$12
weeklyRead a Dinosaur Story and Write
Completed by 16 learners
Ages 6-9
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week
2-4 learners per class
40 min
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
Dinosaur Story Writing Are you greeted with groans at story writing time? Or perhaps you have have an enthusiastic writer who wants to write more? In this class students will listen to a dinosaur story followed by a brief discussion of the different genres of writing; creative writing, narratives, descriptive writing, greetings cards and more! Then we will complete a story related writing activity. I will follow this schedule and post notes in the classroom for necessary supplies. Supplies are also listed here in the weekly class description. Your child should always have a few pieces of paper and something to write with because… this is a writing class. 1. Week of 8/14 or 9/18 Creative Writing, “If Dinosaurs Lived In My Town” by Marianne Plumridge. Can you imagine if you shared your town with dinosaurs? You’d find crossing guards, baseball players and even friends! Writing activity: Write and illustrate a creative story about dinosaurs living in your town. Students will practice using their imaginations to write their story. Supplies: Printed writing paper (see attached page 3) or blank paper, pencil, crayons 2. Week of 8/21 or 9/25 Pop-Up Story Retelling, “Rumble! Roar! Dinosaur” by Matthew Reinhart. Students will meet all kinds of dinosaurs and learn how to pronounce their names. The story has a dinosaur pop-up, pull tab or lift the flap on every page. Writing activity: Write a dinosaur story with at least one pop-up. Students will learn how to make a pop up for their story. Supplies: 1 piece of construction paper for the book cover (can also use unlined copy paper), 3 or 4 pieces of white copy paper, pencil, crayons, scissors, ruler, glue stick 3. Week of 8/28 or 10/2 Narrative Writing, “Mad Scientist Academy, The Dinosaur Disaster” by Matthew McElligott. Welcome to Mad Scientist Academy! Students will listen to the story in cartoon/comic book fashion with speech balloons. Writing Activity: Write a narrative comic to summarize the story, including speech balloons, a setting, story sequence and conclusion. Supplies: Printed comic graphic organizer, pencils, colored pencils or crayons 4. Week of 9/4 or 10/9 Story Writing With Verbs, “I am Allosaurus” by Timothy J. Bradley. Students will identify and write verbs while following the life of a newly hatched Allosaurus. Writing Activity: Create an Allosaurus shape book with sentences and blanks to fill in verbs. Supplies: Allosaurus papers printed BEFORE class (see attached pages 6 and 7. You can print more pages to make the story longer), pencils, scissors, crayons. 5. Week of 9/11 or 10/16 Descriptive Writing, “Squeak the Dinosaur” by Marcus Donnely. Students will listen to the story and imagine what it would be like to find a dinosaur egg like the boy did in the story. Writing Activity: Prompt: If I found a dinosaur egg in my backyard… Supplies: Printed writing paper (see attached page 4) , pencils, crayons or colored pencils, construction paper 6. Week of 9/18 or 10/23 LAST CLASS- Greeting Cards, “How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday” by Jane Nolen and Mark Teague. Learners will listen to the different dinosaur behaviors and decide how dinosaurs celebrate a birthday. Writing Activity: Make a dinosaur themed birthday card. Supplies: colored construction paper, white copy paper, pencils, crayons, scissors After the last class of each session, I will start the stories over again. Your child is welcome to repeat the classes or take any they might have missed. I look forward to writing with your learner. Are you ready to read and write? Let's go!
Learning Goals
After listening to a dinosaur story, students will complete a story-related writing activity.
Other Details
Supply List
Pencil(s), lined and unlined paper (several pieces), scissors, glue, ruler, crayons or colored pencils. Please follow the written class description for weekly supplies. Your child might need help cutting, gluing, or folding paper, so please be nearby throughout the lesson.
2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master's Degree in Education from Delaware State College
Hello! My name is Sharon, Teacher Sharon. I am both thankful and excited to have this opportunity to help children from all over the world have fun while learning. I love making learning fun!
I have my Masters of Education (MEd) and over 20 years of experience teaching and learning from children of all ages. I have experience as a nursery school director, a Kid's Club supervisor (twice) and a classroom teacher for Pre-K through high school. I have also taught technology, after-school elementary science classes, cupcake decorating, and brick building.
I am very fortunate to have grown up overseas and have lived all over the world. Some of my many passions include creating fun, educational classes, scuba diving, traveling, science, crafting, my precious dog, cat, fish and snails and of course teaching.
I like to keep class sizes small to help learners engage and participate. If your child is interested in any of my classes that are not currently scheduled, or if a different time or day would work better for you, please feel free to contact me.
Learning in my classroom is engaging, energetic, fun, enjoyable, upbeat and entertaining. "Your child won't want to leave at the end of class and will beg to come back for more." (That's my superhero catch phrase.)
NOTE: I am very flexible with class scheduling. If you are interested in one of my classes, but you don't see it listed on a day or time that you want, please find a class that is already listed when you want the class. Send me a message and I will do my best to switch the class that you want with the one that is already listed.
I look forward to helping your child have fun while learning. Have a wonderful day,
~Teacher Sharon🙂
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