Learn sight words with Tom Turkey!  In this one-time class your child will write a mini-book (with the copy provided and the teacher's help) about parts of a turkey.  We will first learn about and discuss a few nonfiction fun facts about turkeys through examining colorful slides.  Then we will discuss and chant the sight words we will use in our book to "build" a Tom Turkey (put, on, the).  I will walk them page by page through a mini-book that we will all author together.  Along the way, students will also learn many concepts about print such as capital letters, punctuation, letter formation, spaces between words, the concept of sentences vs. words vs. letters, letter sounds, and left-to-right movement across print.  At the end of this class, students will have a book they can read independently!  I will also provide a copy of the blackline turkey parts if students want to follow the directions in their book to make the turkey after class.  

*In order for your child to get the most out of this class, he/she should know most of their letters, be able to write letters (not perfectly), and know some letter sounds.**

Format of the class:
-Introduction
-Learn and discuss:  What do you already know about turkeys?  Teacher will read about nonfiction facts and we will discuss information together.
-Sight word practice: Teacher will guide students in chanting, spelling, and writing the sight words (put, on, the). 
-Writing the book: Teacher will guide students through writing simple sentences on each page of the book using the sight words learned (ex: "Put on the beak."  "Put on the feathers.").  Some of the harder/longer words are already printed for students in the book.  
-We will read our book together!  Students will be able to color/add picture details to the book if time.