One of our favorite books to read around the Thanksgiving season is Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon. Besides teaching beginning math skills, the illustrations and story-line are simply adorable.

Turkey Printable Ideas
1. Count the turkeys.
2. Try a few math problems- How many ways can you make 5? 2+3, 4+1, etc.
2. Put the numbers 1-5 in order. Count the corresponding number of turkeys for each number.
3. Put numbers in a hat.. pull out a number. Count that many turkeys.
4. Hide the turkeys and have a turkey hunt!
5. Create a new silly story using the turkeys.
Download the 5 Silly Turkeys Printable
Print out extra turkeys and use with the story.. Ten Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
Have a book discussion with your child.
Compare both stories. How are they the same? How are they different?
Which story did your child like better and why?
Written by Jen
Momand Kiddo
Tuesday 13th of November 2012
Those gloves are hilarious! I haven't read 5 Silly Turkeys, thanks for the suggestions.
Jen
Wednesday 14th of November 2012
Your welcome! It's great for little ones.. sensory feathers on the outside and great illustrations inside.
JDaniel4's Mom
Monday 12th of November 2012
I love the gloves!
Jen
Wednesday 14th of November 2012
I thought it was a cute idea as well. It's from Reading Confetti.. another blog that I read. :)
Jennifer Mohammed
Monday 12th of November 2012
Oh my goodness! I love and own these two books. Thank you so much for the activities, my kids are going to love this!
Jen
Monday 12th of November 2012
Great! We enjoyed both of them so much as well. Have fun!
Jen