Summary

Play, skit, and lessons explore ecosystems, dinosaur habitats, carnivores, herbivores, and the food chain. Students will investigate dinosaur names to demonstrate common use of prefixes and suffixes.

Introduction

Letty and her class arrive at the museum for a sleepover in the dinosaur exhibit. When the students question what they will learn from looking at dinosaur “statues,” the imaginative docent suggests that the students listen with their eyes. While the other kids imagine what the dinosaurs are saying, Letty actually hears a sneeze and gets involved in running an errand between a triceratops with a cold and Parasaurolophus physician. Unfortunately, she also encounters a Tyrannosaurus Rex that wants to eat her for lunch! This comic investigation into dinosaurs and their environment inspires students to use their imaginations as a jumping off point for inquiry.