Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Do Not Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip 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 choices and respect, this Do Not Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip 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!
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- Read a summary of Do Not Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip. You can find it in the section below.
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DO NOT TAKE YOUR DRAGON ON A FIELD TRIP SUMMARY
The story DO NOT TAKE YOUR DRAGON ON A FIELD TRIP is a funny tale about a classroom full of children that decide to take their dragons on a field trip to the fire station. Their teacher tells them not to take their dragons, but they end bringing them anyways.
While at the fire station, the dragons cause lots of problems. The students really learn that field trips are not good places for dragons. When they return from school, the students take their dragons on a field trip that is appropriate for them, to the Museum of Dragon History.
DO NOT TAKE YOUR DRAGON ON A FIELD TRIP 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 Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip reading comprehension questions focus on:
- rhyme | rhythm | repetition
- author’s purpose
- summarizing / retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- choices
- respect
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- adjectives
- contractions
- nouns
DO NOT TAKE YOUR DRAGON ON A FIELD TRIP 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 Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip?
- Lexile® Measure: 600L
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.8
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 Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip?
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.
