Dinosaurs Before Dark Complete Novel Study

Teachers! Download a printable novel study of the first book in the Magic Tree House series, Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne.

This is an easy-to-use teaching resource for ESL Teachers. It’s a complete novel study of Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne.

This is an engaging printable pdf (and Microsoft Word Doc) that is designed to be taught alongside the reading of Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Usborne. Teachers can use this resource in the classroom or online.

• Comprehension questions (find the answer in the text) to encourage close reading.
• Plot and character analysis questions to encourage discussion.
• Vocabulary activities for every chapter.
• ‘Retell the story’ activity (with keywords).
• Sequence activity where students place key events in order.
• Who am I? activities, where students guess the character from a list of clues.
• Word unjumbling with names and keywords from the text.
• A writing activity for each chapter.

I have used this resource to teach Dinosaurs Before Dark to hundreds of online English learners. It works beautifully! The questions and activities keep the students focused and analytical. There is no absolutely no more preparation required, just print and distribute, or share your screen if you are teaching online. (Either get the student to read the chapter beforehand or read it together in the class.)