Reading: Dinosaurs

Resources for Dinosaur Reading Group

Lennon, Raymond, Naiomi, Josclyn, Kayci

Living Things and Their Environments Week Twelve:

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Discussion Questions:
How do the animals know that the bridge is for them?
How do you know that the animals are upset at the humans for building?
Why do you think the author wrote The Animal Bridge?
How have the humans affected the animals?

Living Things and Their Environments Week Eleven:

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Discussion Questions:
Why does the author describe the pond as “a small world”?
Why do turtles sleep in mud in the winter?
Why is it important to keep ponds clean and free of pollution?
Why does a bullfrog make a big splash when it jumps in the water?

Living Things and Their Environments Week Ten:

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Discussion Questions:
How are the animals that visit
the watering hole alike? How are they different?
What facts did you learn about the animals that visit the watering hole?
Is the watering hole
a safe or dangerous place for the animals?
How do you know?

Living Things and Their Environments Week Nine:
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Discussion Questions:
What causes some animals to hibernate?
What is the main idea of the book?
How might changes in our environment, such as global warming, affect animals that hibernate?
If you were a hibernating animal, how would you build your space for hibernation? What materials would you use?

Elements of a Story Week Eight:
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Discussion Questions:
What problem does
Sloth have?
How does she solve it?
What did you learn about the rainforest, Sloth’s home, from reading this story?
How is Sloth different from the other animals in the story?
How is she similar?
If you were Sloth, which location would you choose to sleep in?

Why?

Elements of a Story Week Seven:

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Discussion Questions:
What caused Phil to call a friend?
Who are the characters in the story? Who is the main character?
The title of the story is Fantastic Phil. Why do you think Phil is fantastic?
Based on the information from the story, what adjective would you use to describe Phil? Why?

Elements of a Story Week Six:

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Discussion Questions:

Why is it important for fire trucks to be ready when a rocket blasts off?

How do you think the space explorers felt before blast off?

Why did the author write this story?

Would you want to play with the boy in the story? Why or why not?

Elements of a Story Week Five:

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Discussion Questions:

Why did the boy decide to cry "Wolf!", the first time, the second time, and a third time?

Playing tricks is fun. Is this statement an opinion or a fact? How do you know?

Why did the author write this book? How do you know?

How did the boy feel after the wolf chased the sheep away? How do you know?

Community Week Four:
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Discussion Questions:
Does the boy live in the country or the city? How do you know?
Why did the author write the story My Neighbourhood?
How is the neighbourhood in the book similar or different from your neighbourhood?
Is this story real or make believe? How do you know?

Community Week Three:
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Discussion Questions:
How are a gardener and a babysitter alike? How are they different?
What are some facts you read in the story?
What is the dentist holding? What will he do with it?
What caretaker job would you make for yourself?

Community Week Two:
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Discussion Questions:
What causes Jose to be angry?
How does mom feel when Jose is doing activities that are not safe?
What is Jose's problem? How does he solve his problem?
Jose can wash the dog. What are some other helpful things that Jose can do?

Community Week One:

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Discussion Questions:
Which helpers work mostly inside? Which helpers work mostly outside?
How are the teacher's job and the baker's job alike? How are they different?
Do you think the helpers like their jobs? Why or why not?
What are some other jobs community helpers do?