How to Bake a Turkey

Mrs. Blankenship & Miss. Reed’s Kindergarten Class

Paintsville Elementary School

Elliott Arms

We get our turkey from Wal-Mart. When we get home mom puts a little salt on it. Then she cooks it for 50 minutes at 10 degrees. I like to eat bread and mac-n-cheese with my turkey. My mom, dad, and Riley all eat dinner with me on Thanksgiving. After we eat, we go in the living room and talk about games.

Ember Arms

Mom gets our turkey at Paintsville Wal-Mart. Dad cooks the turkey and only puts salt on it. He cooks the turkey for 5 minutes at 6 degrees. I love to eat corn with my Thanksgiving turkey. Mom, Dad, Raegan, Riley, Elliott, and me all eat dinner together. After we eat, Elliott, Riley, and I all go swing on our swing set.

Bentley Carter

We get our Thanksgiving turkey from Wal-Mart. Mom will put salt on it and that’s all. I don’t like turkey, but I do like salt on it. I love to eat chicken nuggets and fries with my turkey. We cook our turkey for 21 minutes at 6 degrees. After we eat, we play upstairs. My Poppy and Gigi come over and we watch YouTube.

Atlanna Castle

Mom gets a turkey at Mamaw’s house. Mamaw will shoot a cow and a turkey. Mamaw cooks the turkey in the microwave for 5 minutes. She puts nothing on it. I do eat turkey, cow meat, and salad. After we eat Thanksgiving dinner we play on my trampoline.

Juddson Collins

We get our Thanksgiving turkey from Wal-Mart. Mom puts spices on it like, salt and hot sauce. I like to eat my turkey with bread, cheese, cookies, fries, and chicken nuggets. My mommy cooks the turkey for 2 minutes at 20 degrees. We have Thanksgiving dinner with Daddy, Mommy and friends. After we eat, we play with toys and shoot guns. My favorite part of Thanksgiving is the chicken nuggets.

Finn Conley

We get our Thanksgiving turkey at Wal-Mart. I like my turkey plain, so my mom doesn’t put anything on it. She cooks the turkey for 10 minutes at 10 degrees. I like to eat mac-n-cheese, watermelon, a protein bar, and pickles with my turkey. My mom and sometimes my dad eat with me. I like to watch TV and play games after I eat.

Lakelyn Fairchild

Mom gets our turkey from Wal-Mart. She puts a little bit of salt on it and cooks the turkey on the stove at 20 degrees for 10 minutes. I like to eat mashed potatoes with my turkey. We eat with Nana and Poppy. After we eat, we go to bed.

Kingston Green

We get our turkey from the farm or the pumpkin patch. We put a little salt on before we cook it and then put pepper after we cook it. We cook our turkey for 10-12 minutes at 6 degrees. I like to eat bacon on top of the turkey and that’s all. My mom, dad, sister and every one of my friends and everyone I know eat dinner with me. After I eat, I play tag, Roblox, and check out with my friends.

Grayson Hignite

We get our Thanksgiving turkey from Wal-Mart. Mom will cook it plain for 20 seconds at 50 degrees. I like to eat my turkey with mac-n-cheese, gravy, and mashed potatoes. My family comes to have Thanksgiving dinner with us. After we eat, we go watch movies.

Dray’mond Jackson

The police bring us our turkey. Ponisha will make the turkey and put a lot of hot sauce on it and a lot of sugar on it. She will cook the turkey all week on the stove. I like to eat apples, hot sauce, spaghetti, and fruits with my turkey. Mommy, Daddy, sisters, and uncles eat with me, and some of my friends all eat at my house. After we eat, we all go to bed and then go to school.

Carter Kestner

My dad will get our turkey from Wal-Mart. Mom puts just pepper on the turkey and makes it just how dad likes it. I like to eat chicken nuggets with my turkey. Mom will cook the turkey for 40 minutes at 5 degrees. My mom, MayMay, Joe, Grandma all eat dinner with me. After we eat, we go home, and I play superheroes with my dad.

Mila Rigsby

My Papaw brings our turkey to our house and papaw puts butter, salt, and pepper on it. I like to eat bologna with my turkey and chicken nuggets. I like to drink Starry with my turkey too. We cook our turkey for 1 hour at 15 degrees. My aunt and uncle, mom and dad, Nanny and Papaw, Mimi, and brother, and Uncle Drew eat with us. After we eat, Aunt Sherri and Uncle Joe play tag on the porch together.

Madelyn Tipton

My mom and I get our turkey for the Dollar Store and make it ourselves. We put leaves around it and I put some salt, pepper, and eggs on the leaves and put a flower on the top. We cook the turkey for 10 seconds on hot and cold so it won’t burn my tongue and so it is warm. I like to eat raw cookies with my turkey and that’s it. My brother, Goosey, and Pap, Kaka, Maris, Uncle Jerry, and Jake all eat with me. After we eat, Harrison, Maris, and I ride our bikes and scooter outside.

Anderson Turner

We get our turkey from Food City. Mom always put salad on our turkey. I always eat a grilled cheese with my turkey. We cook our turkey for 30 minutes at a hot temperature of 45 degrees. Payson, Rose, and Nana all eat turkey with me. After we eat, we all play hide and seek at Nana’s house.

Payson Turner

We get our turkey from Food City. My mom puts ketchup and cheese on the turkey. Mom cooks the turkey for 15 minutes at 7 degrees. I like to eat my turkey with the rolls my Granny makes, mac-n-cheese and that’s all. Anderson and Rose eat dinner with me. After we eat, I get a treat and play tag with Rose. We also play on the playground sometimes.

Anna Kate Vanderpool

We buy our turkey from Wal-Mart. My mom and dad put salt and a lot of ketchup on our turkey. We cook our turkey for 5 minutes at 5 degrees. I love to eat ice cream with my turkey and drink lots of milk. My mommy, Grandma, and dad all eat turkey with me. After I eat, I play catch with my brother and sisters.

Layton Weems

My whole family hunts for our turkey. Cody will clean and chop the turkey up. He will put salt, pepper, and pickles all over the turkey. He will cook it for 10 minutes at 10 degrees. I like to eat candy meat, and ham with my turkey. Cody, mommy, and Brody all eat dinner with me. After we eat, I go horse riding with Cody. After that, we go deer hunting and fishing.

Kinley Williamson

We hunt for our turkey in the creek at my house. After it is all cleaned up, Pawpaw puts some salt, pepper, and rainbow syrup on it. He cooks it for 18 hours on 90 degrees. I love to eat lots of rainbow syrup with. My turkey and a little salt too. All my family and a lot of my friends like Caroline and Rowan and everyone at school comes. After we eat, we go play in my playhouse outside but not in the bed because of all the bugs. After we play, we go to Disney World.

Turkey Recipes

Mrs. Pelphrey and Mrs. Lauffer’s Kindergarten Class

Paintsville Elementary 

My mom will buy our turkey from Walmart.  I will help her put it in the oven on 200 for 2 minutes.  I will eat dinner with my brothers and my sister.  After we are finished eating, I will play with my toys.  

-Railyn Webb

I think my dad will probably get our turkey.  He probably buys it from Walmart but I’m really not sure.  After he gets it home, he will put it in the microwave to cook it.  I think he will probably cook it for like 14 minutes.  After all the food is done, I will eat dinner with Mommy, Daddy, Aubrey and my brother.  After we all eat, I will play with my sister.  

– Reagan Adams

My mom will buy our turkey at Walmart, but I really like chicken.  We will cook it in the oven for 89 minutes on 89 degrees.  I will eat with my mom, dad and brother.  After we eat, I will play games with my mom, dad and brother.

-Aiden McConnell

I’m not sure who gets my turkey, it will be either my nana or my dad.  They will probably get the turkey from the forest because my dad goes turkey hunting and stuff.  My nana cooks the turkey, she puts it in the oven for 10 minutes on just a little hot and it looks good.  I will eat with my friends, but I will sit with Jamison.  Mom and dad too.  After we eat, I usually play with Sally, my nana’s dog.  Then I get in the bed and watch the TV.  We had to get a new TV because the old one wouldn’t work.

-Hudson Spriggs

We don’t eat turkey at Thanksgiving, so we will get ham instead.  I’m not sure if my mom or dad will get the ham, but one of them will.  We will get the ham at Walmart.  We don’t have to cook it or anything since it is ham, I like to eat it from my lunchbox for lunch.  I will eat dinner with my nana, pop pop, mom, and dad.  After we eat, I will watch my iPad. 

-Laurel Osborne

My nana will be the one who gets our turkey.  She will get it from Walmart.  When we get it home, we will put it in the oven.  We will cook it in the oven on 50 for about 8 minutes.  Then it will be ready to eat.  I will eat with my brothers and my cousins.  After we eat, we will all go play outside and have fun.

-Axel Earnest

My Grammy will get our turkey and cook us our dinner.  She makes it at home in her kitchen.  She will put some salt on it, put it in the microwave for 5 minutes on high.  After it is all done, we will eat.  I will eat with my whole family.  I will eat with my mom, dad, Isabella, grandma, grandpa Aunt Rachel and my friend Uncle Jer.  After we are all done eating, I will play outside with Uncle Jer. 

-Olivia Gomez

My yaya will get us a big turkey.  She will buy it at Walmart.  She will put cooking stuff on it and then throw it in the oven.  She will probably put the oven on 500 degrees or something really hot.  I will probably eat with my cousins, Juniper, Yaya, Poppy, Nana, G-dad, Mom, Dad, and maybe some other people.  After we get done eating, we will go play hide and seek.

-Maggie Johnson

Michael, that’s my dad, he will be the one that gets our turkey.  He will probably get it from Door Dash.  We will cook the turkey in the stove on warm on number 1.  We will cook it with salt, pepper and cheese at Aunt Rachel’s house.  I will eat dinner with Mommy, Daddy, Me, and my cousin Hudson, he is two years old.  After we eat, I will play with my cousin and mommy will leave to go to Paintsville.  We will watch a haunted house on TV.

-Rowan Phipps

We have chicken nuggets for Thanksgiving because I don’t like turkey.  My mom and dad will get the chicken nuggets.  They just get them from a big bag inside the freezer in our fridge.  They will cook them in the oven on 25 or 50 degrees, I don’t really know.  I will eat with Ellie, Lucas, Kinsey and all the rest of my family.  After dinner, I will play with my iPad. 

-Connor Graves

My dad will be the one that gets our turkey.  He will buy it from the store, probably Walmart, I don’t know.  He will put some salt on it and cook it in the oven on 40.  I will eat with my mom, dad, brother and sister and Nan.  After we eat, we will all play. 

-Karoline Robbins

My grandparents will be getting my turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.  They will get it from the store, probably Walmart.  They will cook it in the oven on 400 degrees for 2 hours.  I’m not sure what they put on it to cook it.  After it is all done, we will eat.  I will eat dinner with Eli, Lil, and all the rest of my family.  After we eat, we will all play outside. 

-Lila Doderer

My dad will get our turkey for us.  He will probably just get it from one of the grocery stores.  We will cook it in the oven with salt and pepper.  We will set the oven to 75 and cook it for a bunch of hours.  I will eat with all my family and cousins.  After we eat, we will have fun playing outside. 

-Caroline Jarrell

My dad will get our turkey.  He will probably buy it from a grocery store.  I don’t know which one.  He will cook it on top of the stove for a lot of minutes.  After it is all done, we will eat it.  I will eat it with my family.  After we eat, we will all sit on the couch.  

-Rohan Webb

I think Dad will get our turkey.  He will get it from the store.  I think he will put a bunch of stuff on it and cook it in the air fryer for a bunch of minutes.  I will eat with all of my family all day.  After we are finished, we will watch TV for a while.

-Hagen Sergent

My grandma will probably get us a big turkey.  She will buy it from the grocery store.  After she brings it home she will cook it inside the oven.  She will put it in there with some stuff and make it really hot to cook it.  I think she will cook it a long time.  I will eat with my grandma, my uncle and my auntie.  After we eat, I will play on my switch or maybe my tablet.  

-Koa Preston

Dave will be the one that gets my turkey.  He will be hunting for it and he will get it in the woods.  After turkey hunting, we will cook it.  We will put it on the stove and cook it for a while until it gets done.  I will eat with all of my family.  After we eat, we will go outside and work and go feed.  

-Knox Slone

My mom will be the one that gets my turkey.  She will probably get it from some store, I don’t know.  She will put some stuff on it and stuff it into the oven and cook it for a long time.  I will eat with my mom and my dad and my sissy.  After we eat, we will play a lot of stuff. 

-Eli Spradlin

Mom gets my turkey.  We get the turkey at home.  We will put it in the microwave to cook it.  I will eat my turkey with Papaw.  After we eat, we will eat graham crackers.

-Lincoln Weddington

My mom will get my turkey.  She will get it from home.  We will cook the turkey with bacon.  I will eat with my mother and sister.  After we eat, I will play outside. 

-Carter Castle

Mrs. Auxier’s Kindergarten Class
Paintsville Elementary
Turkey Recipes 2024

Jonathan Green, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the forest.
Before you cook it, you need to salt it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at hot degrees for 2 hours.
The turkey is ready when it’s done.
You can eat tomatoes and grapes with the turkey. For dessert you can eat fruit snacks.

Atlas Howard, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from my mammy and pappy’s house.
Before you cook it, you need to make sure it looks good to eat. I would put some cheese, pepperoni, and pepper on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 11 degrees for 20 minutes.
The turkey is ready when it says “ding!”
You can eat whip cream with the turkey. For dessert you can eat chocolate. That’s all!

Van Kestner, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from Food City.
Before you cook it, you need to put sugar in it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 200 degrees for 3 minutes.
The turkey is ready when it beeps.
You can eat soup and mashed potatoes with the turkey. For dessert you can eat broccoli and milk.

Jacelynn Killion, 6 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the store.
Before you cook it, you need to season it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 8 degrees for a couple of hours, but not too long or it will catch on fire.
The turkey is ready when it’s red.
You can eat pepper with the turkey. For dessert you can eat cupcakes.

Summer Little, 6 years old
First, I would get my turkey from Walmart.
Before you cook it, you always need to fry it and put salt on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at hot degrees for 25 hours.
The turkey is ready because it smells like it. But if you smell it burning then you have to fix it again.
You can eat hot sauce with the turkey. For dessert you can eat carrots.

Kyle Mann, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from a farm.
Before you cook it, you need to put sugar on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 30 degrees for 4 hours.
The turkey is ready when it’s red.
You can eat strawberries and raspberries with the turkey. For dessert you can eat ice cream.

Parker McCoy, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the store.
Before you cook it, you need to put oil on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 70 degrees for 5 minutes.
The turkey is ready when we’ve done everything to it.
You can eat chips with the turkey. For dessert you can eat pancakes.

Zoey McDonald, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the store.
Before you cook it, you need to make it cold.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at hot degrees for 5 hours.
The turkey is ready when the oven beeps.
For dessert you can eat chocolate.

Amiyah Messer, 6 years old
First, I would get my turkey from my mom.
Before you cook it, you need to draw it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 1 degree for 2 hours.
The turkey is ready when I check it.
You can eat fruit with the turkey. For dessert you can eat cookies.

Damon Mollette, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from a farm.
Before you cook it, you need to put salt on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 10 degrees for 8 minutes.
The turkey is ready when it beeps.
You can eat pizza with the turkey. For dessert you can eat cake.

Phoenix Prince, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the store.
Before you cook it, you need to clean it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 400 degrees for 3 hours.
The turkey is ready when it’s hot.
You can eat chicken nuggets with the turkey. For dessert you can eat blue cake.

Ava Sexton, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the pumpkin patch.
Before you cook it, you need to put salt on it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 4 degrees for 10 minutes.
The turkey is ready when it has been 7 minutes.
You can eat salt and pepper with the turkey. For dessert you can eat syrup.

Everett Stambaugh, 5 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the field next to our house.
Before you cook it, you need to kill it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 50 degrees for 10 minutes.
The turkey is ready when it beeps.
You can eat potatoes and chicken with the turkey. For dessert you can eat ice cream.

Baron Thompson, 6 years old
First, I would get a turkey on the farm.
Before you cook it, you need to kill it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 50 degrees for 10 hours.
The turkey is ready when it beeps.
You can eat salad with the turkey. For dessert you can eat ice cream.

Nadaylee Turner, 6 years old
First, I would get my turkey from the store.
Before you cook it, you need to add salt.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 5 degrees for 6 minutes.
The turkey is ready when the timer goes off.
You can eat hot peppers with the turkey. For dessert you can eat waffles.

Sadie Vaughan, 6 years old
First, I would get my turkey from Walmart.
Before you cook it, you need to wash it.
Then, I’d cook the turkey at 3 degrees for 2 hours.
The turkey is ready when the microwave beeps.
You can eat french fries with the turkey. For dessert you can eat ice cream.