ELL Readers Teaching Guide Unit 4, Week 3 Dinosaur Museum 41Dinosaur Museum INTRODUCE THE BOOK Activate Prior Knowledge/Build Background Read the title, and ask children what they know
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Dinosaur Museum
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
Activate Prior Knowledge/Build
Background Read the title, and ask children
what they know about dinosaurs Ask: Could
you ever see a real dinosaur? Why or why not?
Where could you see a dinosaur that is not real?
Tell children this book is about a museum that has
dinosaur robots on display
Preview/Use Text Features Preview the
reader by talking about the photographs together
and naming the labeled items
Preteach Vocabulary Review the
high-frequency words that appear in this book:
mouth and found Introduce these key words
from the book: dinosaur (p 1), museum (p 1),
robots (p 3), and clues (p 4) Discuss these
words and add them to a Word Wall
READ THE BOOK
Choose among these options for reading to
support children at all English profi ciency levels
Read Aloud Read the book aloud as children
follow along Pause to verify comprehension and
to explain unfamiliar concepts
Monitored Reading Have children read
aloud a few pages at a time Use the following
questions to support comprehension:
• Page 2 Where are these people? (The
people are at a museum.)
• Pages 3–4 How do people know what
dinosaurs look like? (They see dinosaur
bones The bones give clues.)
• Pages 5–6 What are dinosaur robots like?
(They have iron bones and plastic skin They
have a computer inside that makes them
move.)
• Pages 7–8 Why do the robots look real?
(They roar and move.)
Reread Have children reread the book with a
partner, in small groups, or independently Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 42
RESPOND
Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:
Talk About It
1 Possible response: Yes, the pictures help me
because I will never see a dinosaur (Graphic Sources)
2 Possible response: If I saw a dinosaur robot,
I would be really excited
Write About It
3 Children should draw one of the dinosaurs
in the story or another one they like Possible response: My favorite dinosaur is a plant eater
It is very big
Support writers at various English proficiency levels
Beginning Provide this sentence frame: My
favorite dinosaur is a plant eater/meat eater.
Have children choose an ending to dictate
Intermediate Provide the same sentence
frame, but have children write the sentence and then tell a partner more about the dinosaur
Advanced Provide dinosaur books so
that children may use the names of specific dinosaurs in their writing
Extend Language Model different kinds of
roars Have children identify the source of each one (dinosaur, lion, wind, laughter)
Answers to page 42:
Drawings will vary, but sentences should tell
a fact stated in the book Possible response: Dinosaur bones are clues They tell us about dinosaurs
Family Link Read aloud the Family Link activity
on page 42 before sending copies of the Study Guide home with children Later, have them share what family members told them about dinosaurs
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• Read Dinosaur Museum again.
• Draw a picture to show something you learned.
• Write a sentence about it.
Family Link
Ask family members what they know about dinosaurs.
Study Guide
Dinosaur Museum
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