Description
Celebrate the friendship between Danny and the Dinosaur with this interactive activity pack! Help your students improve their reading comprehension with these activities inspired by Syd Hoff’s classic.
This comprehension focused unit includes before, during, and after reading activities that keep kids engaged and learning. Close reading practices are infused with the options giving a new reading purpose as fluency increases.
WHAT SKILLS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR UNIT?
- ️Prereading Schema Builder
- Vocabulary
- Sequencing
- ️Categorizing information
- ️Narrative elements
- ️Questioning
- ️Written responses
- ️Optional writing projects.
HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THIS DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR RESOURCE:
The pages can be printed and put under a document camera for group discussion or projected using TPT Easel. Students can work in teams to brainstorm ideas when working in whole group or work on specific skills with the teacher in guided reading groups. Teachers can also use this resource for book clubs for more independent readers.
WHAT TEACHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS UNIT:
~This was a great resource for a child I was tutoring. This book is a classic! Thank you for a great resource.
~I loved paring this activity with the book. Thank you!
~This went so well with the book!
~A great addition to our Danny the Dinosaur unit. Thanks.
~Such a cute book, and a fun guide to go along with it!
OTHER RESOURCES YOU’D LIKE:
Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff Reading Skills and Activities
The Horse in Harry’s Room by Syd Hoff Reading Skills and Activities
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Lisa B. –
Thanks so much! Very helpful!
Lindsay K. –
Very complete resource.
Christine S. –
Thanks so much-saved a lot of time when doing sub plans!
Kimberly G. –
Great for small groups!
Growing Urban Flowers –
My reading class loved it.
Christy S. –
Very neat resource. Love it!
The Organized Instructor –
You just saved me a TON of time!! THX!
Marcie Valentino –
Great work!
Melissa N. –
Great! Thanks!
Anne D. –
A great resource.
mary S. –
Can’t wait to use it!
Amanda Bilindiro –
students loved this during listening center.
Jacquelyn V. –
This is a great book and the activities made a wonderful way to spend a reading lesson. Thanks!
Tiffaney S. –
so fun
Melissa B. –
Great resource to use in guided reading
Amy Lyn B. –
Nice resource!
April Hegdale –
Just what I was looking for!
Ms Tees Treasures –
Thanks!!!!
Krisitn R. –
Thank you for this wonderful resource!
Molly and Me –
Interesting activities for my 1st graders
Theresa M. –
I used this for my tutoring group after school. Very organized and easy to use.
Jenelle S. –
Perfect~just what I was looking for
Margaret D. –
Perfect for what I needed!
jessica G. –
Great resource Thank you, Can’t wait to use it!
Libby D. –
Great
Erica P. –
Great, thank you!
LONG L. –
Thank you for making this!
Teresa M. –
Great!
Brooke C. –
Love!
Georgia A. –
My students liked the work!
Magic of Teaching –
Perfect! Thanks!
Ashley S. –
Thank you!
catherine B. –
such a cute book, and a fun guide to go along with it
JERILYNN H. –
beautifully done!
Jennifer K. –
A great addition to our Danny the Dinosaur unit. Thanks.
Brittany W. –
Great resource!
Leslie M. –
This went so well with the book
Rebecca P. –
Excited to share this with the kids!
Paige P. –
This was a great resource for a child I was tutoring. This book is a classic! Thank you for a great resource.
angelica S. –
I loved paring this activity with the book. Thank you!
The Buzz In 44 –
Great Resource!
debbie crawford –
It was ok. I thought it did not have enough for the price but we used one of the ideas with our small reading group. I know it is an older story so there are not a lot of resources for it. It was fine for small group.