Turkey Trouble

Where can I find this book?  (Ms. Czerney has it) Book level? Kindergarten

Summary:
It is almost Thanksgiving and turkey is getting worried. Instead of waiting to become dinner, the turkey decides to disguise himself as the other animals because surely Farmer Jake won't eat any of them for Thanksgiving. Then by the end of the book, he is hiding in the garden and gets an idea. He disguises himself as a pizza delivery man!

STEM Challenges:
- disguise the turkey as another animal
- disguise the turkey as another animal, need to have at least one part of their disguise pop off the page
- hide the turkey through camouflage
- dress the turkey up in a costume
- have them engineer how to create a turkey and hide it around the school. writing: give directions as to how to find it or clues where it is for students to follow

What materials could be used?
- 2D on paper color and disguise the turkey
- craft materials to make a turkey and hide it
- 3D recycling/building materials to make a turkey and disguise

Other books/resources to supplement lesson:
- animal nonfiction texts on grade level to help students improve

Standards/Skills:
- 2D and 3D objects
- animal knowledge/adaptations
- counting: give requirements or make math problems

Grade levels appropriate for this lesson: K-2

Fish is Fish

Where can I find this book? Fish is Fish  Book level? ATOS 3.7

Summary:
A young fish and young tadpole are friends, but then the frog grows up and is able to leave the pond. The frog sees all these things, that the fish has never seen. The fish imagines these to have fish bodies and adds the information from frog. He uses his schema to come up with a picture of these items. One day fish tries to leave the pond and is gasping for breath on the shore. Frog saves him by pushing him into the water, and fish decides that he lives in the most beautiful place.

STEM Challenges:
- students can design a way for fish to be able to experience being on land
- students can create their own animal with adaptations that can live on land, in water, in the desert, in the cold, etc.
- students can imagine certain objects that are described by a partner
- blind build and the importance of details

What materials could be used?


Other books/resources to supplement lesson:


Standards/Skills:
- adaptations
- compare/contrast
- details
- ecosystems
- animals
- directions
- wants/needs

Grade levels appropriate for this lesson: K-2

The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Where can I find this book? Youtube narrated, Scholastic Book  
Book level? 6-10 years

Summary:
Spookley is a square pumpkin in a patch full of round ones. He is made fun of and feels left out. Then when a storm comes, the fence to the patch breaks and many pumpkins roll out of the patch and into the bay. Spookley saves the day by placing himself in front of the gap and keep the pumpkins in. The farmer realizes how special Spookley is and plants his seeds for years to come. Then he has a pumpkin patch of very unique pumpkins!

STEM Challenges:
- build their own fence to hold the pumpkins in during the storm
- design a creative pumpkin in different shapes, sizes, and colors/patterns
- build a stand so that the pumpkins don't roll
- create a way for Spookley to fit in
- plan a speech or letter for Spookley to write about being unique and standing up for yourself

What materials could be used?
- fence: straws, popsicle sticks, spaghetti, sticks, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, cardboard, clay, tape, glue, etc.
- unique pumpkins: paint, paper, construction paper, stickers

Other books/resources to supplement lesson:
- The Runaway Pumpkin
- How Big Could your Pumpkin Grow? (WGB)
- Scholastic: Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere
- DE: Farming and Agriculture Pumpkins (1:00)
- DE: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin (2:01)

Standards/Skills:


Grade levels appropriate for this lesson: K-2