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My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs: Non-fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘Triceratops’?
True or False?
Dinosaurs had no interesting features and all looked the same.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
4) protective spikes
1) curved crest
3) enormous sail
2) scales
C) sharp points on an animal that help keep it safe
B) a bent or rounded shape on top of the head
A) hard pieces that cover the skin like armour
D) a very large fin-shaped part on an animal’s back
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘searched for food’:
Dinosaurs that ate meat were carnivores.Most had good eyesight, long legs, and sharp teeth to help them hunt, but others scavenged for their meals.
Discuss then check
scavenged
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Create a short news report about dinosaurs using facts from this week’s learning.
Common Exception Words
Explore
plant
water
because
many
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rivers and coastlines
resourceful
open plains and scrublands
herds of dinosaurs
swampy
fossils
Explore
From: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Adapted from: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two different habitats where dinosaurs lived.
Accept any two of these answers:
- rivers
- coasts
- deserts
- plains
- woodlands
Reveal Answer
2) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show if each is true or false:
True
False
Dinosaurs lived in many different habitats around the world.
Dinosaurs lived in the oceans.
Rivers and coasts had lots of plants for plant-eating dinosaurs.
Deserts were full of water and easy for all dinosaurs to live in.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Woodlands Dinosaurs like forests because there was so much to eat. Some woodlands were cool and others were hot and swampy.
3) Circle the word which best matches the meaning of ‘swampy’ in the section:
sandy
marshy
icy
rocky
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use theclues.
Reveal
Use the context to figure out unfamiliar words.
If you like this book, you might like...
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Ready Steady Read Together
My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs: Non-fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘Triceratops’?
True or False?
Dinosaurs had no interesting features and all looked the same.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
4) protective spikes
1) curved crest
3) enormous sail
2) scales
C) sharp points on an animal that help keep it safe
B) a bent or rounded shape on top of the head
A) hard pieces that cover the skin like armour
D) a very large fin-shaped part on an animal’s back
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘searched for food’:
Dinosaurs that ate meat were carnivores.Most had good eyesight, long legs, and sharp teeth to help them hunt, but others scavenged for their meals.
Discuss then check
scavenged
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Create a short news report about dinosaurs using facts from this week’s learning.
Common Exception Words
Explore
plant
water
because
many
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
rivers and coastlines
resourceful
open plains and scrublands
herds of dinosaurs
swampy
fossils
Explore
From: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share
Adapted from: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share
Adapted from: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two different habitats where dinosaurs lived.
Accept any two of these answers:
Reveal Answer
2) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show if each is true or false:
True
False
Dinosaurs lived in many different habitats around the world.
Dinosaurs lived in the oceans.
Rivers and coasts had lots of plants for plant-eating dinosaurs.
Deserts were full of water and easy for all dinosaurs to live in.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Woodlands Dinosaurs like forests because there was so much to eat. Some woodlands were cool and others were hot and swampy.
3) Circle the word which best matches the meaning of ‘swampy’ in the section:
sandy
marshy
icy
rocky
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use theclues.
Reveal
Use the context to figure out unfamiliar words.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced and adapted for accessibility from: My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Dinosaurs by DK © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.