Dinosaur Book and Activities
Free dinosaur set!
I Say ROAR!
A book about dinosaurs!
Designed and written by me, this book utilizes repetitive "When I see a ____, I say ROAR!" to talk about dinosaurs. This adaptive book is intended to be laminated and used with velcro dots to make it interactive and reusable! However, you could use plain paper and glue if you're okay with the interaction being only once.
Directions for putting the book together:
Print the book. Fold each book page along the midline, except the final page. Place each folded sheet in a laminating pouch, 2 folded sheets will fit in 1 document sized thermal laminating pouch. Laminate. Next, cut the square pictures out. Laminate them, leaving space between each piece. Cut them apart once laminated, leaving an edge of plastic around each picture to keep them sealed and water resistant. Add soft velcro dots to the back of each picture. Add 1 rough velcro dot to each empty box in the book, and the set of boxes on the final page. Bind the book with a hole punch and string or binding ring (shower curtain clips work as well), or a binding machine. The final page stays whole as a parking place for your picture cards as your child reads the book. As they read with you, encourage them to place the matching picture in the box on the page you're reading.
I Say ROAR!
Dinosaur Activities!
These activities coordinate with the I Say Roar book. There are 12 activities plus 12 coloring pages in this 52 page set. Some come with built in adaptations, while others offer suggestions for simple things you can do to adapt them for your child.
No Writing/Tracing
Adaptation Materials
Handwriting is not necessary to use these activities!
I recommend Wikki Stix (or other wax coated strings) to practice tracing skills and making lines. You can also use yarn/string, spaghetti noodles, or even play/modeling dough rolled out into long strands! Be creative and keep it fun!
Materials Needed
Paper
Color Printer
Glue
Writing Utensil (pencil, crayon, marker, etc.)
Scissors
For Optimal Use
Everything from the first list
Thermal Laminator w/pouches
Velcro Dots
Dyslexia Friendly Reading Passages from the book I Say ROAR!
This is a copy of the same words in I Say ROAR!, but reformatted for easier reading for people with dyslexia. This is the system I created for my oldest child, to help train her brain to keep the letters in order and looking like letters. After 1 year, she was able to read regular books with little struggle. After 2 years, she was assessed and found to have advanced reading skills.
In the book are printable "focus cards." Simply cut them out and follow the included directions. These help focus on 1-2, or 3-4 letters at a time. When one became annoying to my daughter, I moved up to the next. When that became annoying, we moved up to leaving the full line uncovered. When covering anything became annoying? That meant she no longer needed special tools to read!
