ClassX Video Lessons Grade Grade 2 ???????? Read Aloud | TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING by Dav Pilkey
Hi there! I’m Ryan Leod, and I’m Craig Tovi. We’re so excited to share a fun story with you today. The book we’re reading is called “‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving,” written and illustrated by Dave Pye. Let’s dive into the story!
It was the night before Thanksgiving, and the colorful fall leaves were dancing in the wind. Eight happy children hopped onto their school bus, excited for a fun field trip. They sang songs as the bus drove through the beautiful autumn scenery, dreaming of yummy Thanksgiving dinners.
Suddenly, they heard a loud noise outside. Curious, they opened the bus windows to see what was happening. To their surprise, they saw a tiny farm with eight little turkeys and a friendly old farmer named Farmer McNugget. He wore denim clothes and had a big smile on his face.
The children watched as the turkeys, with their cheerful beaks, greeted them warmly. The turkeys were so friendly, and the kids giggled and played with them in the barnyard. But then, they noticed an axe by the door and asked Farmer McNugget what it was for.
Farmer McNugget explained that the turkeys were supposed to be cooked for Thanksgiving dinner. The children were shocked and felt sad for their new feathered friends. They didn’t want the turkeys to be eaten!
The children quickly came up with a plan. They fetched some water to calm everyone down and thought of a way to save the turkeys. When they returned, they were ready to help the turkeys escape!
The children and their teacher helped the turkeys waddle away to safety. As the school bus drove off, Farmer McNugget looked around and realized the turkeys were gone. The kids had saved them!
That night, the stars twinkled above as the school bus full of happy children headed home. The next evening, each of the eight families had a special guest—a fluffy turkey! They enjoyed a delicious meal with veggies, jelly, and toast, feeling thankful for their new turkey friends.
Everyone gave thanks for love, friendship, and a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was a day filled with joy and gratitude.
We hope you enjoyed this story as much as we did! Thanks for joining us for Story Time with Ryan Leod and Craig Tovi. Don’t forget to check out our next episode. See you soon!
Turkey Craft Time: Gather some craft supplies like colored paper, glue, and scissors. Create your own turkey using these materials. Think about the turkeys in the story and how they looked. What colors were they? How can you make your turkey look friendly and happy like the ones the children met? Display your turkey at home and share the story of the Great Turkey Rescue with your family.
Thankful Journal: Just like the children in the story felt thankful for their new turkey friends, let’s think about what we are thankful for. Take a small notebook and decorate it to make your own Thankful Journal. Each day, write or draw one thing you are thankful for. Share your journal with your family and talk about all the things that make you happy and grateful.
Role Play Adventure: With your friends or family, act out the story of the Great Turkey Rescue. Choose who will be the children, the turkeys, and Farmer McNugget. Use your imagination to come up with new ideas for how the children might have helped the turkeys. What other clever plans could they have thought of? Have fun and be creative!
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Hi, I’m Ryan Leod, and I’m Craig Tovi. Welcome to Story Time with Ryan Leod and Craig Tovi. Today’s book is “‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving,” story and pictures by Dave Pye.
Let’s get started!
‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and all through the trees, the fall leaves were spinning aloft in the breeze. Eight children had boarded their school bus with grins in hopes that a field trip soon would begin.
They sang as they rode through autumn terrains while visions of drumsticks danced in their brains. Over rivers and through woods, their school bus sailed on through the new fallen leaves.
When out on the road there arose such a clatter, they threw down their windows to see what was the matter.
“What’s going on? Did you hear that clatter, Craig?”
With their wondering eyes, they should see but a miniature farm and eight tiny turkeys, and a little old man. Lively and rugged, they knew in a moment it was Farmer McNugget. He was all dressed in denim from his head to his toe, with a pinch of polyester and a dash of Velcro.
And then at a twinkling, they heard in the straw the prancing and pinging of each little claw. More rapid than chickens, his cockerels they came. He whistled and shouted and called them by name:
“Now, O.E.! Now, Stanley! Now, Larry and Moon! Wall-E! On, Beaver! On, Champ and Groucho!”
The turkeys were chunky with smiley beak faces, and they greeted the children with downy embraces.
So out through the barnyard they ran and they flew, and they gobbled and giggled as friends sometimes do.
Then somebody spotted an axe by the door and asked Farmer McNugget what it was for. With the blink of his eye and a twist of his head, the old farmer told a grim tale of dread.
“Tonight,” said McNugget, “these feathery beings will be chopped and roasted for Thanksgiving feasts.”
The children stood still as tears filled their eyes, then they clamored aloud in a chorus of cries.
“Oh dear!” cried McNugget. “Now what shall I do?”
So they dashed to the well, and the teacher went too, and they fetched some water fresh from the ground in hopes that a swig might calm everyone down.
When they returned to quiet the matter, the children were calmer and mysteriously…
Interesting!
The boys and girls drank up their drinks in the hay, then thanked old McNugget and waddled away. They limped to the school bus, all huffing and puffing.
It’s not easy to walk with hot turkey stuffing!
Then as the school bus drove off into the night, McNugget looked around— not a turkey in sight.
They saved the turkeys!
‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and the stars up above shone down on a school bus abounding with love.
The very next evening, eight families were blessed with eight fluffy Thanksgiving turkeys as guests. They feasted on veggies with jelly and toast, and everyone was thankful for the turkeys the most.
So each one gave thanks for love and for living, and they all had a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving.
That’s a great book, but I’m still going to eat turkey this year!
Totally acceptable! Me as well.
‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, story and pictures by Dave Pye.
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