Thanksgiving and turkeys go hand in hand! I love incorporating turkeys into our learning in November with turkey books, turkey writing, and turkey math! This turkey in disguise math lesson is perfect for practicing 2D shapes! Be sure to download the Free Turkey Shape Printable here!
There are so many great turkey books to read, but I decided to start this math lesson by reading the book "Turkey Trouble" by Wendi Silvano. In this delightful story, turkey attempts to dress up in different costumes to disguise himself as different animals in order to avoid being Thanksgiving dinner. It's a fun story with a great ending! I won't give it away in case you haven't read it yet!
After reading the story, I told my students that turkey has decided to try utilizing shapes for a new disguise and needs their help to create his new disguise! We needed to make sure we were shape experts so that we could make turkey's best costume ever. To review the characteristics of shapes we used the All About Shapes Pocket Chart to identify the sides, vertices, and real life examples of 2D shapes.
For guided practice, we had some hands-on shape fun! Students used the Dice with Geometric Shapes to roll a shape and created the shape with rubber bands on their Geometry Peg Board. They had to identify the number of sides and vertices of their shape on the recording sheet. Download the Free Turkey Shapes Printable here!
To finish our lesson, students created their own turkey in disguise by using one of the Shape Turkey Craft kits. What I love about these kits was that all of the supplies students need come in individual packs and all of the foam pieces have adhesive backs that peel off. No glue or mess involved! These were so easy and fun to make! Students identified the number of sides and vertices of their turkey shape on a speech bubble. You can download the speech bubble for free by clicking the "Download Template" button under the "What You'll Need" list on the right.
These turkey crafts turned out so cute that I displayed them on a bulletin board.
Read more about how I made our "Is that you, Turkey?" bulletin board by clicking here!
This turkey in disguise geometry lesson was so fun for November! Math is the perfect way to tie in seasonal learning into our classrooms. Click here to read about a fun spider subtraction math activity and craft to do with your students too!
