A few years ago, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’. This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays.
As a summation to your discussion with students on symbols, idiomatic expressions, geography, farms, or another topic, post this on your class screen. The poll includes lots of definitions for the word ‘turkey’. Have each student come up sometime during the day (or class) and make their choices. The one below is a sample:
What definitions did your students come up with I didn’t list?
Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work:
https://forms.aweber.com/form/07/1910174607.htm
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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
Interesting poll, Jacqui. I took it and was surprised at what Turkey meant to me. 🙂
It’s also intriguing that most see it as a holiday. I was a little surprised at that.
160 responses so far. That’s a lot.
I’m pretty happy with that!
Fun! Thanksgiving and the country seem to be the clear winners. But there’s a surprising number of other meanings I’d never would have thought of, too!
Thomas gave me a new one for next year. With the internet world being international rather than local, kids need to see their words don’t always mean what they think!