Lesson by Jo Hinds
Learning Intentions:
- To know some facts about dinosaurs.
- To make some dinosaur movements to music.
- To draw and label a dinosaur.
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
In this activity there is a video song, approximately three minutes long.
The main activities can be completed offline and on different days.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
What do you know about dinosaurs?
Join in with the dinosaur rap on the link below:
Did you enjoy the rap?
Can you name any dinosaurs?
What facts do you know about them?
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1
Move like the dinosaurs and create a dance.
Can you add music to your dance? Listen carefully to the beat. Can you follow that beat?
Activity 2
Can you create your own friendly dinosaur? What characteristics would he/she have? You could draw and label your dinosaur on a large piece of paper or with chalk outside.
Activity 3
Create a healthy menu for a dinosaur. Can you find out who the meat-eaters are? Who the plant-eaters are? Or the dinosaurs that ate both meat and plants. What are the real names for these?
Activity 4
Choose your favourite dinosaur and create a Dino fact file.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 6.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I know some facts about dinosaurs.
Success criteria #2: I can make some dinosaur movements to music.
Success criteria #3: I can draw and label my own dinosaur.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Extension and follow on activities/challenges (optional)
Activity 5
Go on a 360 adventure with David Attenborough and meet the biggest dinosaur ever.
Step 6: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas J2e Google Drive OneDrive Seesaw