Folded Paper Plate Turkey
To make this festive turkey decoration, paint the backside of a 9" paper plate with brown tempera paint. When the paint has dried, fold the plate in half. Cut several feathers from construction paper for tail feathers and several smaller ones for wing feathers. Attach the feathers to the paper plate. Use brown construction paper to cut a turkey head. Use additional colours for the wattle, beak and eye. Attach the head to the paper plate.

On Thanksgiving (tune: "Clementine")
On Thanksgiving, on Thanksgiving
Friends all gather for a feast,
Giving thanks and eating turkey
And a pumpkin pie so sweet.

Corn, Corn, Corn
Explore different forms of corn. Provide fresh, canned, and frozen corn, popcorn kernels, seed corn, Indian corn, cornmeal (white and yellow), etc. As the children explore the different forms of corn, talk about the importance of this food.

Turkey Strut
Tape large construction paper feathers to the back of the children's pants. Encourage the children to bend his/her elbows and squat down, waddle around, and gobble like a turkey.

I Eat Turkey (tune: "Frere Jacques")
I eat turkey (point to self)
I eat turkey (point to self again)
Yes, I do (nod head)
Yes, I do
Turkey in my tummy (rub tummy)
Yummy, yummy, yummy.
Good for me, (point to self)
Good for you. (point to others)

I Am Thankful For...
Draw a simple turkey shape and cut several construction paper feathers. Encourage the children to dictate things for which they are thankful. Write these along with their names on the feathers. Attach all the feathers to the back of the turkey.

I'm Glad I'm Not a Turkey (tune: "Did you Ever See a Lassie")
Oh, I'm glad I'm not a turkey,
A turkey, a turkey.
Oh I'm glad I'm not a turkey,
On Thanksgiving Day.
They'll stuff you and baste you,
And then they'll all taste you.
Oh, I'm glad I'm not a turkey
On Thanksgiving Day!

Turkey Feather Game
Find a picture of a turkey that you like. Make six copies of it. Cut out the bodies of the turkeys (so that you just have to add the feathers to make the turkey complete). Write the number "one" on the first turkey, two on another, repeat with the numbers three through six. Provide the children with twenty-one feather shapes cut from construction paper or store bought craft feathers. Ask the children to place the appropriate number of feathers on each turkey. One feather on the turkey with the number one on it....and so on.

Pin the Feather on the Turkey
Played just like pin the tail on the donkey. Provide the children with a huge turkey shape, and feathers. You may want to use tape instead of pins to attach the feathers on the turkey. Blindfold each child one by one and have them tape the feathers to the turkey.