Friendship is a valuable part of growing up. Learn about the importance of friendship with a variety of activities based on When Turtle Grew Feathers by Tim Tingle. Kids practice making musical instruments, discussing plot points, cooking apple turkeys, and moving like different animals.

Concepts

friendship, reading comprehension, making inferences, crafts, instruments, cooking, compare and contrast

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide up the activities over several days, or split your class into groups to rotate between the activities
• Bring the lesson into a unit about folktales or storytelling
• A good addition to a fall or Thanksgiving unit

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson is a little disorganized and doesn't include a table of contents, but activities are good
• Requires some materials that might be hard to find (dried gourds) and materials that require adult supervision (knives)

Pros

• Activities are fun and creative for all learning levels
• Provides a lesson plan for kindergarten and first grade (attached)

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.1.1