Students in first-grade teacher Mary K. Prioletti’s class at Willow Springs Elementary tell their favorite Thanksgiving foods and how they think they’re prepared.

Turkey: "I’d get a chicken and put it in the oven and cook it probably 20 minutes on high."
— Ben Bush, 7

Corn: "I’d put the corn in the microwave for 10 or 20 seconds and put butter on it."
— Brandon Bui, 6

Turkey: "I’d go in the woods and get one. I’d take the bad stuff out and put it in the oven for 20 minutes on warm."
— Collin Dunphy, 6

Pumpkin pie: "I’d put in pumpkins and sweet parts because a pumpkin pie’s sweet; then I’d bake it for 12 minutes at 100 degrees."
— Ethan Epstein, 6

Turkey: "I’d cook it in the oven with stuffing in it, for 40 seconds, at 50 degrees."
— Doak Dyer, 6

Mashed potatoes: "I wouldn’t cook them; I’d mash them down with something and put gravy on them."
— Amber Harrison, 6

Turkey: "I’d stick it in the oven for 5 seconds at 30 degrees."
— Austin Eilbert, 6

Apple pie: "I’d put in apples and crust and cinnamon and bake it 10 minutes at just right."
— Michaela McAteer, 7

Corn: "You go to a farm; then you pick it and take the green stuff that wraps around it, off. Wash it and cook it for three minutes, on a barbecue with a tray on it, so it won’t get burned."
— Matthew Jurgutis, 6

Turkey: "I’d roast it in the oven with gravy on it for 30 minutes at 35 degrees."
— Grace Lane, 7

Green beans: "I’d put them in a pot with a little water for a couple minutes."
— Kate Geiszler, 6

Turkey: "I’d buy it and put some sauce on it and put it in the oven for a few minutes on hot."
— Deborah McCollough

Pumpkin pie: "I would put in pumpkin stuff and some dough on top and on the bottom, and eggs, and cook it for 35 minutes at 10 degrees."
— Ella Murray, 6

Carrots: "You’d cut them and cook them in the oven with ranch sauce for three minutes at 65 degrees."
— Michael Mier Ferrufino, 6

Turkey: "I’d get a turkey from the store, put butter in it and cook it for an hour at 60 degrees."
— Catherine Resta

Pumpkin Pie: "I’d put in pumpkin and powder — flour — and oil and stir it and bake it, and you’re done. Then put sugar on top."
— David Rudo, 6

Tacos: "I would get bread and put in tomatoes, lettuce and brown things and eat it."
— Ariana Setayeshpour, 6

Pumpkin pie: "I’d put in chocolate chips, pumpkin, flour and vanilla and bake it for 10 minutes on medium."
— Rachel Nelson, 6

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich: "I’d get two pieces of bread and spread one part with peanut butter and the other part with jelly and then take a big bite out of it."
— Katie Brown, 6

Turkey: "I’d take all the ingredients and put them in the turkey — bones and meat and stuff — and cook it for 10 minutes at 39 degrees."
— Justin Reynolds, 6