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1 what

Monday

Character Explore

Language:

Word Walk

Picture Walk

Bowling for Vocab

Art: Make Your Own Cover Page

Tuesday

Character Explore

Language:

Grab Bag

Matching

Scavenger Hunt

OT/PT:

Farm Animal Freeze Dance

Wednesday

Setting Explore

Language:

Shared Book Reading

Build-a-Scene

Music: Animal Sounds

Thursday

Setting Explore

Language:

Re-read the Story

Label-a-Scene

Silly Scenes

Cooking: Muddy Pigs

Friday

Core Word Explore

Language:

Act the Book Out

BINGO

Art: Paint all things that are brown

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Turkey Trouble

Welcome to our Thanksgiving-themed unit! Over the next month, we will be reading Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. This silly, repetitive story is perfect for exploring vocabulary and practicing our language skills.

Each week, we will focus on one high-frequency core word (what, bad, eat, not) while also learning other words related to the story. The activities are designed to be fun and engaging, providing many opportunities for learners to hear, see, and use these new words. Remember to model language on the learner's AAC system without expectation. Let's have fun!

Week

2 bad

Core Word Explore

Language:

Word Walk

Core Word Explore

Shared Book Reading Focus on BAD

Art: Disguise the Turkey

Core Word Explore

Language:

Silly Scenes

Memory

Describe-A-Scene

OT/PT: Farmer May I?

Core Word Explore

Language:

Predictable Chart Writing

Book Reading

Matching

Science: Sink or Float

Core Word Explore

Language:

Reading Comp.

This-or-That

Core Word Explore

Craft: Bad Idea Trail Mix

Core Word Explore

Language:

Re-write Story

BINGO

Movement: Act out good vs. bad

Week

3 eat

Core Word Explore

Language:

Grab Bag

Core Word Explore

Book Reading

Cooking: What do animals eat?

Core Word Explore

Language:

Scavenger Hunt

Bowling for Vocab

Build-a-Scene

Art: Food Collage

Core Word Explore

Language:

Predictable Chart Writing

Book Reading Focus on EAT

Label-a-Scene

OT/PT: Feed the Animal

Core Word Explore

Language:

Reading Comp.

MadLibs

Core Word Explore

Science: Taste Test

Core Word Explore

Language:

Act out the Book

BINGO

Review game: Feed the animals

Cooking: Turkey Fruit Snacks

Week

4 not

Core Word Explore

Language:

Word Walk

Core Work Explore

Shared Book Reading Focus on NOT

Art: It's Not a Turkey

Core Word Explore

Language:

Silly Scenes

Memory

This-or-That?

OT/PT:

Obstacle Course

Core Word Explore

Language:

Predictable Chart Writing

Re-read Book

Re-write Story

Science:

Clean/Not Clean

Core Word Explore

Language:

Reading Comp.

MadLibs

Core Word Explore

Cooking: Not Turkey Sandwich

Core Word Explore

Language:

Act out the Book

BINGO

Farm Animal Party!

Movement: Farm Animal Freeze Dance

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Lesson Script

Week 1: Focus on "WHAT"

Focus: Introduce all vocabulary (Tiers A, B, C) with a special focus on the core word WHAT.

Daily Check-in: "Welcome! This week, we'll talk about a silly turkey. He has a bad problem and needs a new idea. We'll learn about farm animals like the horse, cow, and pig.
Joke of the Day: What do you call a turkey on the day after Thanksgiving? (Answer: Lucky!)
Chat Challenge: What animals do you see on a farm?
Activities:
- Introducing Vocabulary (Word Walk): Use flashcards for all Tier B and C words. As you show each card (e.g., 'horse'), say, "This is a horse. A horse is a big animal." Model "I see a horse" or "What is it?" on the AAC device.
- Character Explore (Picture Walk): Look through the pictures of Turkey Trouble without reading the text. Point to the characters as you see them. Model comments like, "Look! A turkey!" "I see a pig." "What is he doing?"
- Vocabulary: Bowling for Vocab: Put vocabulary pictures (Tiers B & C) on bowling pins. When a pin is knocked over, talk about the word. "You got the cow! A cow says moo."
Specials:
- Art: Make Your Own Cover Page. Draw the farmer and the turkey.

Daily Check-in: "Yesterday, we saw the turkey, farmer, cow, and pig. What animal was your favorite? Today we'll see if we can find them!"
Joke of the Day: What sound does a turkey's phone make? (Answer: Wing-wing!)
Chat Challenge: What does a cow say? What does a pig say?
Activities:
- Receptive Language (Grab Bag): Place toy farm animals (turkey, horse, pig, cow, sheep, rooster) in a bag. Give clues: "I'm thinking of an animal that is brown and says 'moo'. What is it?" Have the learner pull out the matching animal.
- Vocabulary: Matching: Set out picture cards of the vocabulary. Give the learner a matching card (or toy) and ask them to "find the same" or "match the pig." Model "what" and "where."
- Core Word Explore (Scavenger Hunt): Hide the Tier B & C vocabulary cards around the room. Go looking for them. "Let's find the turkey! What do you see? I see the farmer!"
Specials:
- Gross Motor: Farm Animal Freeze Dance. Play music. When the music stops, call out an animal ("Horse!"). Everyone freezes and poses like that animal.

Daily Check-in: "We've learned so many words! We know turkey, horse, cow, pig, sheep, rooster, and farmer. We also know describing words like brown, short, and clean."
Joke of the Day: What do you get if you cross a turkey with a ghost? (Answer: A poultry-geist!)
Chat Challenge: What is a bad idea for a turkey costume?
Activities:
- Shared Book Reading: Read Turkey Trouble. Pause on each page. Ask "What do you see?" Model comments related to the story. "Oh no, a bad problem." "He has an idea." "That's a pig."
- Expressive Language (Build-a-Scene): Use a background picture of a farm. Have the learner ask for (or choose) different animals to put on the scene. Model: "I want pig." "Put cow on." "What next?"
- Core Word Focus: Practice asking "What is it?" with the grab bag items from yesterday.
Specials:
- Science: Animal Sounds. Play sounds of a cow, pig, horse, sheep, and rooster. Have the learner identify "What animal" it is.

Daily Check-in: "Today we read Turkey Trouble again. Let's listen for all our words. What costume did the turkey try first? Was it a good or bad idea?"
Joke of the Day: What key won't open any door? (Answer: A tur-key!)
Chat Challenge: What is your favorite animal from the book?
Activities:
- Shared Book Reading (Re-read): Read Turkey Trouble again. This time, have the learner help "find" the vocabulary words on the pages. "I see a horse! Where is the horse?"
- Expressive Language (Label-a-Scene): Look at the farm scene you built yesterday. Point to the animals and label them. "This is the cow." Encourage the learner to label them too.
- Receptive Language (Silly Scenes): Give the learner pictures (e.g., pig, cow) and a non-farm scene (like a beach). Ask them to put the pig on the scene. Model: "What? A pig on the beach! That's silly!"
Specials:
- Cooking: "Muddy Pigs." Make chocolate pudding ("mud") and have learners put pink pig-shaped cookies (or marshmallows) in it. Talk about the pig and how he is not clean.

Daily Check-in: "We learned so much this week! We learned about what a turkey did to solve his bad problem. He had many ideas!"
Joke of the Day: What side of the turkey has the most feathers? (Answer: The outside!)
Chat Challenge: What was your favorite activity this week?
Activities:
- Synthesis (Act the Book): Use animal masks or puppets (turkey, cow, pig, horse). As you re-tell the story, have learners act it out. "The turkey had an idea! He saw the horse."
- Vocabulary Game: BINGO. Use the BINGO cards with all the Tier B & C words. Call them out and have learners cover their spots.
- Art: Paint with brown paint. Talk about what things are brown (like mud, a horse, chocolate).
Specials:
- Movement: Review the Farm Animal Freeze Dance.

Week 2: Focus on "BAD"

Focus: Review all vocabulary with a special focus on the core word BAD.

Daily Check-in: "Welcome back! Remember our turkey? He had a bad problem. It was almost Thanksgiving. He did not want the farmer to eat him."
Joke of the Day: Why did the turkey have a bad day? (Answer: He was stuffed!)
Chat Challenge: What is something that tastes bad?
Activities:
- Vocabulary Review (Word Walk): Quickly review all Tier B & C flashcards.
- Core Word Explore ('Bad'): Talk about the concept of 'good' vs. 'bad'. Use thumbs up/thumbs down. "Is getting a present good or bad?" "Is falling down good or bad?"
- Book Reading (Focus on 'Bad'): Re-read Turkey Trouble. Pause every time the turkey's plan fails. Model: "Oh, bad idea." "That was bad."
Specials:
- Art: Disguise the Turkey. Draw a turkey and use craft supplies (cotton balls, paint, etc.) to disguise him. "He will not look like a turkey."

Daily Check-in: "Yesterday we talked about the turkey's bad problem. His idea to be a horse was bad. His idea to be a cow was bad."
Joke of the Day: Why was the turkey playing the drums? (Answer: He was bad at all the other instruments!)
Chat Challenge: What is a bad smell?
Activities:
- Receptive Language (Silly Scenes): Show pictures of animals doing silly things. "A cow on a roof. Is that a good or bad idea?" "A pig taking a bath. Is he clean or dirty? A dirty pig is not bad!"
- Vocabulary: Memory: Use two sets of your Tier B & C picture cards. Lay them face down and play Memory. When you make a match, say the word. "I found the pig! You found the sheep!"
- Expressive Language (Describe-a-Scene): Look at a page from the book (like the pig pen). Ask questions. "Is the pig pen clean?" "No, it is not clean." "The turkey thinks this is a bad idea."
Specials:
- Gross Motor: "Farmer May I?" (Red Light, Green Light). The Farmer gives commands ("Take 3 steps"). Learners must wait for "Farmer May I?"

Daily Check-in: "Today we're going to write! We're going to talk about all the bad ideas the turkey had. Was being a short, brown cow a good or bad idea?"
Joke of the Day: Why did the farmer's new idea stink? (Answer: Because it was a really bad-smelling pig pen!)
Chat Challenge: Tell me about a time you had a bad day.
Activities:
- Writing: Predictable Chart Writing: Use the sentence starter "A _____ was a bad idea." Have learners fill in the blank.
- "A horse was a bad idea."
- "A cow was a bad idea."
- "A pig was a bad idea."
- Book Reading: Re-read Turkey Trouble.
- Vocabulary: Matching: Match the animal picture (e.g., horse) to its word.
Specials:
- Science: Sink or Float. Test objects (toy pig, feather, rock). "Does it sink? That's bad for a boat! Does it float? That's good!"

Daily Check-in: "Let's review our words. We know turkey, farmer, horse, pig, and cow. We know the turkey had bad ideas."
Joke of the Day: What do you call a turkey that's bad at running? (Answer: A slow-poke!)
Chat Challenge: Was the farmer a bad guy?
Activities:
- Reading: Comprehension: Ask simple 'who' and 'what' questions about the book. "Who had a bad problem?" (The turkey) "What animal did he see first?" (The horse)
- Expressive Language (This-or-That): Give two choices. "Would you rather be a pig or a cow?" "Is this a good costume or a bad costume?"
- Core Word Explore ('Bad'): Look at pictures of faces (happy, sad, mad). "Does he feel good or bad?"
Specials:
- Cooking: "Bad Idea Trail Mix." Mix one "good" ingredient (like pretzels) with one "bad" ingredient (like cereal). Let the learner choose. "Do you want good or bad?" (Use a 'bad' but edible item, like plain shredded wheat).

Daily Check-in: "Great job this week! We learned that bad means 'not good'. The turkey had many bad ideas before he had a good idea!"
Joke of the Day: Why was the turkey so bad at baseball? (Answer: He always hit fowl balls!)
Chat Challenge: What is a bad food to eat for breakfast?
Activities:
- Synthesis (Re-write the story): Use pictures from the book. Mix them up. Have the learners put them in order. "What happened first? The turkey had a bad problem."
- Vocabulary Game: BINGO. Play BINGO again with the vocab cards.
- Art: Review the "Disguise the Turkey" art from Monday. "Did we do a good job or a bad job hiding him?"
Specials:
- Movement: Act out "good" and "bad." (e.g., "Show me a bad face." "Show me good dancing.")

Week 3: Focus on "EAT"

Focus: Review all vocabulary with a special focus on the core word EAT.

Daily Check-in: "This week, we'll talk about the word EAT. The farmer wants to eat the turkey! That is the bad problem. The turkey does not want to be food."
Joke of the Day: Why did the farmer make the turkey eat? (Answer: He wanted to fatten him up!)
Chat Challenge: What did you eat for breakfast?
Activities:
- Vocabulary Review (Grab Bag): Pull the animals out of the bag. Talk about what they eat. "A horse likes to eat hay." "A pig will eat almost anything!"
- Core Word Explore ('Eat'): Use pictures of food and non-food items. Hold up a picture (e.g., apple). "Do we eat this?" (Yes!) Hold up a picture (e.g., shoe). "Do we eat this?" (No! Not eat!)
- Book Reading (Focus on 'Eat'): Re-read Turkey Trouble. Emphasize the problem. "The farmer wants to EAT the turkey!" "The turkey needs a new idea so he is not food."
Specials:
- Cooking: "What Do Animals Eat?" Sort foods. Put (pretend) hay by the horse, 'slop' (oatmeal) by the pig, and seeds by the rooster.

Daily Check-in: "Yesterday we talked about what animals eat. What does a cow eat? (Grass). What does the farmer want to eat? (The turkey!)"
Joke of the Day: What does a turkey eat on Thanksgiving? (Answer: Nothing! He's already stuffed.)
Chat Challenge: What is your favorite food to eat?
Activities:
- Receptive Language (Scavenger Hunt): Hide pictures of food around the room. "Let's find things we can eat! I found an apple. I can eat an apple."
- Vocabulary: Bowling for Vocab: Play bowling again. When a pin is knocked over, say the word. "You got the rooster! A rooster does not eat much."
- Expressive Language (Build-a-Scene): Use the farm scene. This time, add "food" items. "Put the hay where the horse can eat it." "The pig wants to eat."
Specials:
- Art: Food Collage. Cut pictures of food from magazines. Talk about them. "We can eat this. This is brown. This is not food."

Daily Check-in: "We know the turkey does not want to be food for the farmer to eat. He tries to look like a pig and a sheep. What a silly idea!"
Joke of the Day: What's the best thing to eat on Thanksgiving? (Answer: Not the turkey!)
Chat Challenge: What food do you not like to eat?
Activities:
- Writing: Predictable Chart Writing: Use the sentence starter "A _____ likes to eat _____."
- "A horse likes to eat hay."
- "A pig likes to eat slop."
- "I like to eat pizza."
- Book Reading: Re-read Turkey Trouble. Have the learner point to the word "eat" (or the symbol for it) when they hear it.
- Expressive Language (Label-a-Scene): Look at the scene you built. Point and ask, "What is the cow doing?" Model: "The cow is going to eat."
Specials:
- Gross Motor: "Feed the Animals." Set up buckets or boxes with animal pictures on them (pig, cow, horse). Have learners toss beanbags ("food") into the buckets to "eat."

Daily Check-in: "It's almost Thanksgiving in the story. The farmer is ready to eat. The turkey has one last idea. It's a new idea!"
Joke of the Day: Where does a turkey go to eat? (Answer: Anyplace that's open!)
Chat Challenge: What do you eat on Thanksgiving?
Activities:
- Reading: Comprehension: Ask questions. "Who wants to eat the turkey?" (The farmer) "What did the turkey finally disguise himself as?" (A rooster... no, pizza!) "What did the farmer eat?" (Pizza!)
- Vocabulary: Mad Libs: Use a simple Mad Libs template. "The farmer wanted to eat a [animal]." "The turkey was [adjective]."
- Core Word Explore ('Eat'): Have a pretend picnic with toy food. Model: "Eat the apple." "I eat." "You eat." "Not eat the plate."
Specials:
- Science: "Taste Test." Try a few simple foods (e.g., cracker, lemon slice, pretzel). Talk about them. "We eat this. Is it good or bad?"

Daily Check-in: "We did it! We learned all about eating. The turkey did not get eaten. The farmer had to eat pizza. That was a good idea!"
Joke of the Day: Why couldn't the farmer eat the turkey? (Answer: Because it was pizza!)
Chat Challenge: What animal would you not want to eat?
Activities:
- Synthesis (Act the Book): Act out the end of the story. Pretend to be the farmer looking for the turkey. "Where is the turkey?" Pretend to be the turkey delivering pizza. "I am not a turkey!" Pretend to eat pizza. "Mmm, I eat pizza."
- Vocabulary Game: BINGO. Play BINGO with all the vocab words.
- Review: Look at the "Feed the Animals" motor activity. "Who likes to eat hay?" (The horse!)
Specials:
- Cooking: Make "Turkey" fruit snacks. Use a pear half for the body, and small fruit/veggies for feathers. "We can eat this turkey!"

Week 4: Focus on "NOT"

Focus: Review all vocabulary with a special focus on the core word NOT.

Daily Check-in: "It's our last week! We know the turkey had a bad problem. He did NOT want the farmer to eat him. His final idea worked!"
Joke of the Day: Why did the turkey cross the road? (Answer: To prove he was NOT a chicken!)
Chat Challenge: Tell me something you are not. (e.g., "I am not tall." "I am not a pig.")
Activities:
- Vocabulary Review (Word Walk): Review all cards. Focus on negation. "Is this a pig?" (Show cow card). "No, NOT pig. It's a cow."
- Core Word Explore ('Not'): Use the 'good'/'bad' cards. "Is falling down good?" (No, NOT good). "Is this pig clean?" (No, NOT clean).
- Book Reading (Focus on 'Not'): Re-read Turkey Trouble. Emphasize negation. "He is NOT a horse." "He is NOT a cow." "He is NOT a pig." "I am NOT a turkey!"
Specials:
- Art: "NOT a Turkey." Draw a simple outline of a turkey. Have the learner add things to it to make it something else (e.g., add big ears, "It's NOT a turkey, it's a rabbit!").

Daily Check-in: "The turkey's idea to be a pig was bad. Why? He was NOT dirty. He was too clean! His idea to be a sheep was bad. Why? He was NOT fluffy. He was too skinny!"
Joke of the Day: Why did the rooster fight the turkey? (Answer: Because the turkey was NOT a morning person!)
Chat Challenge: What is something you do not like?
Activities:
- Receptive Language (Silly Scenes): "Where does the cow live?" (On the farm). "Does the cow live at the store?" (No, NOT the store). "A pig in a car. That is NOT right! That's silly."
- Vocabulary: Memory: Play Memory again with the vocab cards. Model: "Is this a match?" "No, NOT a match." "Yes! A match! I found the farmer!"
- Expressive Language (This-or-That): "Are you a turkey or not a turkey?" "Is this food or not food?"
Specials:
- Gross Motor: "Obstacle Course." Set up a simple course. "Go over the pillow." "Go under the table." Give a silly direction: "Fly to the moon." Wait. "Can you fly? No, you are NOT a bird!"

Daily Check-in: "We are experts on Turkey Trouble. We know the farmer did NOT eat the turkey. He ate pizza! The turkey was safe. It was NOT a bad day after all."
Joke of the Day: Why did the turkey get in trouble? (Answer: He did NOT do his 'fowl' homework!)
Chat Challenge: Tell me a rule. (e.g., "NOT hit." "NOT run inside.")
Activities:
- Writing: Predictable Chart Writing: Use the sentence starter "A _____ is not a _____."
- "A turkey is not a horse."
- "A cow is not a pig."
- "A farmer is not a sheep."
- Book Reading: Re-read Turkey Trouble.
- Expressive Language (Re-write the story): Use pictures and have the learner tell the story. Prompt them with 'not'. "The turkey was... (sad). He did NOT want to... (eat)."
Specials:
- Science: "Clean or Not Clean?" Take a 'clean' white (laminated) pig picture. Drop "mud" (brown paint or pudding) on it. "Is the pig clean?" "No, NOT clean!"

Daily Check-in: "Today is our last full day with the turkey. Let's remember everything! What was the problem? The farmer wanted to eat him! Was that good or bad? (Bad!) Did he get eaten? (NOT!)"
Joke of the Day: Why was the turkey sent to his room? (Answer: He was NOT being nice!)
Chat Challenge: What animal is NOT in our book? (e.g., elephant, lion, fish).
Activities:
- Reading: Comprehension: Ask 'yes/no' questions focusing on 'not'. "Did the farmer eat the turkey?" (No! Not eat). "Was the turkey's pizza idea bad?" (No! Not bad!).
- Vocabulary: Mad Libs: Do another Mad Libs story. "The turkey was [adjective]. He did NOT want the [person] to [verb] him."
- Core Word Explore ('Not'): Play a game. Hold up a card (e.g., horse). Say, "This is a pig." Wait for the learner to correct you or model "NO!" or "NOT pig!"
Specials:
- Cooking: "NOT Turkey" Sandwiches. Make any kind of sandwich (cheese, etc.). Use a turkey-shaped cookie cutter to cut it out. "We are going to eat a turkey! ... Just kidding, it's NOT a turkey, it's cheese!"

Daily Check-in: "We finished Turkey Trouble! You learned all our words: what, bad, eat, not, turkey, horse, cow, pig, sheep, rooster, farmer, almost, idea, new, short, skinny, clean, and brown! You did a great job!"
Joke of the Day: What do you call a turkey that's not polite? (Answer: A rude-key!)
Chat Challenge: What was your favorite part of Turkey Trouble?
Activities:
- Synthesis (Act the Book): Let the learners choose which animal/character they want to be. Act out the entire story one last time.
- Vocabulary Game: BINGO. Play a final game of BINGO. Let a learner be the "caller."
- Party! Eat the "NOT Turkey" sandwiches from yesterday (or make them today). Celebrate all the hard work!
Specials:
- Movement: Farm Animal Freeze Dance (learner's choice of animals!).

This video is a read-aloud of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! adapted for younger learners and those who benefit from shorter, engaging storytelling. Hillary reads the playful, repetitive text while adding comments, prompts, and questions to keep you engaged—pointing out illustrations, connecting items to real-life objects, and encouraging participation. The story builds as the old lady swallows more and more autumn items until a big sneeze turns them into a scarecrow!
The video is an interactive read-aloud of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille Colandro. Hillary adapts, using shorter phrasing, frequent comments, and questions to keep the audience engaged. Throughout the reading, Hillary encourages learners to notice rhyming words, think about vocabulary (like “prop up” and “hay”), and make connections to real-life experiences (such as animals on a farm or wearing pants). Learners are encouraged to think about ways to describe the story and/or their thoughts, use icons or AAC, and more. Hillary ends with a reflection—asking learners if they thought the story was funny or enjoyable.
The video explains how to create and use an adapted visual scene display (VSD) version of the book to support engagement and language learning. The book is designed like a lite-tech visual scene display, where key vocabulary (like the dog, leaves, shirt, or pumpkin in this nook) are made removable with Velcro. Students can respond to the story by pointing, selecting, or handing over these items, and AAC users can pair responses with their devices. Hillary demonstrates how these adaptations encourage participation, receptive language, and expressive communication. The video also highlights practical tips for construction, such as printing duplicate book pages, choosing salient features, and adjusting object size or backing for fine motor accessibility. Overall, the VSD book provides multiple entry points for learners to interact with the story meaningfully.

Week

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what

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Month at a Glance

Turkey Trouble

Week

2

bad

Week

3

eat

Week

4

not

Lesson Script

Week 1: Focus on "WHAT"

Daily Check-in: "Welcome! This week, we'll talk about a silly turkey. He has a bad problem and needs a new idea. We'll learn about farm animals like the horse, cow, and pig.

Joke of the Day: What do you call a turkey on the day after Thanksgiving? (Answer: Lucky!)

Chat Challenge: What animals do you see on a farm?

Activities:

Introducing Vocabulary (Word Walk): Use flashcards for all Tier B and C words. As you show each card (e.g., 'horse'), say, "This is a horse. A horse is a big animal." Model "I see a horse" or "What is it?" on the AAC device.

Character Explore (Picture Walk): Look through the pictures of Turkey Trouble without reading the text. Point to the characters as you see them. Model comments like, "Look! A turkey!" "I see a pig." "What is he doing?"

Vocabulary: Bowling for Vocab: Put vocabulary pictures (Tiers B & C) on bowling pins. When a pin is knocked over, talk about the word. "You got the cow! A cow says moo."

Specials:

Art: Make Your Own Cover Page. Draw the farmer and the turkey.

Week 2: Focus on "BAD"

Week 3: Focus on "EAT"

Week 4: Focus on "NOT"