Peabody-Burns Elementary School students were asked to provide instructions for cooking a turkey.

Kindergarten class, taught by Mary Thiessen

Buy a turkey. Put the turkey in the oven. Put on some pretend eyes, feathers, candy, a tail, and a hat.

Richie Beam

Heat the turkey. Cut the turkey and put it on a plate

Taige Cartmell

You would get the turkey out of the wrapper and cook it. Then, take the turkey out and put it on a plate.

Jesse Fore

You can put some legs on the bottom. The head would go on the top. Tummy and bottom would go in the middle.

Elizabeth Evans

I would cook it and then I would let it set for a little while. I would put it in a box and then I would give it to somebody.

Ciara Frye

I would cook the turkey. My family will eat it.

Weston Gaines

You would find a turkey and shoot it. After bringing the turkey home, you would cut off the feathers. I would cook the turkey, then I would eat it.

Colton Gossen

I would cook the turkey. I would put the turkey on a plate.

Justin Holt

I would cook the turkey and not leave. I would eat the turkey.

Brooklyn Moore

I would cook the turkey. I would put the turkey on a plate. Then, I would eat the turkey.

Trevor Johnson

I would fix the turkey by making it back together. Next, I would cut the turkey and make it for my family.

Brooklyn Kelsey

I would put the turkey in a pan. I would put the turkey in the oven. I would leave the house and then put the turkey on the table. Then, we start to eat.

Jager Lewis

Cook the turkey and then eat it.

Wilda Page

I would shoot the turkey. I would cut the turkey. Next, I would bake him. Then, I would eat him.

Tanner Parks

I would add some salt and pepper to the turkey. Then I’ll get some bread and butter to put on the turkey. I’ll cook it in the oven.

Samantha Richter

I will put the turkey in a pan. I will cook the turkey. Then, I’ll take it out and let it cool. I will eat the turkey. I will throw the bones away.

Matthew Robinson

We kill the turkey. Grill the turkey with salt and pepper. Put sausage and fish inside the turkey.

Justus Spicher

We would put the turkey on the grill. Add some gravy. Ask Mom and Dad for a candle lighter. Then get some sticks for the fire. Wait for a few minutes. The turkey would grill. We would take it off the grill. Then we would eat it.

Lukas Spencer

Make a fire. Go get the turkey at the store. Cook the turkey on the fire. Put on salt and pepper.

Jacob Steed

Take the turkey out of the bag and put it in the oven. Then, take the turkey out of the oven and eat it.

Dakota Thompson

Cook the turkey on the stove. Add salt and pepper. Put grease on the turkey. Put ketchup on the turkey. Use a fork to pick up the turkey and eat it.

Sarah Tighe

Put the turkey in hot, boiling water. Put a stick across the top and tie a knot on it. Then, you can eat the turkey.

Alex Young

First-graders, taught by Donna Hanneman

Grandma cooks the turkey. Then we eat it!

Blake Percival

Get a turkey, put seasoning on it, cook it in the oven for 1½ minutes at 16 degrees. Next, take it out of the oven. Then we put potatoes and gravy on it and then eat!

Isabella Loucks

First, you butcher a turkey. Then you put it in the oven. Then take it out. Season to taste. Then you eat it.

Ethan Ramsey

First, you get a pot. Then go to the store and buy a cold turkey. Then you put sugar and flavoring on the turkey. Cut the skin off. Then it looks bad. Put in the pan and fry it. When it’s done you eat it!

Jonathan Glover

Get a turkey from a farmer. Then you cook it in a giant pan. Then you make turkey pie.

Corbin Marple

Skin and chop up the turkey. Then you put seasoning on it. Then you would bake it. Last we eat it.

Alex Caldwell

First, Grandma gets a turkey from a store. Then she takes it out of the package and puts it in a pot. Next, she puts it in the oven. When it’s done she cuts it up, sets it on the table, and we eat it!

Philip Young

First you cut up the turkey. Cook it in the oven. Then put it on a plate and eat it.

Desyra Tighe

Bake the turkey. Then you put it on a plate. Then you eat it.

Jake Partridge

Go to the store and buy the turkey. Then you cook it. Next take it out and then eat it with your whole family.

Kaleb Ehrlich

Put the turkey in the oven and then you take it out of the oven. Let it cool down. Last you eat it.

Hunter Navrat

Catch a turkey, then you put it in the oven. When it’s done you eat it.

Chalesea Stout

First take the turkey out of the wrapper. Then put it on the stove and cook it for a long time. When it’s done you put the sauce on it. Then you cut the turkey. Then you serve it.

Sarah Spencer

Put it on a pan and you put it in the oven. Take it out of the pan, then you put pepper and salt on it. Last you eat it!!

Mya Winter

First you take the turkey and you put fruit and seasoning on it. Then you let it cook. When it’s done you put it on a pan and then you eat it.

Anthony Huls

First you get a turkey from the store. Then you go home and cook it for Thanksgiving. Then you eat it.

T. J. Salas

First mom buys a turkey at the store. Then she puts it in the oven in a pan. Then she takes it out and then we eat it.

Miranda Shaffer

First you buy a turkey from the store. Then you cook it in the oven. Next take it out of the oven and you chop it up. Then you put it on a plate and eat it.

Aries Baldwin

First you buy a turkey. Take it home and cook it in the oven. Then you eat it!

Isaac Bayes

You put the turkey in the stove. Next put it on the table. Then you eat it!

Davon Johnson

First go to Aunt P’s house. Then she puts the turkey in the oven. Next she sets it on the table and lets it cool off. Last we eat it!

Jeremy Sears

Second-graders, taught by Louise Whiteman

First my dad shoots the turkey. Then we pull the feathers off of the turkey. Then my dad cuts the turkey. The turkey is big so we put it in the oven for four hours. Last the timer beeps, we take it out of the oven and it is golden brown. Finally we eat it.

Madyson Foth

You go to buy it. Next you cook it. Last your family will eat the turkey.

Chance Johnson

How to make a turkey is to sugar it and cook the turkey and sprinkle sugar on the turkey.

Daniel Hammann

To make a turkey you have to bake it.

Jayden Cartmell

To bake a turkey you buy a turkey from the store. Cook it on 500 degrees for 10 minutes. You put seasoning on it.

Kirshawn Stevens

To bake the turkey you cook the turkey and eat.

Mercedes Kelsey

How to bake the turkey is first you put the turkey in the oven.

Christian Moore

To bake a turkey first you buy the turkey.

Lane Watkins

First you buy the turkey. Then you bake the turkey. Then you take the turkey out and then you can eat.

Amber Cubbage

To bake a turkey you get a turkey at the store. Then weigh it. Last take it home.

Alex Ramsey

How to bake the turkey is first to find a turkey. Next you cook the turkey. Last you eat the turkey.

Miles Rickad

First I look for a turkey. Next I bake the turkey.

Lois Monares

How to bake a turkey by steps. Step 1 is catch a turkey on the farm. Step 2 is take it home. Step 3 is cook it at your house. Step 4 is eat it at your house.

Will Peters, age 7

To bake the turkey put on a little of the gravy. Put a whole turkey in the stove. Put in a lot of rice. Put on a little of tomato sauce. Last a lot of biscuits.

Hadley Clark, age 7

Third-graders, taught by Emily Bowlin

The first ingredient is a turkey. I don’t know where you’ll get it. Add a little bit of salt on it but after you cook it. Put it in the oven for three hours. Then you take it out and eat it. But don’t listen to this because I don’t know how to make a turkey. P. S. Don’t forget what I just said.

Lindsey Frye

Directions: 1. Wash turkey. 2. Put turkey in big black pan. 3. Put in oven heated to five degrees. 4. Let it cook for 13 minutes.

Lonney Patterson

¼ cup of vinegar, ¼ cup of butter, 10 pinches of pepper and one cup of gravy. Put the turkey in a big pan. Put the turkey in the oven for 59 minutes. After 59 minutes take the turkey out and put the vinegar on it. Then put butter all over it. After that you put 10 pinches of pepper on the turkey. Put on the gravy. Then you can start to eat.

Paige Garcia

First go to the store. Second put the turkey on the stove. Third bake the turkey after an hour, then take it out. Four let it cool.

Jack Parks

I carve a turkey and I made mashed potatoes. Four hundred cups of mashed potatoes. Sixteen big turkeys cooked in the oven for 100 minutes. Everybody said they didn’t like it, but I said, “Eat it all!”

Cory Fisher

One turkey, 2 ounces. Put turkey in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Bake at 399 degrees. Eat it!

Lexi Schreiber

Ham with syrup — Ingredients: One bottle maple syrup, 3-5 lbs ham (no bone). Directions: 1. Slice ham into ½ inch slices. 2. Put in microwave for six minutes. 3. After removing from microwave put syrup on top.

Trent Schroeder

Ingredients: 1 cup of vegetables, 1 turkey, 1 bowl. Directions: Put it in a bowl and pour the vegetables in. Cook in the oven for about 10-13 minutes. Put the temperature at 320 degrees.

Sienna Richter

I get a turkey. Carve it. Cook it. Eat it. Cook it for 90 minutes. Use about 1000 per ounce butter, 90 eggs. Cut it up, then eat it. Bye-bye turkey. Add some fish. Make sure it ain’t a robot turkey.

Taven Scott

Ingredients: 1 turkey (fresh), salt and pepper (teensy-bit), 1 tub of butter, three pieces of corn on the cob, one bottle barbecue sauce, one jar each black and green olives and pickles. Directions: Put turkey on grill. Boil corn on stove for five minutes. Take turkey off grill after six minutes. Serve turkey and corn with butter, BBQ sauce, olives and pickles. Enjoy!

Ashtin Loewen

Brownies — I cup of milk, 3 eggs, 2 ½ cups of water, 1 cup of sugar. Pour 1 cup of milk in a pan. Crack three eggs and put it in the pan. Put 2 ½ cups of water in. Pour it in the pan. Put 1 cup of sugar in the pan. When you get the brownies put them in the oven. Eat it all.

Mone’ Fritz

One turkey, ½ teaspoon of salt, 1 cup full of cinnamon and sugar, 9 tablespoons of turkey broth. Set the oven for 80 degrees. Put the turkey in a foil pan. Put the cinnamon and sugar on the turkey. Squeeze the turkey broth on the turkey. Put the turkey in the oven. Set the timer for 10 minutes. When they are done, we’ll just say, “Happy Holidays!”

Collin Brown

First go to the store to buy one. Then go home. Put the oven on 350 degrees. Then spray spam on the turkey. Then set the table while it is cooking. Go to the store again to buy drink (Sprite). Oh, I forgot to pull out the guts, the heart, the brain, and the feathers. Go to the store to buy plates, cups, silverwear. Eat. Don’t let anybody in! Why? Because I cooked it!

Landon Rives

Turkey, one can carrots, potatoes, one can green beans, 10 cups gravy, one can corn. Put turkey in big pot. Cut veggies. Put veggies in pot with the turkey. Set oven to 500 degrees to cook for ½ hour. Take out of the oven. Put spices on it. Eat turkey.

Joshua Loucks

Put oven to 32 degrees. One stick of butter, half cup of sugar, 12 eggs. Put butter in oven to melt. Crack eggs in the melted butter. Get spoon and stir it around. Get sugar and pour it in the eggs and the butter. Stir it around and pour water in it. Then put it in the microwave for 50 seconds and take it out. Go to the store. Get a scoop of flour. Put it in the pan and put it in the oven. It is cooked!

Madeline Beal

Get one big cooking pan. Get one stick of butter. Pull out turkey feathers. Clean turkey first. Turn on oven for 350 degrees. Cook for about an hour and a half. A perfect dinner.

Morgan Gaines

Hunt a turkey and skin it. Put it in the oven for an hour. Do not put in any sugar. Then take it out. Cut it up and eat it. That’s how you make a turkey.

Caleb VanCuren

Five cups of sugar and put butter on it. Then when you get all the stuff finished put the turkey in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Sugar, sugar!

Thomas Page

Put one cup of hummus, add four eggs, and three sticks of butter. Get some turkey. Cook it up to 450 degrees for about 9-10 minutes. Crack the four eggs. Put them in a bowl. Add the hummus and the three sticks of butter and mix it into the bowl and split it.

Summer Watkins

You’re to go to the store and buy a turkey. Make sure you have a big pan at home. You need to put broth in the pan with the turkey. It needs to be heated to 350 degrees. Then cook it two hours, but check on it.

Adriana Newman

Two cups of eggs, butter, five cups of sugar and sprinkles, one cup of frosting and rice. There is fat in turkey and we cut the ears off his head.

Jess Philpott