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By Lisa Wheeler

Suggested Ages:

Early Elementary
Late Elementary

Themes:

Thanksgiving
Turkeys

Speech Sounds:

ING
S Blends
J
SH
K
T
L
TH
L Blends
V
N
Z
P
R (Pre-Vocalic)
CH
R (Vocalic)
F
R Blends
G
S

Adaptability:

Moderately

Narrative Type:

Complete Episode

Language Concepts:

Inferencing
Figurative Language
Comparing/Contrasting
Describing
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Verb Tenses
Sequencing
Predicting

In the story Turk and Runt, visitors are coming to Wishbone Farm to pick out a turkey to eat for Thanksgiving! Turk thinks that the visitors are there to watch him audition to be a dancer or even a football player. His brother, Runt, knows better and devises a plan to stop them!

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I recommend using this book for:

  • Thanksgiving

Students will need background on:

  • Fall Activities
  • Thanksgiving Traditions
  • Turkeys
  • Farms

Vocabulary:

Runt
Wheeze
Baste