© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 50
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is full of surprises.
Draw a turkey in seven easy
st
steps.
Practice drawing this
turkey
tur several times. Then on
T Than
Thanksgiving,
teach your family
a friends how to draw it, too!
and
For example, Benjamin Franklin once
recommended that the turkey be
America’s national bird instead
of the eagle.
Read on, complete the activities and
learn some facts that will amaze your
family on Thanksgiving Day!
A = 17
C = 6
D = 3
E = 19
G = 8
H = 15
P = 10
R = 7
S = 2
T = 5
U = 13
W = 16
I = 11
K = 9
L = 1
M = 18
N = 14
O = 4
Only _________ turkeys make
18 17 1 19
the gobble-gobble sound.
Female turkeys make ____________
6 1 13 6 9 2
and small, ____________-like noises.
6 15 11 7 10
Male turkeys are called gobblers,
or __________. Female turkeys are
5 4 18 2
called __________.
Give these coupons to
family and friends before
Thanksgiving dinner.
Before you eat, read
them aloud to everyone
at the table.
15 19 14 2
The head of a turkey has
very few feathers. But,
it does have a snood
and a wattle!
A part of the turkey’s stomach contains tiny stones that the
bird has previously swallowed. This organ has strong muscles
and uses the stones to grind up food. Color the spaces with
one dot to see what it is called.
The snood is a fleshy body part that hangs
over the turkey’s beak. The wattle is the
fleshy area on the turkey’s throat.
When a turkey becomes frightened, agitated,
excited or ill, the snood and wattle can
change from their usual pale pink or bluish
gray color to red, white, or blue.
Turkeys can run
at speeds up to 25
miles per hour and
can fly as fast as
55 miles per hour!
Have three players
race to unscramble
these Thanksgiving
dinner words. The
winner gets the
first slice of pie.
NROC
VARYG
FIGFUNST
How many turkey
drumsticks can you
find on this page?
KINPPUM
KYETRU
TOTOPA
SAPE
NROC
VARYG
FIGFUNST
KINPPUM
KYETRU
TOTOPA
SAPE
NROC
VARYG
FIGFUNST
KINPPUM
KYETRU
TOTOPA
SAPE
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Folllow simple written directions.
Help the gravy boat reach the mashed potatoes.
Standards Link: Visual Discrimination.
Look through the
newspaper and circle
five or more things
you are thankful for.
Choose one and
write a sentence
telling why you
are thankful for it.
SURPRISES
SWALLOWED
STOMACH
TURKEY
WATTLE
FLESHY
WINNER
SNOOD
THANK
AMAZE
GRIND
EAGLE
HOUR
RACE
BEAK
B S E S I R P R U S
E H S E R G R I N D
F T C Z E U T O H R
L K A A N L O K E E
PREVIOUS
S E C A R O S T G N
The adjective previous
means going before in
time of order.
H B G I H V T I A I
Y E K R U T N S E W
G D E W O L L A W S
Look through the newspaper for five or more
words that relate to Thanksgiving. Cut out each
word. Then cut each word into syllables and
glue them onto a piece of paper to show where
the syllable breaks are located.
ANSWER:
ANSW
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Enough
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for everybody!
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
This week’s word:
E A N M M D T H L N
Jane listed the people who
have come to previous
Thanksgiving dinners.
Try to use the word previous
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
What is the holiday spirit?
W
How
H do you and members
of your family show
holiday spirit?