Save a Turkey! Eat some cockroaches?

Well, we made it! It is finally time for turkey, pie, wine, and people that I love. We survived this short week that seemed oh so long, and had some fun while we were at it.

As per every Monday ever, I was totally underprepared and spent the morning scrambling trying to plan some last minute Thanksgiving activities. Most of our morning was spent testing since we just finished another unit in Language Arts, but I needed something fun for the afternoon. First Grade W.O.W. saved my life with this cute craft and writing activity to go along with the book 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving.

First we read the book which was super cute and the kids thought it was too funny when the students got "mysteriously fatter" on their way home from the field trip.

Then we came up with a list of things that we could eat instead of Turkey on Thanksgiving. One of my little clowns suggested cockroaches as a meal replacement and, since that was just the funniest idea ever, everyone decided to include that in their menu. So we got to work writing our lists with the sentence starter "Save the turkeys! Eat...instead" and then completed this cute craft that you can find here.

I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family, friends, and good food!