Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection

Upon entering a tree house in the woods close to their home, siblings Jack and Annie discover that it is filled with books and magic! Before they realize what is happening, the pair are whisked off to prehistoric times where dinosaurs roamed freely. Jack and Annie must face their fears and work together to find a way to return to Frog Creek. The story’s simple cast of characters and interesting events makes it perfect for a Book Club focused on retelling and summarizing.
  • Included in this collection
  • Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Retelling and Summarizing
  • Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
  • Book Club calendar
  • Conversation prompts
  • Student self-evaluations forms
  • Reading response board
  • Culminating activity
  • Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
  • Running Record Assessment
  • Comprehension Assessment
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Upon entering a tree house in the woods close to their home, siblings Jack and Annie discover that it is filled with books and magic! Before they realize what is happening, the pair are whisked off to prehistoric times where dinosaurs roamed freely. Jack and Annie must face their fears and work together to find a way to return to Frog Creek. The story’s simple cast of characters and interesting events makes it perfect for a Book Club focused on retelling and summarizing.
  • Included in this collection
  • Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Retelling and Summarizing
  • Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
  • Book Club calendar
  • Conversation prompts
  • Student self-evaluations forms
  • Reading response board
  • Culminating activity
  • Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
  • Running Record Assessment
  • Comprehension Assessment
  • This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Book Title:
Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Book Author:
Mary Pope Osborne
Grade Level:
2
Genre(s):
Fantasy
F&P Guided Reading Level:
M
DRA Level:
28
Reading Recovery Level:
20, 28
Theme(s):
Adventure, History
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TEKS
Common Core Alignment:
RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.5, RL.2.6, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1a, SL.2.1b, SL.2.1c, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.4a, L.2.5a, L.2.6, SL.2.6
Vocabulary Connections:
L.2.4a, L.2.5a, L.2.6
TEKS Alignment:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6B, 2.6C, 2.6D, 2.6E, 2.6F, 2.6G, 2.6H, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8A, 2.8B, 2.8C, 2.8D, 2.9A, 2.9B, 2.9C, 2.10A, 2.10B, 2.10C, 2.10D, 2.10E, 2.13A, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
Vocabulary Connections:
2.7E, 2.7F, 2.3A, 2.3B, 2.3D
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