ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Awnie's House ???? Kids Book Read Aloud: A DINOSAUR MADE ME SNEEZE by Carla Mae Jensen and Natasha Kostovska
Hello, my lovable reading friends! It’s Annie. I’m so glad you’re here! If you like reading stories with me, ask your parents to click that subscribe button and make sure to watch all the way through because I’m going to do some shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for a story?
Have you ever sneezed at the wrong time in the wrong place? In today’s book, we’ll meet a boy whose big sneeze at the dinner table got him into some trouble. Let’s see if he can talk his way out of it as we read “A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze.”
If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me!
Written by Carla May Jensen
Illustrated by Natasha Kostovska
There are facts about the rock cycle throughout the book, so feel free to pause the video and read them together.
A sniff in my nose, a sniff, sniff, and the dust in the wind and the air all blew. My mom, dad, and grandma all gave me a look. I knew it was loud, and before they could speak, I sang out like a star.
I know you don’t like to see snot on your cheese, but an ancient dinosaur made my big sneeze!
Their eyebrows went up, and they wanted to speak, but I started my story because it’s unique. It was millions of years before you heard my big sneeze when a Tyrannosaurus was stomping through trees. The dust he made was so light it could fly on a wind to a river nearby. Then it flowed to the ocean and sank to the land, buried by sea and compacted by sand.
While the dust was below that big ocean ground, new bits of bright crystals soon grew all around. The crystals and dust came together to be a cemented stone called sedimentary.
I stopped for a breath, and my dad had to say, “Now, Martin May Cook, do not sneeze in that way!” But I said, “Dad, dinosaurs don’t even know! He was just having fun long ago!”
What began as his dust was now rock, buried deep, and the rock would soon change into something quite steep. The rock first felt shaking, and the Earth made a change; a new set of mountains were building a range. The pressure and heat gave the dust quite a shock; it became metamorphic, a hard little rock.
It was buried for years, but the wind worked each day to blow off the bits of dirt and clay. Then the rock with the dust was above ground once more, but changes were coming that shook the Earth’s core. The rock felt the shaking and heard the wind blow; its mountain was really a big volcano.
As the rock quickly melted, lava made steam; the dust was now stuck in a fiery hot stream. But the dust was not destroyed; it rolled with the change. As it cooled, a development came that was strange. The cooling had hardened the dust and the lava in blocks; together they made many igneous rocks.
Now, when some rain hit the rocks just right, little pieces break off and then blow out of sight. Only last week, this amazing small dust got blown off the rock by a very big gust. It was blown on Dad’s hat by a strong little breeze, then the fan made it land on my own mac and cheese. Then I smelled my good food and started to wheeze; the dinosaur’s dust made me sneeze!
Wow, Martin! said Dad with a serious look, but he stopped when a sound came from Grandma. A funny sniff and a crazy sneeze flew and flew!
I looked at the soap but laughed when she cried, “It’s the dinosaur’s fault!”
Has a dinosaur ever made you sneeze?
Alright, let’s do some shout-outs! Today I’m sending them out to Hazel, Emerila, and DeMarco Jr. in Chicago, Illinois; William in Tyler, Texas; Kale Hansen in Foothills, Alberta, Canada; Teddy and Nate in Springfield, Missouri; Audrey Ballin in Orem, Utah; Lily Ferens in Iona, Idaho; Kade and Jade in Lafayette, Georgia; Liz Hidrago in Round Lake Heights, Illinois; Megan Loucks in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and Elijah Cruz in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Hello, my dear friends! I am so happy that we all get to read together no matter where in the world we live. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
Rock Cycle Exploration: Let’s become rock detectives! Go outside and find three different rocks. Look closely at their colors, shapes, and textures. Can you guess which type of rock they might be: sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous? Share your findings with a friend or family member and explain why you think each rock belongs to that category.
Dinosaur Dust Experiment: Create your own “dinosaur dust” using flour or sand. Sprinkle a little on a piece of paper and blow gently to see how it moves. Imagine how dust from a dinosaur’s time could travel and change over millions of years. Draw a picture of your “dinosaur dust” journey, showing how it might become part of different rocks over time.
Story Time with a Twist: Think about a time when you sneezed unexpectedly. Write a short story or draw a comic strip about what might have caused your sneeze if it were something as exciting as dinosaur dust. Share your story with your class or family and see if they can come up with their own funny sneeze stories!
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Hello, my lovable reading friends! It’s Annie. I’m so glad you’re here! If you like reading stories with me, ask your parents to click that subscribe button and make sure to watch all the way through because I’m going to do some shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for a story?
Have you ever sneezed at the wrong time in the wrong place? In today’s book, we’ll meet a boy whose big sneeze at the dinner table got him into some trouble. Let’s see if he can talk his way out of it as we read “A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze.”
If you have a copy, go get it so you can read along with me!
**A Dinosaur Made Me Sneeze: A Rock Cycle Adventure**
Written by Carla May Jensen
Illustrated by Natasha Kostovska
There are facts about the rock cycle throughout the book, so feel free to pause the video and read them together.
A sniff in my nose, a sniff, sniff, and the dust in the wind and the air all blew. My mom, dad, and grandma all gave me a look. I knew it was loud, and before they could speak, I sang out like a star.
I know you don’t like to see snot on your cheese, but an ancient dinosaur made my big sneeze!
Their eyebrows went up, and they wanted to speak, but I started my story because it’s unique. It was millions of years before you heard my big sneeze when a Tyrannosaurus was stomping through trees. The dust he made was so light it could fly on a wind to a river nearby. Then it flowed to the ocean and sank to the land, buried by sea and compacted by sand.
While the dust was below that big ocean ground, new bits of bright crystals soon grew all around. The crystals and dust came together to be a cemented stone called sedimentary.
I stopped for a breath, and my dad had to say, “Now, Martin May Cook, do not sneeze in that way!” But I said, “Dad, dinosaurs don’t even know! He was just having fun long ago!”
What began as his dust was now rock, buried deep, and the rock would soon change into something quite steep. The rock first felt shaking, and the Earth made a change; a new set of mountains were building a range. The pressure and heat gave the dust quite a shock; it became metamorphic, a hard little rock.
It was buried for years, but the wind worked each day to blow off the bits of dirt and clay. Then the rock with the dust was above ground once more, but changes were coming that shook the Earth’s core. The rock felt the shaking and heard the wind blow; its mountain was really a big volcano.
As the rock quickly melted, lava made steam; the dust was now stuck in a fiery hot stream. But the dust was not destroyed; it rolled with the change. As it cooled, a development came that was strange. The cooling had hardened the dust and the lava in blocks; together they made many igneous rocks.
Now, when some rain hit the rocks just right, little pieces break off and then blow out of sight. Only last week, this amazing small dust got blown off the rock by a very big gust. It was blown on Dad’s hat by a strong little breeze, then the fan made it land on my own mac and cheese. Then I smelled my good food and started to wheeze; the dinosaur’s dust made me sneeze!
Wow, Martin! said Dad with a serious look, but he stopped when a sound came from Grandma. A funny sniff and a crazy sneeze flew and flew!
I looked at the soap but laughed when she cried, “It’s the dinosaur’s fault!”
Has a dinosaur ever made you sneeze?
Alright, let’s do some shout-outs! Today I’m sending them out to Hazel, Emerila, and DeMarco Jr. in Chicago, Illinois; William in Tyler, Texas; Kale Hansen in Foothills, Alberta, Canada; Teddy and Nate in Springfield, Missouri; Audrey Ballin in Orem, Utah; Lily Ferens in Iona, Idaho; Kade and Jade in Lafayette, Georgia; Liz Hidrago in Round Lake Heights, Illinois; Megan Loucks in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and Elijah Cruz in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Hello, my dear friends! I am so happy that we all get to read together no matter where in the world we live. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
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