For several years, my students were assigned a "Family Turkey Project" to design and complete with their families. This was a FUN project - and one that I always loved! Students were able to use their creativity to enjoy some bonding time with their families. I decided to tweak the project this year for my new fourth grade class, and align it with the Common Core ELA standards - particularly focusing on theme, providing and citing evidence, analyzing characters, etc.
Students will be asked to design and create a turkey (using a template) that reflects a character, event, theme or setting of a selected chapter book. Students will also complete a rigorous book report to accompany their turkey. The project may be completed as a family.
I have attached all the templates, guidelines and forms for this project. Enjoy!
