Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

Use Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by Kathleen Kudlinski to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Did you know that scientists practice reading comprehension skills every day? They question and synthesize information. They make connections and predictions. They determine what information is important to understand. These are the skills that will help them make new discoveries in science. Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! is the perfect mentor text that demonstrates why practicing reading is important. As the author Kathleen Kudlinski points out in her book, we may need the reader's help to make new discoveries in the future!

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Asking Questions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Asking Questions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

All scientists ask questions about the world around them. Good readers do, too! This book is ideal for encouraging readers to question dinosaur information. Children will enjoy wondering about this magnificent creature.
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Determining Importance with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Determining Importance with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

What's important to remember about "Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs?" The title gives readers a big hint. Children will remember the intriguing explanations about how ideas have changed about dinosaurs.
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Making Connections with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Making Connections with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs are fascinating, and children love to learn about them. They learn through play, reading, field trips and classroom activities. Children will appreciate making connections with this book to previous learning experiences.
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Making Predictions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Making Predictions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

This approachable informational book helps readers anticipate what they will learn next. The text structure introduces misguided ideas and follows them with new facts. This pattern will support readers as they think about old and new dinosaur theories.
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Synthesizing with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Synthesizing with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

Readers will naturally synthesize information as they learn new material about dinosaurs. The intriguing timeline of dinosaur discoveries will confirm ideas and change minds. Students will enjoy reading how scientists synthesize information just like they do!
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Parts of Speech with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Parts of Speech with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by Kathleen Kudlinski as a springboard for instruction focused on parts of speech.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how plural nouns ending in -s and -es are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with nouns.

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Vocabulary Connections with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Vocabulary Connections with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

This set of vocabulary development resources for Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

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Running Record with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Running Record with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

Library Skills with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

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Library Skills with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.

Asking Questions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Determining Importance with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Making Connections with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Library Skills with Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! (Spanish)

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Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Title: Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!
Author: Kathleen Kudlinski
Genre: Informational, Nonfiction
Themes: Animals & Insects
ISBN: 9781613837542
Publisher's Summary:
The ancient Chinese thought they were magical dragons. Scientists thought they could only float on water since they were so big. Boy, were they wrong! Even today, notions about dinosaurs are being revised as new discoveries are made. This lively book offers fascinating insight into how certain theories were formulated, and then how those theories were proved or disproved.
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