ADVICE FROM A TURKEY
Always strut your stuff.
Gobble till you wobble.
Be well dressed.
Have impeccable taste.
Don’t let life  ruffle your feathers.

MATCHING GAME
Match terms with their meanings.
Caruncle – Gizzard – Hen – Poult – Snood – Tom – Wattle
-Baby turkey. A chick.
-Brightly colored growths on the throat region. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
-Female turkey.
-Flap of skin that hangs over the turkey’s beak. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
-Flap of skin under the turkey’s chin. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
-Male turkey. Also known as a gobbler.
-Part of a bird’s stomach that contains tiny stones. It helps them grind up food for digestion.

TURKEY RIDDLES
How did the cook get locked out of the kitchen?
How is a penny like a turkey sitting on a fence?
If fruit comes from a fruit tree, where does turkey come from?
If you call a large turkey a gobbler, what do you call a small one?
5. What did the papa turkey say to the little turkey at supper time?
What did the sweet potato say to the turkey?
What did the turkey say to the ham?
What did the turkey say when the Pilgrim passed the potatoes?
What did the turkey waiter say to his customers?
10. What do you call a turkey who cleans his house all day?
What do you call it when it rains turkeys?
What do you get if you cross a turkey with a bottle of glue?
What do you get if you cross a turkey with an octopus?
What do you get when a turkey lays an egg on top of a barn?
15. What do you get when you cross a turkey with a centipede?
What does a turkey like to eat on Thanksgiving?
What happened to the turkey who ate too much corn?
What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
What happened when the fairy godmother waved her wand at the turkey?
20. What happened when Tom Turkey stepped up to the plate?
What is the turkey’s favorite day to celebrate?
What key won’t open any door?
What movie do little turkeys like to watch?
What should you wear to Thanksgiving dinner?
25. What sound does a space turkey make?
What’s the difference between a turkey and an owl?
What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?
What’s the most musical part of a turkey?
When is a turkey sorry to see her name in print?
30. Where do turkeys go to dance?
Which side of a turkey has the most feathers?
Why did Mom Turkey tell jokes to her eggs?
Why did the cat put her turkey in a ball gown?
Why did the pilgrim cross the road?
35. Why did the police arrest the turkey?
Why did the pig cover his ears when he passed the turkeys?
Why did the smart turkey carry an umbrella to work?
Why did the stuffing hide behind the turkey?
Why did the turkey cross the road twice?
40. Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
Why did the turkey climb into the vegetable bowl?
Why do turkeys lay eggs?
Why don’t you let a turkey get near corn?
Why isn’t it safe for turkeys to do math?
45. Why was the turkey the drummer in the band?

ANSWERS
100 drumsticks
A feather duster
A har-vest
A poul-tree
A turkey
A turkey doesn’t give a hoot
All the tur-keys were inside
An eggroll
Foul weather
Gizzard of Oz
Goblet
Gobbledy-gook
He didn’t want to hear any fowl language
He had the drumsticks
He got an ear-ache
He got the stuffing knocked out of him
He hit a fowl ball
He wanted to rest in peas
He was chasing the turkey
Head’s on one side, and tail’s on the other
Here I yam
Hubble Hubble Hubble
If they add 3 and 5, they get ate
If they dropped them, they’d break
It was dressing
Must you gobble, gobble, gobble your food?
Nice to meat you
No thanks, I’m stuffed
Nothing, they are already stuffed
She granted her wishbone
She heard you were supposed to dress a turkey
She wanted to crack them up
She’d watched the evening feather report
The butter ball
The drumstick
The outside
The turkey
Thanksgiving dinner with drumsticks for everyone
The day after Thanksgiving
They suspected it of fowl play
They will gobble gobble gobble it
To hatchet
To prove he wasn’t chicken
Wattle it be folks?
When it’s on the menu

 

ANSWERS

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ǝʇɐ ʇǝɓ ʎǝɥʇ ʻ૬ puɐ Ɛ ppɐ ʎǝɥʇ ɟI  ¿ɥʇɐɯ op oʇ sʎǝʞɹnʇ ɹoɟ ǝɟɐs ʇᴉ ʇ’usᴉ ʎɥM

ʇᴉ ǝๅqqoɓ ǝๅqqoɓ ǝๅqqoɓ ๅๅᴉʍ ʎǝɥꓕ  ¿uɹoɔ ɹɐǝu ʇǝɓ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ʇǝๅ noʎ ʇ’uop ʎɥM

ʞɐǝɹq pˌʎǝɥʇ ʻɯǝɥʇ pǝddoɹp ʎǝɥʇ ɟI  ¿sɓɓǝ ʎɐๅ sʎǝʞɹnʇ op ʎɥM

sɐǝd uᴉ ʇsǝɹ oʇ pǝʇuɐʍ ǝH  ¿ๅʍoq ǝๅqɐʇǝɓǝʌ ǝɥʇ oʇuᴉ qɯᴉๅɔ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

ʇǝɥɔʇɐɥ oꓕ  ¿ʞʍɐɥɐɯoʇ ǝɥʇ uo ʇᴉs ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

uǝʞɔᴉɥɔ ʇˌusɐʍ ǝɥ ǝʌoɹd oꓕ  ¿ǝɔᴉʍʇ pɐoɹ ǝɥʇ ssoɹɔ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

ɓuᴉssǝɹp sɐʍ ʇI  ¿ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ puᴉɥǝq ǝpᴉɥ ɓuᴉɟɟnʇs ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

ʇɹodǝɹ ɹǝɥʇɐǝɟ ɓuᴉuǝʌǝ

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ǝɓɐnɓuɐๅ ๅʍoɟ ʎuɐ ɹɐǝɥ oʇ ʇuɐʍ ʇ’upᴉp ǝH  ¿sʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pǝssɐd ǝɥ uǝɥʍ sɹɐǝ sᴉɥ ɹǝʌoɔ ɓᴉd ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

ʎɐๅd ๅʍoɟ ɟo ʇᴉ pǝʇɔǝdsns ʎǝɥꓕ  ¿ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ʇsǝɹɹɐ ǝɔᴉๅod ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ɓuᴉsɐɥɔ sɐʍ ǝH  ¿pɐoɹ ǝɥʇ ssoɹɔ ɯᴉɹɓๅᴉd ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

  ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ssǝɹp oʇ pǝsoddns ǝɹǝʍ noʎ pɹɐǝɥ ǝɥS  ¿uʍoɓ ๅๅɐq ɐ uᴉ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɹǝɥ ʇnd ʇɐɔ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM

dn ɯǝɥʇ ʞɔɐɹɔ oʇ pǝʇuɐʍ ǝɥS  ¿sɓɓǝ ɹǝɥ oʇ sǝʞoſ ๅๅǝʇ ʎǝʞɹnꓕ ɯoW pᴉp ʎɥM

ǝpᴉsʇno ǝɥꓕ  ¿sɹǝɥʇɐǝɟ ʇsoɯ ǝɥʇ sɐɥ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ɟo ǝpᴉs ɥɔᴉɥM

ๅๅɐq ɹǝʇʇnq ǝɥꓕ  ¿ǝɔuɐp oʇ oɓ sʎǝʞɹnʇ op ǝɹǝɥM

nuǝɯ ǝɥʇ uo s’ʇᴉ uǝɥM  ¿ʇuᴉɹd uᴉ ǝɯɐu ɹǝɥ ǝǝs oʇ ʎɹɹos ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ sᴉ uǝɥM

ʞɔᴉʇsɯnɹp ǝɥꓕ  ¿ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ɟo ʇɹɐd ๅɐɔᴉsnɯ ʇsoɯ ǝɥʇ sˌʇɐɥM

ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥꓕ  ¿ɹǝuuᴉp ɓuᴉʌᴉɓsʞuɐɥꓕ ʇɐǝɹɓ ɐ oʇ ʎǝʞ ǝɥʇ sˌʇɐɥM

ʇooɥ ɐ ǝʌᴉɓ ʇ’usǝop ʎǝʞɹnʇ Ɐ  ¿ๅʍo uɐ puɐ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ uǝǝʍʇǝq ǝɔuǝɹǝɟɟᴉp ǝɥʇ s’ʇɐɥM

ǝๅqqnH ǝๅqqnH ǝๅqqnH  ¿ǝʞɐɯ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɔɐds ɐ sǝop punos ʇɐɥM

ʇsǝʌ-ɹɐɥ Ɐ  ¿ɹǝuuᴉp ɓuᴉʌᴉɓsʞuɐɥꓕ oʇ ɹɐǝʍ noʎ pๅnoɥs ʇɐɥM

zO ɟo pɹɐzzᴉꓨ   ¿ɥɔʇɐʍ oʇ ǝʞᴉๅ sʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝๅʇʇᴉๅ op ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇɐɥM

ʎǝʞɹnʇ Ɐ  ¿ɹoop ʎuɐ uǝdo ʇˌuoʍ ʎǝʞ ʇɐɥM

ɓuᴉʌᴉɓsʞuɐɥꓕ ɹǝʇɟɐ ʎɐp ǝɥꓕ  ¿ǝʇɐɹqǝๅǝɔ oʇ ʎɐp ǝʇᴉɹoʌɐɟ s’ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ sᴉ ʇɐɥM

ๅๅɐq ๅʍoɟ ɐ ʇᴉɥ ǝH  ¿ǝʇɐๅd ǝɥʇ oʇ dn pǝddǝʇs ʎǝʞɹnꓕ ɯoꓕ uǝɥʍ pǝuǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM

ǝuoqɥsᴉʍ ɹǝɥ pǝʇuɐɹɓ ǝɥS  ¿ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ʇɐ puɐʍ ɹǝɥ pǝʌɐʍ ɹǝɥʇoɯpoɓ ʎɹᴉɐɟ ǝɥʇ uǝɥʍ pǝuǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM

ɯᴉɥ ɟo ʇno pǝʞɔouʞ ɓuᴉɟɟnʇs ǝɥʇ ʇoɓ ǝH  ¿ʇɥɓᴉɟ ɐ oʇuᴉ ʇoɓ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ uǝɥʍ pǝuǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM

ǝɥɔɐ-ɹɐǝ uɐ ʇoɓ ǝH  ¿uɹoɔ ɥɔnɯ ooʇ ǝʇɐ oɥʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ oʇ pǝuǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM

pǝɟɟnʇs ʎpɐǝɹๅɐ ǝɹɐ ʎǝɥʇ ʻɓuᴉɥʇoN  ¿ɓuᴉʌᴉɓsʞuɐɥꓕ uo ʇɐǝ oʇ ǝʞᴉๅ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ sǝop ʇɐɥM

sʞɔᴉʇsɯnɹp 00Ɩ  ¿ǝpǝdᴉʇuǝɔ ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ssoɹɔ noʎ uǝɥʍ ʇǝɓ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

ๅๅoɹɓɓǝ uⱯ  ¿uɹɐq ɐ ɟo doʇ uo ɓɓǝ uɐ sʎɐๅ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ uǝɥʍ ʇǝɓ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ɹoɟ sʞɔᴉʇsɯnɹp ɥʇᴉʍ ɹǝuuᴉp ɓuᴉʌᴉɓsʞuɐɥꓕ  ¿sndoʇɔo uɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

ʞooɓ-ʎpǝๅqqoꓨ  ¿ǝnๅɓ ɟo ǝๅʇʇoq ɐ ɥʇᴉʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ssoɹɔ noʎ ɟᴉ ʇǝɓ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ๅnoꓞ  ¿sʎǝʞɹnʇ suᴉɐɹ ʇᴉ uǝɥʍ ʇᴉ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

ɹǝʇsnp ɹǝɥʇɐǝɟ Ɐ  ¿ʎɐp ๅๅɐ ǝsnoɥ sᴉɥ suɐǝๅɔ oɥʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥM

¿sʞๅoɟ ǝq ʇᴉ ǝๅʇʇɐM  ¿sɹǝɯoʇsnɔ sᴉɥ oʇ ʎɐs ɹǝʇᴉɐʍ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM

pǝɟɟnʇs ɯ’I ʻsʞuɐɥʇ oN  ¿sǝoʇɐʇod ǝɥʇ pǝssɐd ɯᴉɹɓๅᴉꓒ ǝɥʇ uǝɥʍ ʎɐs ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM

noʎ ʇɐǝɯ oʇ ǝɔᴉN  ¿ɯɐɥ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM

ɯɐʎ I ǝɹǝH  ¿ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs oʇɐʇod ʇǝǝʍs ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM

¿pooɟ ɹnoʎ ǝๅqqoɓ ʻǝๅqqoɓ ʻǝๅqqoɓ noʎ ʇsnW  ¿ǝɯᴉʇ ɹǝddns ʇɐ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝๅʇʇᴉๅ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐdɐd ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM

ʇǝๅqoꓨ  ¿ǝuo ๅๅɐɯs ɐ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥʍ ʻɹǝๅqqoɓ ɐ ʎǝʞɹnʇ ǝɓɹɐๅ ɐ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ ɟI

ǝǝɹʇ-ๅnod Ɐ  ¿ɯoɹɟ ǝɯoɔ ʎǝʞɹnʇ sǝop ǝɹǝɥʍ ʻǝǝɹʇ ʇᴉnɹɟ ɐ ɯoɹɟ sǝɯoɔ ʇᴉnɹɟ ɟI

ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ uo s’ๅᴉɐʇ puɐ ʻǝpᴉs ǝuo uo s’pɐǝH  ¿ǝɔuǝɟ ɐ uo ɓuᴉʇʇᴉs ʎǝʞɹnʇ ɐ ǝʞᴉๅ ʎuuǝd ɐ sᴉ ʍoH

ǝpᴉsuᴉ ǝɹǝʍ sʎǝʞ-ɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ๅๅⱯ  ¿uǝɥɔʇᴉʞ ǝɥʇ ɟo ʇno pǝʞɔoๅ ʇǝɓ ʞooɔ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʍoH