

How to Use

Project or print the step-by-step directions and draw together, one step at a time.
Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
Students complete the coordinating writing page.
Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

Describe your family's Thanksgiving traditions
Write about your favorite Thanksgiving food
Tell about your favorite part of Thanksgiving
Retell a turkey book you read in class

Perfect For

Thanksgiving writing
November writing centers
Turkey read aloud follow-up
Personal narrative writing
Thanksgiving bulletin boards

The multiple line styles and page sizes make this activity easy to use with kindergarten through third grade writers.

Meet the creator

Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author

Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.

✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade

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Turkey Directed Drawing & Thanksgiving Writing Activity

Name: Turkey Directed Drawing & Thanksgiving Writing Activity
Brand: Amy Lemons
Price: 2.5 USD
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by Amy Lemons

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Resource details

Resource type: Directed Drawing Activities
Pages: 9
Number of activities: 2
Grade levels: Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade
Subjects: Writing
Included file types: PDF Microsoft PowerPoint
Seasonality: Fall
Created by: Amy Lemons
License: One teacher, one classroom
Access: Included with Library membership

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