How to Cook a Turkey from the Perspective of a 1st Grader

This week we took some time to work as a class on a special writing project. Student brainstormed and then sequenced how to cook a turkey. Below are instructions on how to cook a turkey from a 1st grade perspective.

How to Cook a Turkey

• Buy a turkey from Sam’s Club for $11.99 or go in the woods and grab a turkey and…
• The turkey will feed 5 people and 1 animal
• Wash the turkey in water. Use a scrubber. Use soap.
• Pull its feathers out. Turkey must be wet to pull out feathers.
• Pull the beak out.
• Dry it with a paper towel.
• Wash it again (there might be icky stuff in it and on it).
• Cut its claws.
• Dry it again (people don’t want to eat water).
• Wrap it with lettuce and tinfoil and put it in the oven at 530 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Check on it every minute or so.
• Take it out of the oven with your oven mitts  
• Let it cool for 10 minutes
• Put the stuffing on the edge of the turkey and inside.
• Put it on a tinfoil tray. Put it in the middle of the table.
• Use a chopping knife to cut.
• Make sure to cut the neck off. Cut in the middle of the turkey first because the ends will start getting cold.
• Glaze it with honey and pineapple.
• Spend a whole half an hour eating the turkey.

From:

Mr. Deris’ First Grade Class

Good Luck Cooking Moms and Dads!