Tyrannosaurus Rex

June 30, 2008

T-rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex
by Anastasia Suen (North American Dinosaurs series)

A close-up look at the Tyrant Lizard, Tyrannosaurus rex.

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Library Binding: 24 pages
  • Publisher: Rourke Publishing (January 31, 2007)

Photos:

See the T-rex that Barnum Brown found for the American Museum of Natural History in 1902 and 1908.

A school teacher found T-rex bones at a Royal Saskatchewan Museum dig. They named the T-rex Scotty. (Yes, that coprolite is fossilized dinosaur poop!)

The Field Museum in Chicago named their T-rex Sue (after the person who discovered the bones.) Sue is the largest and most complete T-rex found so far. 

Activities:

The Just for Kids page at the Field Museum in Chicago has a T-rex flip book you can make, a T-rex cross word puzzle, and a prehistoric word search.

First School has 1, 2, 3 T-rex coloring pages as well as Dinosaur alphabet coloring pages and flash cards in Zaner-Bloser and D’Nealian format.

Enchanted Learning has several T-rex pages, including one you can color online!

(TWO new Six Trait Writing Mini-lessons for this book at Picture Book of the Day.)

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A new blog…

June 27, 2008

Q. Why are you starting a new blog?

A. I have piles of files filled with activities for my books! I’ve been saving them for ages.

Q. How will having a blog help you with the piles?

A. The piles are still there because they didn’t have a deadline, so I’ve decided to give them one with this blog.

Q. What will your deadline be?

A. Once a week I’ll post activities for ONE of my books here (and on my webpage.) That will move the piles off my desk and into cyberspace, where the activities can be used. (They’re just gathering dust on my desk!)

Q. What will you post for each book?

A. I’ll post the book cover, a brief description, and links to activities that teachers and librarians can use with children after they read the book together. 

Q. What kinds of activities will you post?

A. I currently have links to Coloring Pages, Crafts, Lesson Plans, Photos, Word Searches, and Videos. I’ll add more categories as I find them.

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