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Make Mine Turkey

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Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using grocery ads. They then write an informative essay about how to cook a turkey. 

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CCSS: Designed

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english language arts

Pros

  • Addresses several skills related to vocational work and home economics
  • Includes several related math activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.1 RI.2.10 RI.3.1 RI.3.5 RI.3.7 RF.2.4.a RF.3.4.a RF.4.4.a W.2.3 W.3.2.a W.3.3.a W.3.4 W.5.1.a W.5.2.a W.5.3.a W.5.7 W.5.8 W.5.9.a SL.2.6 L.2.1.a L.2.2.a L.2.3.a L.3.5.a 2.OA.B.2 2.NBT.A.1.a 2.NBT.A.2 2.NBT.A.3 2.NBT.A.4 2.MD.A.3 2.MD.D.9 2.MD.D.10 3.OA.A.3 3.NF.A.1 3.NF.A.2.a 3.NF.A.3.a 3.MD.B.3 3.MD.B.4 4.NBT.A.1 4.NBT.A.2 4.NBT.A.3 4.NF.A.1 4.NF.A.2 4.NF.B.3.a 4.NF.C.5 4.NF.C.6 4.NF.C.7 4.MD.C.5.a 5.NBT.A.3.a 5.NF.A.1 5.NF.A.2 MP1 MP2 MP3 MP4 MP5 MP8

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