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Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark

This page contains a variety of printable worksheets and activities to go along with the book, Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne.

Worksheets - Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Chapters 1-3

Questions for Chapters 1-3  FREE 
Answer seven comprehension questions to check your understanding of chapters one through three. Includes questions about the setting, finding the magical tree house, and Jack and Annie's adventures with the pteranodon.
1st through 3rd Grades
Questions for Chapters 1-3 Free Books Worksheet
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Writing Prompt: Jack and Annie
Which character in the story are you most like? Are you generally a careful person, like Jack, or more a adventurous person, like Annie?
1st through 3rd Grades
Writing Prompt: Jack and Annie Books Worksheet
Chapter 3 - Summarize the Picture
This printable has a picture of Jack looking out of the trees house and seeing a giant Pteranodon.
1st through 3rd Grades
Chapter 3 - Summarize the Picture Books Worksheet

Chapters 4-6

Questions for Chapters 4-6
These six comprehension questions focus on Jack and Annie's prehistoric encounters with the Pteranodon, Anatosaurus, and Triceratops.
1st through 3rd Grades
Questions for Chapters 4-6 Books Worksheet
Chapter 6 - Summarize the Picture
This worksheet has an illustration of a large Anatosaurus. Jack is fearfully hiding behind Annie as they look up at the dinosaur.
1st through 3rd Grades
Chapter 6 - Summarize the Picture Books Worksheet

Chapters 7-10

Questions for Chapters 7-10
The questions on this worksheet cover the last four chapters of the book. Students answer questions about Jack's escape from the Tyrannosaurus rex and their magical return home.
1st through 3rd Grades
Questions for Chapters 7-10 Books Worksheet
Chapter 7 - Summarize the Picture
An angry T-rex towers over Jack and Annie in this graphic.
1st through 3rd Grades
Chapter 7 - Summarize the Picture Books Worksheet

Whole Book

Comprehension Questions (Whole Book)
Answer questions about Jack and Annie's adventure to prehistoric times. This worksheet covers all ten chapters of the book.
1st through 3rd Grades
Comprehension Questions (Whole Book) Books Worksheet
MTH: Dinosaurs Before Dark Bookmarks
A set of four illustrated bookmarks, featuring scenes from Dinosaurs Before Dark.
1st through 3rd Grades
MTH: Dinosaurs Before Dark Bookmarks Books Worksheet
Mary Pope Osborne Scavenger Hunt
In this whole group activity, students will search the classroom for fun facts about Mary Pope Osborne and her Magic Tree House books.
1st through 3rd Grades
Mary Pope Osborne Scavenger Hunt Books Worksheet

Dinos Before Dark
Literature Circles

Lit. Circles: Summarizer
Write a brief summary of the assigned chapters and share it with your group.
1st through 3rd Grades
Lit. Circles: Summarizer Books Worksheet
Lit. Circles: Question Leader  FREE 
Create open-ended discussion questions for your group to talk about.
1st through 3rd Grades
Lit. Circles: Question Leader Free Books Worksheet
Lit. Circles: Illustrator
Draw a specific scene from the story. Can your group members tell you what's happening in the illustration?
1st through 3rd Grades
Lit. Circles: Illustrator Books Worksheet
Lit. Circles: Real-Life Connector
Tell how events from the story remind you of something that's happened in real life.
1st through 3rd Grades
Lit. Circles: Real-Life Connector Books Worksheet
Lit. Circles: Word Wizard
Choose tough vocabulary words from the reading selection and define them.
1st through 3rd Grades
Lit. Circles: Word Wizard Books Worksheet
Lit. Circles: Cover Page
This sheet can be used as a cover page for your literature circle packet.
Lit. Circles: Cover Page Books Worksheet

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