How to Catch a Turkey Writing Craft | Thanksgiving Turkey Sequencing Flipbook

Make Thanksgiving writing fun with this How to Catch a Turkey writing craft and sequencing flipbook! Students plan their own creative way to catch a turkey, organize their ideas using First, Next, Then, and Last, and create an adorable turkey-in-the-oven craft to display their writing.

This Thanksgiving writing activity can be used as a connection to the book How to Catch a Turkey or as a stand-alone how-to writing lesson. With planning pages and writing-line options, it’s a fun way to help students move from an idea to a finished piece of writing!

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This How to Catch a Turkey Writing Craft is also part of my How to Catch Writing Bundle! If you already own the bundle, please check it before purchasing this resource separately.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Planning pages with spaces to draw and write each step
• A How to Catch a Turkey flipbook cover
• First, Next, Then, and Last flipbook writing pages
• Primary and regular writing-line options
• Blackline templates for the turkey-and-oven craft
• Teacher directions for planning, writing, and assembling the craft

HOW TO USE THIS THANKSGIVING WRITING CRAFT:

1. Brainstorm: Invite students to imagine how they would catch a turkey. Read the book for inspiration, or use the activity on its own!
2. Plan: Students draw and write their ideas on the planning page, organizing their steps in order.
3. Write: Students complete the flipbook using the sequence words First, Next, Then, and Last.
4. Create: Students cut and assemble the turkey-and-oven craft and attach their finished flipbook.
5. Share: Invite students to read or explain their turkey-catching plans, then display the finished crafts!

Print the craft pieces on colored paper, or print them on white paper for students to color. The completed projects make a fun Thanksgiving bulletin board or hallway writing display for November!

SKILLS STUDENTS PRACTICE:

• Brainstorming and planning before writing
• Sequencing events and directions
• Using transition words
• Drawing and writing to explain ideas
• How-to and procedural writing
• Cutting and assembling a craft

PERFECT FOR:

• Thanksgiving writing lessons
• November writing activities
• First, Next, Then, Last sequencing practice
• A Thanksgiving read-aloud connection
• How-to writing and procedural writing lessons
• A seasonal classroom or hallway display

Students can create their own turkey-catching plan whether or not you read the book. The book is optional and is not included.

Dallas Johns | Caffeine and Classy