Off the Shelf: Sleepy Dinosaur
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Grades: K - 4
Video Description: Author Lee LeBou reads his book “Sleepy Dinosaur and the Bad Case of the Bedtime Roars,” a delightful, story about a sleepy dinosaur with big problems. In addition to reading the story, Lee shares information on how and why he wrote the book and provides questions for student discussion.
About the Book:
It’s been a long fun day and now it’s bedtime for Sleepy Dinosaur. She is ready to go to sleep, but there’s a big problem. Each time she yawns, she lets out a big ROAR! With the ROARS! keeping everyone awake, Sleepy Dinosaur must find a way to fall asleep.
Learn more about the book and the author at his website.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: OTS-15**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- After viewing the video, engage students in the discussion questions Lee provides at the end: What do you do before bed to help yourself relax? How does it feel to let out a big roar? How many times does Foxy appear in the book?
- As part of your character education/SEL study, have students offer their reactions to the book and discuss its themes in class discussion, think/pair/share duos, and/or in journal entries.
- As part of your language arts study, discuss the characters, theme, and plot of the book and have students create a drawing of their favorite moment from the story.
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
