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Caitlin Baumgarten
4/21/2014

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 A Vocabulary Development Skills Lesson
For Third Grade
Topic: Dinosaurs

The Purpose or goal of this lesson:

Is to increase vocabulary when reading and writing, as well as determine

meanings of basic Latin and Greek words in context to dinosaurs.

ELAR TEKS OBJECTIVE:

(2)Reading/vocabulary Development

Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.

Students are expected to:

(A) Determine the meaning of grade-level English words derived

from Latin, Greek or other linguistic roots.

OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to:
1. Able to identify different morphemes in a word
2. Able to identify roots, in a word.
3. Use Morphemes and roots to determine the meaning of words.
4. Determine the origin of words
5. Use these skills to determine the meaning or description of different

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

needs to know about? What are some things a dinosaur does?

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.

WORD WHAT I CLUE DICTIONARY HOW I WILL Example!

THINK IT DEFINITION REMEMBER
MEANS IT

The teacher will do this with the following words:

Adaptation.
Amphibian
Evolution
fossil
Paleontologist
excavation
Predator
Prey
Prehistoric animal

2. DINO-VOCAB PART 2:

GOALS AND PURPOSE:

To hone the following skills:

Comprehension, recognize sounds, learn about parts of words.

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

meaning (prefixes, suffixes).

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:

Read: A Dinosaur Named After Me

Encourages creative thinking about names.

Then tell students we are now going to look at some real dinosaurs

and their names.

Steps:

1. Post the word dinosaur on the white board using word cards that

divide it into

parts: dino saur

fearfully great lizard

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

different sections in different colors.

3. Talk about the meaning of each root [ Tyranno saurus rex ]

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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

missing parts as a check on what theyve learned.

LIST OF PRIFIXES AND SUFFIXES TO HAND OUT:

Prefixes
Allo . . . . . . . .difference
Cerato . . . . . .horn
Coelo . . . . . . .hollow
Compso . . . . .elegant
Di . . . . . . . . .two
Metros . . . . . .measure
Ops . . . . . . . .eye
Para . . . . . . . .similar
Ptero . . . . . . .wing, feather Stegos . . . . . .roof/cover
Tri . . . . . . . . .three
Velocis . . . . . .swift, speedy
Ankylos . . . . .hook, joint
Coel . . . . . . . .cavity
Compo . . . . . .pretty
Dactyl . . . . . .finger
Dino . . . . . . .terrible
Odon . . . . . . .tooth
Ovi . . . . . . . .egg
Paleo . . . . . . .old
Tyrannos . . . .tyrant

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.

ELAR TEKS OBJECTIVE:

(13) Reading/ Comprehension of Informal Text/Expository Text.
Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text
and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are
expected to:
(A) Identify the details or facts that support the main idea;
(B) Draw conclusions from the facts presented in text and support those
assertions with textual evidence;

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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.

3. Activate Background Knowledge

Connect Correct Collect

1. What kinds of animals controlled

Earth before humans?
2. How long were the dinosaurs
alive on earth?

3. What does catastrophic mean?

4. Why can dinosaur fossils be

found all over the world?

5. What kinds of life were alive on

Earth at the same time as the
Dinosaurs?

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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

Really destructive creates new things

A disaster

A tornado anything successful

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)?

c. Is anyone certain how the dinosaurs died?

d. How do you think the dinosaurs became extinct?

e. Describe the weather of the Earth during prehistoric times, what was it like?

f. What kind of adaptations do you think a dinosaur would have?

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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1 catastrophic: a sudden disaster

Many scientists believe that a very long time ago, all of the continents were one. As
time went by, the continents drifted apart. This explains why dinosaur fossils can be
found all over the world. The weather was warmer and more stable than it is today.
The temperature would barely rise or fall throughout the year. Therefore, there were
no seasons.
Dinosaurs were not alone on the planet. Small mammals and birds existed. There
were many reptiles, such as crocodiles and lizards, roaming about. Some fish,
sharks, and shellfish were living as well. The Earth had many plants. There was
plenty of food to go around and the Earths creatures maintained a balanced food
chain.
No one is sure why the dinosaurs became extinct. There are many theories, but none have
been proven.

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 A DINOSAUR OF A PROJECT!

A WRITING PROJECT LESSON PLAN

For third grade

PURPOSE AND GOAL OF LESSON:

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

comprehension skills and while developing their creative writing skills.

ELAR TEKS OBJECTIVES:

(18) Writing/ Literary Texts.

Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or

imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are expected to:

(A) Write imaginative stories that build the plot to a climax and contain

details about characters and setting.

OBJECTIVES:

To create their own dinosaur pet (must include parts of dinosaur names to create

this new dinosaur.)

To make a Dino-Flyer.

To write a short story about My Dino-Pet!

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MATERIALS:

Teacher:

Rubric to grade flyers and papers

Students:

One sheet of printer paper

Access to construction paper
Access to scissors
Access to glue
Access to crayons, markers, colored pencils, or pens.
Notebook paper
Pens/ pencils

PROCEDURE:

Read:

Dear 3rd graders,

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

to tell their stories!

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

the dinosaurs needs to be advertised on a Dino-Flyer as soon as possible, so that

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

dinosaur. You will need to include:

The name of the dinosaur

What its name means
A picture of your dinosaur
*BE SURE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE NAME MEANS WHEN

CREATING YOUR PICTURE

If it is an Omnivore, Herbivore or Carnivore and its favorite food.
Its special adaptations
And what makes it unique!

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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