November 25, 2015 : Talkin' Turkey

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Make a set of “Did You Know” cards ab out wild and domestic turkeys. Draw a turkey on one side of the card. On the other, write an interesting fact. Share your cards with friends.

2. In your newspaper, find places where you could buy a fresh domestic turkey and a frozen turkey. Ask family members where they buy fresh or frozen turkeys for the holidays.

3. In the newspaper, circle words or pictures of foods wild turkeys eat.

4. How do these help you understand wild turkeys: (a) John James Audubon, (b) small reptiles, (c) Spanish explorers and (d) trees?

5. Write a story about a wild turkey. In your story , describe what a day in the turkey’s life might be like.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand the interactions of animals and their environments. (Science: Life Science)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)