How to Catch a Mamasaurus Lesson, Book Companion, and Craft - Mother's Day Gifts
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If your students are fans of the How to Catch a series…this bundle is for you, perfect for enjoying all things How to Catch a... with your students!Designed for primary students, this bundle includes 19 comprehensive lesson plans. This bundle is full of engaging opportunities for discussion and pracPrice $59.85Original Price $85.50Save $25.65
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It's almost Mother's Day and if your students are fans of the How to Catch a Series by Adam Wallace and Alice Walstead, then they will love How to Catch a Mamasaurus! Designed for primary students, this comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities for students to use text clues to describe Mamasaurus. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities (including a nonfiction crafts to send home as Mother's Day gifts) can be done at a time that works best for your class!
Lesson Objective: Students will be able to use the text and illustrations to describe the character in How to Catch a Mamasaurus.
Rigorous text dependent questions promote discussion, allowing students to collect evidence and make inferences about Mamasaurus using the words and pictures; your students will notice how special Mamasaurus is to the kids! Three anchor chart options are included to collect examples of Mamasaurus's special qualities. At the end of the lesson, students will respond to the the following prompt independently: What makes Mamasaurus so special to the kids? How do you know? Several differentiated assessment options are included.
**Be sure to check out the preview of this lesson for a more in-depth look, including differentiated options for YOUR students!**
For the lesson, teacher resources include:
- teacher guide with skill rationale/teacher language,
- lesson plan with stopping points,
- text-dependent questions (and scaffolding questions for each),
- expected student responses,
- post-its to print questions and place in book for easy reference during the lesson,
- large printable form of the essential question, student friendly objective, and questions to post for visual learners
There are tons of extras and extensions to be used after the lesson for more fun and learning!
- Vocabulary word cards - 5 from the story and 4 blank cards
- Infer vocabulary meaning and context clues graphic organizer
- Vocabulary activity options
- Photographs representing each vocabulary word
- Multiple Choice Quiz
- Write and illustrate - Why do the kids love Mamasaurus? Two line styles included.
- Sequence story events on post-its and practice retelling. Three differentiated versions included. SEE PREVIEW!
- Retell the story through writing.
- Answer WH? questions about key details in the text by cutting/ pasting pictures.
- Sort character traits that best describe Mamasaurus.
- “Write the Room” with 8 picture/word cards from the story and three recording sheets.
- Count syllables of words from the story.
- Make new words using letters in "kindness".
- Sort words into rhyming pairs.
- Unscramble sentences from the story. Read the model sentence, build, and write the sentence.
- Make text-to-self connections with story events. Two options included.
- Write about and draw a trap for catching Mamasaurus. Two options included.
- Compare and contrast Mamasaurus to their own Mamasaurus. Two versions included.
- “All About My Mom” printable - This would make a great Mother’s Day gift! “Aunt”, “Grandma”, and a blank version are also included.
- Mamasaurus Writing Crafts/Mother's Day Gifts.
Thank you for checking out this lesson plan! Please let me know if you have any questions before purchasing.
More resources you may love:
Mother's Day Writing Craft - Gift for Moms
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
The Very Impatient Caterpillar
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