This one is absolutely a November staple. A teacher I worked with shared the words of what was originally a poem with me, and mentioned that it might make a cute song.
So I whipped up a fun little melody and added Ten Little Turkeys to my collection of Thanksgiving-themed songs. Not only do my students love singing it, but it targets several objectives, including rhyming and counting backwards from 10.
I like to pause at the end of each verse and let the kids fill in the number – they keep track of how many turkeys are left and show me using their fingers. This song stands on its own, or with visuals like turkey cutouts.
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Hi,
After coming up short at the bookstore I found your songs. Thanks you saved the day. I posted a 10 little Turkey craft and included a hyperlink to this song int the PDF.
If you would like the craft you may download it from
Ten Little Turkey Craft.
Thanks you really saved the day.
Mrs. D
Hi Mrs. D – I’m so glad you were able to put this song to good use! Enjoy, and thanks for sharing a link in your craft!
No words only a link to this site were included in my craft.
Nice song and a good choice p.s put a video on to
Fun for all, and glad you like my colorful turkey clip art. Anyone else interested in freebie graphics for personal use, visit LeeHansen.com (the turkey image above is from my Thanksgiving graphics collection).
Have a wonderful holiday!
Lee Hansen