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Third Grade Comprehensive Dinosaur Lesson Plan
Third Grade Comprehensive Dinosaur Lesson Plan
A Comprehensive
Lesson Plan
For third grade
Caitlin Baumgarten
4/21/2014
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A Vocabulary Development Skills Lesson
For Third Grade
Topic: Dinosaurs
(2)Reading/vocabulary Development
Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
dinosaur names.
MATERIALS:
Teacher:
White board
Markers
List of prefixes and suffixes attached
Butcher paper
Students:
Pencil
Notebook paper
PROCEDURE:
1. DINO-VOCAB PART 1
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INTRODUCTION:
The teacher will ask the students what are some different things a dinosaur
PROCEDURE:
The teacher writes the word adaptation on the whiteboard. And asks the
students what they think it means while using the following chart on a large
sheet of butcher paper. Students should create this chart on their paper and
complete it as a class.
Adaptation.
Amphibian
Evolution
fossil
Paleontologist
excavation
Predator
Prey
Prehistoric animal
2. DINO-VOCAB PART 2:
OBJECTIVE:
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Students will know that dinosaurs names reflect their special
characteristics, and that long words are made up of small pieces that have
INTRODUCTION:
Ask students: What do we know about dinosaurs? Like the reptiles living
today (name some) dinosaurs had backbones and scaly skin. They laid eggs, and
were cold-blooded. What are some other things we know about dinosaurs?
PROCEDURE:
1. Post the word dinosaur on the white board using word cards that
divide it into
Post the pictures of the dinosaurs you have chosen, spaced along the
white board.
2. Point to the first picture and say the name of it. (Tyrannosaurus
Rex) repeat it, slowly. Write its name below the picture. Write it
again and divide the name up into its parts, by underlining the
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Ask students: What do the words remind you of?
4. Then have students say the whole dinosaur name, slowly; and
write it down.
Conclusion:
Leave the pictures and word/name cards on the board. Before the next
class, remove parts of some of the words. Ask students to write the
Suffixes
Dactyl . . . . . .finger, toe Odon . . . . . . .tooth
Physis . . . . . .origin, natural form of a thing
Ptero . . . . . . .winged, feather Raptor . . . . . .thief
Rex . . . . . . . .king Saurus . . . . . .lizar
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EXPOSITORY TEXT LESSON PLAN
For Third Grade
Topic: Dinosaurs
The purpose or goal of this lesson:
The goal of this lesson is to provide students with more information on dinosaurs,
to spark their interest to gain more information and to build their comprehension
abilities.
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(C) Identify explicit cause and effect relationships among ideas in texts.
OBJECTIVE:
The main objective is to expand on the students knowledge of dinosaurs, and
expand on their reading comprehension skills.
MATERIALS:
Teacher:
Passages
Whiteboard
Markers
Handouts with all required aspects.
Students:
Passage.
Paper
pencil
PROCEDURE:
Passage Title: Digging For Dinosaur Data (Introduction) [Shown after questions.]
1. Hook
I will teach them this poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t6E8nb-rC0
2. Purpose
To teach students more about dinosaurs, and to build upon their ability to comprehend
expository texts.
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6. What is a food chain?
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4. Vocabulary Webs (Web three words.)
Semantic Web (Choose and web one word from the passage might be unknown to the
students.)
Catastrophic adjective
She knocked down his legos city, destroying it completely, it was a catastrophe.
Derivative Web (Choose and web a word from the passage that has two recognizable
word parts.) Dinosaur noun
saur
dino saur
L- Dino: terrible
G- saurus: lizard
dino
saur
dino
Millions of years ago dinosaurs ruled the Earth!
Multiple Meaning Web (Choose and web a word from the passage that has multiple
meanings.) Seasons adjective
Day
winter hour
Seasons
spring minute
summer
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My favorite season is fall.
5. Oral Summary card pyramid
What was the world
like when the
dinosaurs were alive?
Who was there? When? What was the land What was the
like? weather like?
Humans were not 160 million years Scientists believe all It was much more
alive. Only plants, ago. the continents were stable and there
connected at one point
animals & dinos! in time probably werent
seasons.
6. Written Summary
Students will write a summary in the box below that is at least a quarter shorter than
the original text.
(This box will be used as a template for students to write their summaries!)
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7. Answering Questions (Write 3 simple and 3 complex questions.)
a. Did Humans ever hunt the dinosaurs for food? How do you know?
b. Why do you think that scientists havent found any other dinosaur body parts
(other than bones)?
e. Describe the weather of the Earth during prehistoric times, what was it like?
Passage:
Today, human beings control the Earth. Millions of years ago, before humans
existed, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Their fossils have been found all over the world.
They ruled the Earth for 160 million years. That is much longer than people have
been here.
Dinosaurs became extinct long before humans existed. Humans and dinosaurs
never lived at the same time. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth until an unknown
catastrophic event made them extinct.
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A DINOSAUR OF A PROJECT!
The purpose and goal of this is lesson plan is that students to use previous
knowledge and apply it to writing a fictional text. For students to increase their
creativity and use their imagination while solidifying decoding and vocabulary
Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or
(A) Write imaginative stories that build the plot to a climax and contain
OBJECTIVES:
To create their own dinosaur pet (must include parts of dinosaur names to create
To make a Dino-Flyer.
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MATERIALS:
Teacher:
Students:
PROCEDURE:
Read:
I have to leave on a trip and I need someone to look after the dinosaurs I
rescued from the meteor that wiped out all their friends! They are alone and
afraid and need your help! I've put each dinosaur in its own cage for safe keeping,
but they will need a home very soon! They need families who will love and care
for them! Each dinosaur is very special and has its own story to tell, it is up to you
Your teacher told me that you were studying about dinosaurs at school. I need
your class to help write about each of my dinosaurs. I've got quite a collection of
these critters, and theres one for each of you! Please help them find new homes!
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Ive heard you are the experts on dinosaurs and know all about them! Each of
we can find them wonderful homes! Dont forget to feed them! See you in a
week!
Love,
Dinah Sorh
Tell Students:
Each of you has been given a dino-pet for a week! First, using the prefixes and
suffixes we learned earlier, you will create your perfect dino-pet! You will choose its
name, then based off of the name, you will make a DINO-FLYER advertising your
On the back of the flyer you will answer the following questions:
1. What is the dinosaurs name?
2. What does the name mean?
3. Does the dinosaur eat plants, meat, or both plants and meat?
4. How long or tall is your dinosaur?
5. Describe its teeth.
6. How did the dinosaur walk/fly?
7. Name one interesting fact about the dinosaur.
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You will also write a short story about your perfect dinosaur pet. It needs to be no
more than 3 pages long and must have an introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs
and a conclusion.
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