How to Cook a Turkey Writing | Thanksgiving How-To Writing Activity | K-2

Looking for How to Cook a Turkey writing for Thanksgiving? Children plan, order and write their own turkey recipe, then share a final draft. It becomes the classic funny-recipe class keepsake families love. For kindergarten, first and second grade.

WHAT'S INSIDE (16-page PDF, color edition + printer-friendly edition)
- Teacher page: how to use it and how to make a class recipe book (1 page)
- Order words anchor poster: first, next, then, after that, finally, last (1 page)
- How to Make a Turkey Sandwich: 4 picture steps to number in order; write the numbers or place the optional number tiles (1 page)
- My Turkey Recipe planners: Draw and Label, and Write It Out, each with one gray example (2 pages)
- How to Cook a Turkey writing pages in three levels: picture and one line, two lines, and three lines with a closing sentence (4 pages)
- Final draft page with a watercolor turkey frame (1 page)
- Optional chef's hat bulletin board topper (1 page)
- Did I...? self-check with picture cues for pre-readers (1 page)
- Answer key and teacher notes (2 pages)

WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT
- One project, three writing levels, so every child can join in
- Directions are easy to read aloud, and picture cues support pre-readers
- No cutting required; writing pages give no answers away
- Original watercolor pictures in a color edition plus a printer-friendly edition
- About food, family and cooking: a warm, inclusive Thanksgiving activity

WHO IT'S FOR
- Kindergarten, first and second grade writing in November
- Writing centers, small groups and sub plans
- Homeschool families

Print and go. A key is included for the sequencing page.