How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?

How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
Jane Yolen (2007)

Get ready for a lot of fun while reading How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? ! In this vibrantly illustrated book, questions about dinosaurs' habits and manners while they get ready for and are at school are called into question.  Questions such as, "Do dinosaurs bully other kids?" "Do dinosaurs talk when others are talking?" etc.  This book uses humor to help describe and demonstrate the do's and don'ts of how to act in school settings.  Besides the humor that is used to address serious questions, this book is full of fantastic illustrations.  There is a different dinosaur on each brightly colored page!  My favorite part of this book was how after if asking if the dinosaurs would behave poorly throughout the school day in the first part of the book, the second part of the book is used to describe the correct and polite manners in which dinosaurs would act if they actually went to school!  This book is geared toward younger elementary, and I would use it in K-2 grades.  We would use this book as a way to learn expectations and rules.  It would be able to be integrated into the beginning of the year lessons and throughout the year, if students need to be reminded of how to act in the school and community settings.  One activity we could use this book for, is to help our class come up with our own list of expectations and rules.  This would help create a community in our classroom and help the students take ownership of their classroom.  This will create an environment that will help students learn more and better in.