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5 Adapted Activities for Turkey Trouble

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

Turkey Trouble is a popular Thanksgiving and November book about a turkey finding a disguise for Thanksgiving! Read on for some adapted activities for using Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

WHY BOOK COMPANIONS?

Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own.

Here’s a look inside the Gustavo the Shy Ghost Book Companion.

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Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

STORYMAP

The Story map is used to find key elements of the story. I love doing this in the whole group setting on the board as a group. The visuals make this a differentiated activity!

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

After completing the story map as a whole group, you can break off into small groups.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

SEQUENCING

Sequencing is also a great activity to do whole group and then split off to complete individually for review and to check for understanding.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

VOCABULARY

Vocabulary is easy to review after the first time reading through the story. After the vocabulary review read through the story again bringing attention to the recently learned vocabulary words.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

The vocabulary matching activity is also differentiated with an identical picture match.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

COMPREHENSION

To review the story at the end of the week we use comprehension worksheets that are leveled to meet your students needs.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

Higher level writing worksheets are perfect for your open ended writers.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

VISUAL CRAFT

Finally, complete a visual craft with your students.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

Use the REAL PICTURE directions and visual materials list to build student independence during craft time.

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

READY TO USE THE BOOK COMPANION?

Grab the Book Companion in the shop here.

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You can find the book here. (affiliate link)

Five adapted activities for using the popular thanksgiving book Turkey Trouble in your special education classroom.

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