Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of respect, this Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess picture book by Julie Gassman is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess. You can find it in the section below.
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DO NOT BRING YOUR DRAGON TO RECESS SUMMARY
After working hard all morning, it’s finally time for recess! The principal at school reminds students not to bring their dragon to recess. The playground rules would be too hard for a dragon to follow and he might start running before making it outside. A dragon might have a hard time on the monkey bars and hold up the line. He might push the merry-go-round too fast making it a scary ride for the children, therefore, dragons should not be brought to recess according to the principal.
However, one little girl really wants her dragon to be able to play at recess. She promises he will be respectful and follow the rules. She explains the dragon will share and take turns. The principal thinks it over and realizes that everyone deserves a chance to play. She decides if the dragon can be respectful he should be allowed to go to recess.
Students will love this rhyming book about what might happen if dragons go outside to play at recess.
DO NOT BRING YOUR DRAGON TO RECESS LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess reading comprehension questions focus on:
- author’s purpose
- identifying theme, message, and moral
- point of view
- rhyme, rhythm, and repetition
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- Respect
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- pronouns
- contractions
- multiple meaning words
- irregular verbs
DO NOT BRING YOUR DRAGON TO RECESS ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Julie Gassman. It was illustrated by Andy Elkerton.
What genre is Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
