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A Dinosaur's Day: Stegosaurus Makes its Way Home

From Brightly Storytime

A Dinosaur's Day: Stegosaurus Makes its Way Home
7 minPre-KK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

Storyteller Ms. Linda reads the picture book “A Dinosaur's Day: Stegosaurus Makes its Way Home” aloud from cover to cover (about 7 minutes). A calm, full-length read-aloud from Brightly Storytime (Penguin Random House) you can drop into circle time, a listening center, or a quiet moment -- no prep, just press play.

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All ages

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Use these after listening to “A Dinosaur's Day: Stegosaurus Makes its Way Home” together:

  1. What happened at the beginning, the middle, and the end?
  2. Who were the characters, and what were they like?
  3. What was the most important thing that happened, and what did the character learn or how did they change?
  4. What was your favorite part or picture, and why?

Quick work-a-long

Words to know: predict, character, setting, retell.

  • Before listening, look at the cover and predict what the story might be about.
  • After, retell the story to a partner in three parts: beginning, middle, end.