With the assistance of Johnston County Public Schools, JoCoReport recently asked kindergarten and first grade students how they would prepare a turkey for their family on Thanksgiving. Here are their responses:
“You have to take it home and do not let it run away, then put it in the oven and then take off the head so you can eat it too and cook it.”
– Angel Salinas – West Smithfield Elementary 1st Grade
“Take off the feathers. Put it in the oven. Cook it until 10 o’clock. Take it out and eat it.”
– Keshawn Bradberry – West Smithfield Elementary 1st Grade
“You can go and buy a turkey from the store and make your special touches to it.”
– Alyssa Morgan – West Smithfield Elem“Take off the feathers. Put it in the oven. Cook it until 10 o’clock. Take it out and eat it.”
– Keshawn Bradberry – West Smithfield Elementary 1st Gradeentary 1st Grade
“So if you are at the store and you buy a turkey and then you put it in the oven and then after it is cooked, you let it cool off and then you serve it with the food.”
– David Byrd – West Smithfield Elementary 1st Grade
“I would cook it. I would put it in the oven. You have to put flavors on it. I would cook it for 24 hours.”
-Rubi Fuentes – West Smithfield Elementary 1st Grade
“You start with paper and leaves. The turkey goes on top and you put it in the oven. Then the turkey goes on the table.”
– Gradyn Love, River Dell Elementary Kindergartener
“Cook the turkey on the grill. You add salt to the inside of the turkey and mustard on top.”
– Elizabeth Urso , River Dell Elementary Kindergartener
“First me and my dad go hunting for a turkey. Then we put it on the grill. After that we put salt inside of it and pepper on the outside of it. Then I put steak sauce on it because I really like steak sauce. Then we put really yummy stuff on it.”
– Wyatt Upton , River Dell Elementary Kindergartener
“Go hunt down a turkey. Then roast it in the oven. You can put any seasoning you want on it. I put salt and pepper on mine.”
-Charles Austin , River Dell Elementary 1st Grade
“Go get the turkey from Food Lion. I use markers and cotton balls and I cook the turkey rare. I use salt to cook it.”
-Hannah Lowdermilk , River Dell Elementary 1st Grade
“I would take some stuffing and stuff the turkey. Next I would cook it on the stove. Last I will put some berries and grind them up and make some kind of sauce and smear it on the turkey! Then I would eat it!”
– Benjamin Foxworth, Pine Level Elementary Kindergartener
“First I would put it in the oven next I would take it out and eat it!”
– Tatum Norris, Pine Level Elementary Kindergartener
“I would cut the turkey and put it in the oven on 6 degrees. Keep in the oven for 4 minutes. Take it out of the oven and put it in the fridge for 10 minutes to cool down. Then we would eat it.”
– Judah Lee, Pine Level Elementary Kindergartener
“I would get the turkey and pluck the feathers off. Then I would get the hair off. Then put it in the oven on 6 degrees for about maybe 10 minutes and then eat it.”
– Mason Fizer, Pine Level Elementary Kindergartener
“First, I would find a turkey and put it in the oven. I would set the timer for one minute When it is cooked, you eat.”
-Lydia Stephenson- Pine Level Elementary 1st Grade
“First, you buy a turkey, then you put it in the oven. You wait for 2 hours and last you eat it.”
-Bruno Solis – Pine Level Elementary 1st Grade
“First you get a turkey. Then you put sauce on the turkey. Then you put it in the stove and then you eat it.”
-London Hayes – Pine Level Elementary 1st Grade
Happy Thanksgiving!
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