Sensory Turkeys and Run Turkey Run

Some of my favorite books to use with students are books geared towards this time of year.  One of those books is Run Turkey Run.  It always amazes me how the students like to get in on the action and tell the turkey to run as we read the story.  After reading the story we completed a craft by making sensory turkeys.

 I picked up several different items that I felt would be good for feathers and made a static board for choice making.  The items included:  pom poms, stickers, glitter, noodles, gems, feathers, and tissue paper. The students also used communication books and switches to request turns, colors of the feathers, and requesting help.   This was a great activity that increased both verbal and augmentative communication.