The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard

• Open Court
• Unit 4 Lesson 2
• Day 1

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 2
backyard
basketball
sometimes
sandbox
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
Compound words
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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wouldnt
youll
thats
hasnt
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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Contractions
wouldnt youll thats hasnt
The apostrophe takes the place of the letters
that were taken out of the second word to form
the contraction.
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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thousands
ground
pounds
outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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thousands ground pounds outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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frown
power
allowed
crowd
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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power crowd allowed frown
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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there
they
hatched
mother
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
Spelling Words
there they hatched mother
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backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
wouldnt youll thats
hasnt
thousands ground pounds outside
power crowd allowed frown
there they hatched
mother

• I have sand in my shoe from the __________.
• The _____ waited in line outside the theater.
• The opposite of smile is _______.
• ______ is the contraction for that is.
• The place value after hundreds is _________.

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• I finished my homework before I went outside.
• Scientists learn about dinosaurs by studying the
  fossils they have found.
• The chick hatched in the warm sunlight.

In sentence one, what are the compound words?
Identify the word in the second sentence with
the /ow/ sound spelled ou . Identify the word in
sentence three that has the /ch/ sound spelled
tch.
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Build Background

• What is the difference between fantasy and
  reality?
• Reality is something that could happen in real
  life.
• Fantasy is something that could not happen in
  real life.
• Can you remember any other stories that you have
  already read about dinosaurs?

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Background Information

• Fantasy combines the real world with make
  believe.
• Can you think of any other fantasy stories that
  you have read?
• The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard is an
  example of a fantasy.

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Preview and Prepare

• Look at the title of the story.
• Look at the pictures in the story.
• Look at the words in the story.
• Look for any clues, problems, or wonderings.
• Be ready to share them with the rest of the class.

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hatched

• The dinosaur who lived here hatched from an egg
  that was as big as a basketball.

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hatched

• The dinosaur who lived here hatched from an egg
  that was as big as a basketball.
• Tamara watched as the baby chicks hatched from
  their eggs.

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hatched

• The dinosaur who lived here hatched from an egg
  that was as big as a basketball.
• Tamara watched as the baby chicks hatched from
  their eggs.
• Definition broke out of an egg

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hatched

• The animal hatched out of its egg.

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neighborhood

• This dinosaur was so heavy that he would have
  made my whole neighborhood shake like pudding if
  he jumped.

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neighborhood

• This dinosaur was so heavy that he would have
  made my whole neighborhood shake like pudding if
  he jumped.
• I have the only treehouse in our neighborhood
  because the area I live in does not have many
  trees.

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neighborhood

• This dinosaur was so heavy that he would have
  made my whole neighborhood shake like pudding if
  he jumped.
• I have the only treehouse in our neighborhood
  because the area I live in does not have many
  trees.
• Definition the area around your home

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neighborhood

• There is a school and other buildings in my
  neighborhood.

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swamp

• Back when my dinosaur lived here, my town was a
  big swamp.

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swamp

• Back when my dinosaur lived here, my town was a
  big swamp.
• There is a swamp, an area of wetland, near our
  house.

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swamp

• Back when my dinosaur lived here, my town was a
  big swamp.
• There is a swamp, an area of wetland, near our
  house.
• Definition an area of wet land.

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swamp

• Long ago, some dinosaurs lived in a swamp.

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rescue

• If he still lived here, I bet he could rescue my
  kite.

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rescue

• If he still lived here, I bet he could rescue my
  kite.
• My brother likes to rescue any animal in danger
  of harm.

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rescue

• If he still lived here, I bet he could rescue my
  kite.
• My brother likes to rescue any animal in danger
  of harm.
• Definition to save someone in danger

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rescue

• The firefighters went into the burning building
  to rescue the people inside.

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Comprehension Strategies

• Asking Questions
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
• Making Connections
• This part reminds me of __________.
• Visualizing
• I can make a picture in my mind of what is
  happening in the story.

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Discussing Strategy Use

• What questions did you ask as you read?
• What did you visualize as you read?
• What connections did you make between what you
  read and what you already know?

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Guess the Covered Word

• Spelling Unit 4 Lesson 2
• Created by
• Joanne Whitley
• Adapted by Barbi Maddox

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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. chick choke thick peach teach
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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. thin there they hatched mother
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A baby bird is a chick.
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A baby bird is a chick.
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Chew well, dont choke.
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Chew well, dont choke.
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The opposite of thin is thick.
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The opposite of thin is thick.
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One fruit is the peach.
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One fruit is the peach.
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Paleontologists teach about fossils.
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Paleontologists teach about fossils.
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A veneer is a thin layer.
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A veneer is a thin layer.
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Look at the cows over there.
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Look at the cows over there.
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In July, they saw fireworks.
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In July, they saw fireworks.
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These snakes hatched.
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These snakes hatched.
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Her mother is kind.
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Her mother is kind.
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Look at the words quickly. Then we will spell
them together by chanting.
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mother
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chick
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hatched
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choke
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there
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thick
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they
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peach
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thin
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teach
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Mickey says, You did A-OK!
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Contractions

• A contraction is made up of two words that have
  been combined into one word. One or two letters
  get squeezed out when the words are combined.
  There is an apostrophe that takes the place of
  the letters that have been left out.

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Lets Practice!

• Change the following sentences so that they have
  contractions in them.
• Cleveland is not the capital of Ohio.
• A train would not be complete without a caboose.
• Do not forget to take out the trash.
• I am planning to take piano lessons.

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard

• Open Court
• Unit 4 Lesson 2
• Day 2

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 2
backyard
basketball
sometimes
sandbox
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
Compound words
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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wouldnt
youll
thats
hasnt
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
Contractions
wouldnt youll thats hasnt
The apostrophe takes the place of the letters
that were taken out of the second word to form
the contraction.
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
thousands
ground
pounds
outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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thousands ground pounds outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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frown
power
allowed
crowd
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
power crowd allowed frown
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
there
they
hatched
mother
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
Spelling Words
there they hatched mother
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backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
wouldnt youll thats
hasnt
thousands ground pounds outside
power crowd allowed frown
there they hatched
mother

• I have sand in my shoe from the __________.
• The _____ waited in line outside the theater.
• The opposite of smile is _______.
• ______ is the contraction for that is.
• The place value after hundreds is _________.

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• I finished my homework before I went outside.
• Scientists learn about dinosaurs by studying the
  fossils they have found.
• The chick hatched in the warm sunlight.

In sentence one, what are the compound words?
Identify the word in the second sentence with
the /ow/ sound spelled ou . Identify the word in
sentence three that has the /ch/ sound spelled
tch.
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Selection Vocabulary

• hatched broke out of an egg
• neighborhood the area around your home
• swamp an area of wet land
• rescue to save someone who is in danger of harm

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Synonyms

• Synonyms Choose the word that means the same or
  about the same as the underlined word.
• The fire fighter rescued the cat from the tree.
• saved
• avoided
• The baby bird hatched from the egg.
• emerged
• hid inside

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Dino-mite!
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Try Again!
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Dino-mite!
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Comprehension Skill

• Fact and Opinion
• A fact is a statement that can be proven.
• An opinion is what someone thinks or believes.

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Checking Comprehension

• What are some facts that this story tells you
  about dinosaurs?
• What do you think is the real reason that the
  children are saving their lima beans?
• How could someone prove that a dinosaur really
  did live in this boys backyard?

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Word Sort

• ch th

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick
• choke

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke
• peach

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke
• peach
• teach

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke thin
• peach
• teach

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke thin
• peach there
• teach

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke thin
• peach there
• teach they

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke thin
• peach there
• teach they
• hatched

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Word Sort

• ch th
• chick thick
• choke thin
• peach there
• teach they
• hatched mother

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Synonyms

• What is a synonym?
• Can you think of any synonyms for the word sleep?
• Can you think of any synonyms for the word talk?

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Contractions

• A contraction is made up of two words that have
  been combined into one word. One or two letters
  get squeezed out when the words are combined.
  There is an apostrophe that takes the place of
  the letters that have been left out.

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Lets Practice!

• Change the following sentences so that they have
  contractions in them.
• Dinosaurs do not live on Earth anymore.
• All dinosaurs were not huge.
• We will study Tyrannosaurus Rex next.
• Scientists are not sure why dinosaurs disappeared
  from Earth.

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard

• Open Court
• Unit 4 Lesson 2
• Day 3

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 2
backyard
basketball
sometimes
sandbox
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
Compound words
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
wouldnt
youll
thats
hasnt
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
Contractions
wouldnt youll thats hasnt
The apostrophe takes the place of the letters
that were taken out of the second word to form
the contraction.
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
thousands
ground
pounds
outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
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thousands ground pounds outside
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
frown
power
allowed
crowd
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
power crowd allowed frown
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
there
they
hatched
mother
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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard
Unit 4 Lesson 1
Spelling Words
there they hatched mother
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backyard basketball sometimes sandbox
wouldnt youll thats
hasnt
thousands ground pounds outside
power crowd allowed frown
there they hatched
mother

• I have sand in my shoe from the __________.
• The _____ waited in line outside the theater.
• The opposite of smile is _______.
• ______ is the contraction for that is.
• The place value after hundreds is _________.

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• I finished my homework before I went outside.
• Scientists learn about dinosaurs by studying the
  fossils they have found.
• The chick hatched in the warm sunlight.

In sentence one, what are the compound words?
Identify the word in the second sentence with
the /ow/ sound spelled ou . Identify the word in
sentence three that has the /ch/ sound spelled
tch.
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A Day at the Paper Plane Factory
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bear
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doesnt
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friends
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fruit
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fruity
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great
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says
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wear
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wears
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from
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are
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does
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give
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some
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to
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what
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you
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your
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full
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said
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they
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today
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two
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were
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where
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who
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come
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every
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many
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of
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wants
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have
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there
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into
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was
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one
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ones
157
put
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their
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again
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together
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could
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do
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laugh
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laughed
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lives
166
want
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would
168
pretty
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done
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any
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pulled
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wanted
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laughs
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once
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been
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ones
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Selection Vocabulary

• hatched broke out of an egg
• neighborhood the area around your home
• swamp an area of wet land
• rescue to save someone who is in danger of harm

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Handing Off

• Is it possible that a dinosaur really lived in
  the boys backyard? How could you know for sure?
• Would a city in our world today make a good home
  for a dinosaur? Why or why not?
• Think about what you learned in Fossils Tell of
  Long Ago. If a dinosaur did live in the boys
  backyard, what kind of evidence might it have
  left?
• What kinds of creatures do you think lived in
  your neighborhood long ago? How could you find
  out?
• What does The Dinosaur Who Lived in my Backyard
  add to what you already know about fossils?

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Meet the Author

• How might B.G. Hennesseys other jobs have helped
  her writing?
• Why do you think she pictures how the story will
  look?

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Meet the Illustrator

• What words from the story do you think gave the
  illustrator ideas to work with?
• How is Susan Davis art training unlike the
  training of most artists?

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Synonyms

• What is a synonym?
• Can you think of any synonyms for the word good?