Dinosaurs Travel, by Laurie Krasny Brown, looks like a comic strip about dinosaurs, but it is actually a nonfiction selection about various types of transportation, written to teach children how to prepare for and take a trip. If there are travel plans in your future, let this story be your guide!

Your child can review and practice the vocabulary words and definitions for Dinosaurs Travel by clicking the Java Games link in the Quia activities section below. It may be helpful to print out the list of terms (vocabulary words and meanings) from the game choices page so your child can refer to them as needed during practice. Once your child can easily match the words and definitions, try playing the Columns Game where vocabulary words are used in the context of sentences.

The Useful links section at the bottom of the Class Page features hyperlinks to other sites that contain background materials and enrichment activities that go along with this week's story. These links are provided as an extra opportunity for fun and learning for you and your second grader.