1 4 3 dinosaur museum (fiction)

Dinosaur Museum
by Alice Maki

Fiction

INTRODUCE THE BOOK

RESPOND

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.

Answers to the Reader’s Inside Back Cover:

Preview/Use Text Features Preview the
reader by talking about the photographs together
and naming the labeled items.
Preteach Vocabulary Review the highfrequency 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 proficiency 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.)

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ELL Reader 1.4.3

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.

Reread Have children reread the book with a

partner, in small groups, or independently. Have
them complete the Study Guide on page 42.

ELL Readers Teaching Guide

Unit 4, Week 3 Dinosaur Museum

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Study Guide

Dinosaur Museum

Name

Family Link
Ask family members what they know about dinosaurs.
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Dinosaur Museum Unit 4, Week 3

ELL Readers Teaching Guide

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• Read Dinosaur Museum again.
• Draw a picture to show something you learned.
• Write a sentence about it.