Today Gracyn and I started with Chapter 6, “Dinosaur Valley” in her Magic Tree House book, Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne. In this chapter, Jack and Annie discover a valley of dinosaur nests being guarded by a duck-billed dinosaur. They then encounter a T-Rex! We discussed really listening and focusing on the story in order to recall specific details, such as those asked in our follow-up questions. We discussed the responses to the questions and Gracyn wrote them in complete sentences. We practiced writing and reading the sight word down with a poem called Autumn Leaves. This poem used color words and repetition for good reading practice. We also discussed and practiced good handwriting technique. Finally, we wrapped up with Gracyn’s favorite game, ZAP! We used the Dolch Primer word set and she did a great job. A few of her tricky words today were: went, ride, and out.