100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli
by David LaRochelle and Lian Cho
High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away the remaining dragons slowly start venturing away. Now how many dragons are left?
Reading Tips for Story Explorers
Find a comfortable space to read together
Slow down and enjoy the illustrations
Ask and answer questions together
Make reading part of your routine - bedtime is a great time for reading
Use these prompts to encourage deeper thinking with your children:
"Tell me more, why do you think that?"
"How do you know that?"
"Interesting, did you notice anything else?"
Phonemic Awareness
When introducing the book, share the title and notice these phonemic elements:
The word “Dragons” in the title ends with the letter Ss. This letter says /s/, like snake and silly, and makes the word dragon plural (more than one). Point to the letters and say the sound together: /s/, /s/, /s/. Practice making the following words plural: pizza, gorilla, mountain, flower, football.
Ask the children to say the word after you. Show them the cover of the book and have them read the word out loud with you as you point under each word.
Vocabulary
Sailed: A trip on a sailboat
Professional: Doing a job as a way of earning money
Appeared: Came into view; became visible
Tremendous: Large in degree or size, huge
Autumn: The season of the year between summer and winter; fall
Disappeared: To be no longer seen
Questions to Discuss
Do you like broccoli? Why or why not?
What did you think the book was about before you started reading it?
Where are some places the dragons went? Use a map to find some of the places. If you were a dragon, where would you like to go?
What happened when there was only one dragon left?
If you were to name a dragon, what name would you give it?
Why do you think the author chose dragons as the main character in the book? What animal would you have chosen?
Let's Play
This activity will help your child make connections to the text, which helps children improve comprehension.
Pick one of the dragons in the book. Think about what might happen next to that dragon. Work with an adult to create a story about the dragon. Who does he/she meet? Where do they go? What problems do they encounter? How does your story end?
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