Turkey Surprise Vocabulary Homophones and Synonyms

Turkey Surprise by Peggy Archer is a great story about helping a friend. The story uses rich vocabulary, repetitive language, jokes, and silly poems. The illustrations allow young students to build their inference skills. Enjoy learning how Turkey’s friends help him hide from the Pilgrim brothers and the little pilgrim decides he wants to help save a turkey from being Thanksgiving dinner, too.

This packet focuses on using mentor text to teach:

✨Vocabulary Strategies

☐ Clarify multi-meaning words

☐ Introduce Shades of Meaning

☐ Checking for Understanding

✨Critical Thinking Skills

☐ Analyzing

☐ Evaluating

✨Social and Emotional Learning

☐ Helping a friend

☐ Be willing to ask for help

☐ Growth Mindset

What is Included:

• 5 Days of lesson plans
• 6 Multi-Meaning vocabulary cards (plus a paperless, digital demo option)
• Shades of Meaning sort activity for the vocabulary used in the story (plus a digital option)
• Cut and Paste Vocabulary Activity (plus a digital option)
• Answer Sheet for Cut and Paste Activity
• Digital Assessment

Common Core Standards:

• L.K.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and  multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
• L.K.5d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
• L.1.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
• L.1.5d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.
• L.2.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
• L.2.5b Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny).

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