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🦃💛 Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving read-aloud 🦃💛 Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving read-aloud + activity bundle?
Your students will gobble up the fun with A Plump and Perky Turkey — a hilarious story about a clever turkey who outsmarts an entire town and saves Thanksgiving… leaving everyone eating oatmeal instead! 😂✨ This resource is PACKED with comprehension, writing, word work, vocabulary, and math activities your first graders will love. It’s hands-on, engaging, and easy to differentiate for all learners. PLUS—your students will have a blast creating the plump & perky turkey craft and you’ll love the adorable bulletin board letters included! Perfect for:
✔️ Reading Comprehension with a Purpose (Turkey Thankful Week)
✔️ Small groups & centers
✔️ Skill review
✔️ November read-alouds
✔️ Craft + comprehension days What’s inside?
📘 Character Analysis • Feelings • Predictions
📘 BME • Sequencing • Main Idea • Problem/Solution
📘 Author’s Purpose • Point of View • Cause & Effect
✏️ Retell & Opinion Writing
🧩 Word Work: ABC Order, Syllables, Making Words, Searches & Scrambles
➕ Math games: Surveys, Roll + Add
🎨 Large Turkey Craft + colorful posters …and so much more to make Thanksgiving week truly unforgettable! Your students will be laughing, learning, and fully engaged from start to finish! 🦃✨ Want the link? Comment PLUMP and I’ll send it your way! 
#aplumpandperkyturkey #firstgraderoars #thanksgivingactivities #novemberlessons #readaloudactivities #teachersofinstagram #tptresources #comprehensionactivities #handsonlearning “One of my all time favorite Thanksgiving books and this unit is a great addition to really dig into it. Thank you so much for a wonderful resource yet again! This is a for sure winner, winner, turkey dinner!” “My students used this as an all day activity before Thanksgiving. We loved reading the book, and then using the activities to discuss the book more in depth. They loved how silly the book was and it really kept them engaged. The activities were perfect for my second graders! Thank you!”
🦃✨ Ready for a November activity your students wil 🦃✨ Ready for a November activity your students will beg to do again? 
Introduce them to The Mystery of the Missing Turkey — a no-prep, mini Math + ELA mystery that turns your classroom into a detective squad! 🔎📚 Your students will LOVE following the storyline, completing 6 skill-based tasks, and uncovering clues until they finally solve what happened to the missing turkey. It’s hands-on, standards-aligned, and packed with November fun! This mini mystery reviews:
✔️ Place Value (Tens & Ones)
✔️ Digraphs
✔️ Addition to 20
✔️ Syllables
✔️ Counting by 5s
✔️ Action Verbs Use it for:
⭐️ Centers
⭐️ Small groups
⭐️ Partner work
⭐️ A fun and engaging review day
⭐️ A Thanksgiving-themed “Who Dunnit” or escape-room style lesson Easy to prep. Easy to implement. SO fun to solve. 
Your students will cheer when they reveal the final clue and learn what really happened to the turkey! 🦃✨ Want the link? Comment TURKEY and I’ll send it your way! 
#firstgraderoars #novemberactivities #thanksgivingactivities #solvethemystery #whodunnitforkids #mathcenters #elacenters #teachersofinstagram #handsonlearning
🦃 Looking for the perfect read-aloud to warm heart 🦃 Looking for the perfect read-aloud to warm hearts this Thanksgiving? A Turkey for Thanksgiving is the sweetest story of all — poor Turkey thinks he’s invited for dinner, but really, he’s invited to dinner! ❤️ This resource includes tons of comprehension activities, writing pages, word work, and even fun math games to keep your students engaged and learning all week long. Plus, they’ll love creating the adorable turkey craft and showing it off on your festive bulletin board display! ✨ Comment TURKEY and I’ll send you the link! ✨ 
#firstgraderoars #thanksgivingactivities #thanksgivingreadaloud #aturkeyforthanksgiving #thanksgivingcrafts #turkeycraft #tpt #classroomfun #teacherresources
🍂 If you don’t make pumpkin pie in a cup in your c 🍂 If you don’t make pumpkin pie in a cup in your classroom, you need to! This Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving activity is the sweetest no-bake dessert for kids! 🥧 It is a hands-on activity that combines learning and fun as students mix, scoop, and create their own mini pies while practicing reading directions, sequencing, teamwork, graphing, and math skills. It includes a step-by-step mini recipe book, pumpkin pie crafts, class graphing tools, writing prompts, mini recipe cards, and even a parent donation letter for easy prep. Perfect for your Thanksgiving celebration, classroom party, homeschool or family project! ✨ Comment PIE for the link! 
#pumpkinpieinacup #thanksgivingactivities #firstgraderoars #classroomfun #novemberactivities #handsonlearning #thanksgivingcrafts #pumpkinactivities #thanksgivingforkids #teachersoftpt #elementaryteacher #fallclassroom #firstgradefun “I have made pumpkin pie in a cup with my kindergarteners for years. This is the first pack I found that I loved the look of. It did not disappoint! The activities are engaging and meaningful.” “I used this with my high flyers this school year. They were able to lead a class project where we all made pumpkin pie. it gave ownership to the readers to take what they learned from a text and teach it to their peers.” “This was such a fun activity. I used this with kindergarten when talking about directions. We read the small reader that was included and stopped after every page to follow the directions on how to make the Pumpkin Pie. My students especially loved crushing the graham crackers. Everyone in the class tried the pie and most liked it. We then took that information and made a graph about the results.” “Great activity with tasty benefits! I love bringing cooking into my classroom, and when I can pair it with academic skills it’s even better! This is such a fun fall treat and perfect to do with the accompanying graphing work. Thank you so much!”
🦃 Get ready to laugh and learn with Turk & Runt! T 🦃 Get ready to laugh and learn with Turk & Runt! This hilarious Thanksgiving story is a classroom favorite that teaches kindness, courage, and the power of using your voice. Your students will love diving into this turkey tale with reading comprehension, writing, word work, and math activities — plus a super fun Turkey in a Hat craft and bulletin board letters that say, “Even the Smallest Voices Need to Be Heard” and “Save the Turkeys!” It’s the perfect mix of literacy and holiday fun to keep your students engaged all November long! 🍂 ✨ Comment TURK and I’ll send you the link to grab this Turk & Runt book companion! #firstgraderoars #turkandrunt #thanksgivingactivities #turkeyactivities #novemberfun #thanksgivingbooks #readaloudactivities #firstgradeteacher #tpt #bookcompanion
Solve the Mystery of the Missing Turkeys 🕵️‍♀️🦃 G Solve the Mystery of the Missing Turkeys 🕵️‍♀️🦃 Get ready for the ultimate Thanksgiving adventure — The Case of the Missing Turkey! Your students will LOVE this Turkey Mystery Challenge where they become detectives and solve the case of the missing guest (don’t worry, he’s not dinner!). After watching a short video introduction, they’ll work through 9 math and ELA task cards aligned to first-grade standards. Each completed task earns them a clue to crack the mystery — who took the turkey, when, and where! 💡 It’s part escape room, part who-dunnit, and ALL fun! Perfect for keeping your students engaged and learning through the holiday excitement. Includes digital and print options, a mystery video, student journals, clues, awards, and even turkey crowns for your detectives! Your class will be laughing, learning, and celebrating teamwork all day long! ✨ Comment “mystery” and I’ll send you the link to grab this classroom-favorite Thanksgiving activity! ✨ 
#thanksgivingactivities #turkeymystery #whodunnit #firstgraderoars #firstgradefun #escaperoomforkids #thanksgivingclassroom #tptteachers #handsonlearning #mathandela #holidayfun #firstgradeteacher “This Thanksgiving “Solve the Mystery” activity was a huge hit with my students! It blended critical thinking, teamwork, and holiday fun in the best way possible. Each clue challenged them to use their math skills, logic, and reading comprehension to uncover the mystery — and they were completely engaged from start to finish.” “I loved how it encouraged collaboration and problem-solving while keeping the Thanksgiving theme lighthearted and festive. The clues were clear but still made students think, and the final reveal got lots of excited cheers (and a few dramatic “aha!” moments!).”
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