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Dino History

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a timeline of the times dinosaurs lived.  In this  dinosaur timeline lesson, students research the various periods when dinosaurs lived. Students work in groups to research the dinosaurs of a specific time...
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Dinosaurs Picture Scramble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this dinosaurs picture scramble activity, students examine a drawing as they figure out the number of dinosaurs in the picture scramble. The answer is provided at the bottom of the sheet, upside-down.
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Fossils!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct Internet research about different types of fossils, the animals they are from, and some famous paleontologists. They also participate in some interactive activities and hands-on lessons in which they create their own...
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Let's Play Hide and Seek

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students simulate dinosaurs. They discuss dinosaurs and listen to a story. They play a game of Hide and Seek simulating dinosaurs with their parents. They complete activity pages and draw pictures of dinosaurs. They discuss follow-up...
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Dino's Diner

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a modern day dinosaur menu to generate creative ideas regarding what dinosaurs would eat at an imaginary restaurant. They utilize a graphic organizer imbedded in this plan to guide their menu ideas.
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Time Train

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are read a short book "Time Train" by Paul Fleischman. Using the text, they identify the clues to let them know the train is traveling back in time. They make a time line of the trip and make a cutout of meat-eating and...
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Excavation Dig

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners engage in a role-play of a dinosaur excavation dig. They dig through sand to locate buried bones and then discuss the ethics of destroying buildings and other property to get at the fossil remains.
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The Moon Book

For Students 4th - 6th
In this moon learning exercise, learners read the book The Moon Book and list facts about the moon and draw eclipses. Students list 10 facts and draw 3 kinds of eclipses.
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Fascinating Footprints

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this footprints worksheet, students compare dinosaur prints and human prints. Students compare and draw different prints by answering 7 questions.
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Make Your Own Trashasaurus Rex Sculpture

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore environmental awareness through reusing materials. In this environmental awareness lesson plan, students use trash to create a "trashasaurus," a large dinosaur sculpture made from waste. Detailed structure and...
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Say It Then Find It (3)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students find the names of 10 dinosaurs in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each dinosaur as well as its pronunciation.
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Say It Then Find It (4)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, learners find the names of 10 dinosaurs in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each dinosaur as well as its pronunciation.
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Name Match

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this name match worksheet, students match up ten different dinosaurs and creatures with their formal names by drawing a line from one to the other.
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Writing Letters: c and o

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
How can you incorporate drawing a dinosaur with printing practice? Here's how! Budding printers trace and write lowercase letters c and o, following guidelines to trace one set before trying another on their own. Then,...
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National Wildlife Federation

By Air, Land, or Sea: The Formation and Location of Our Natural Resources

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Coal forms from the ancient remains of plants that were alive on Earth before the dinosaurs! Scholars use their t-charts from the previous lesson over resources and research to determine if their information is correct. Through analysis...
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Real-Life Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
How much does it cost to mail this letter? Scholars approach the real-life scenario of adding postage as they practice introductory addition. Each letter has a total amount it needs, and learners draw in the appropriately-priced stamps...
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Prehistoric Mesosaurus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners draw conclusions why Mesosaurus has only been found in Africa and Brazil and how its fossil remains serve as important evidence that shows where two continents were once joined together.
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Identification Adventure

For Students 6th - 12th
Put all the pieces together. After a skeleton is put together, pupils play the scientist to determine the type of animal they have by using a classification tree to narrow down the identity. After each decision, they gain advice from an...
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Alphabet Mini Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Put together mini books for every letter of the alphabet! Provided here are printables for all 26 letters that each contain eight pages for kids to color in and write on. Directions are provided at the top of the first page of...
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Three R's to Environmental Stewardship: Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the ways to conserve our natural resources. In this recycling, reusing, and reducing activity students read Dinosaurs to the Rescue and apply their findings to learning ways to conserve resources. Students complete a...
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Sprinkles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, learners read a water trip rebus. Pictures replace several of the words in the article. They color a picture of the water cycle and add arrows to show the direction the water is moving. Students draw a picture...
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Water Cycle Terrariums

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore the water cycle. They build a model of the water cycle in the form of a terrarium and explain how it demonstrates the water cycle. In addition, they draw a representation of the water cycle demonstrated in the...
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Worksheet 7/7 on Subject

For Students 4th - 6th
In this identifying the subjects and predicates in sentences worksheet, students draw a line between the subjects and predicates in a list of sentences and circle the nouns and underline the verbs in a paragraph. Students write 32 answers.
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Dream Book Collage

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss dreams and they types of dreams they have. They read the book "Dinosaur Dream" by Dennis Nolan and discuss the characters and events in the book. They look up vocabulary words and create a collage utilizing as many...