• Set up the game by laying out the Dirt cards in a 5x5 grid, 3 layers deep. Then each player takes his 5 Tool cards and sends his paleontologist to any Dig Site. On their turn, players can take 2 actions in any order or combination: move 1 space, dig 1 tile, or play a Tool card. The game ends when a designated number of Dig Sites have been.
• VIDEO lesson #2: Word Problems on the Coordinate Grid- working with points on a map, figuring out distance between points. PRACTICE interactive #2: – word problems- place points on a map grid. Game-based Lessons: I can read a coordinate pair and place it exactly on the coordinate plane/grid.

1. Coordinate Grid Games Dino Dig Game
2. Coordinate Grid Games For 5th Grade

Graph Mole: Easy Version Graph Mole: Medium Version Graph Mole: Hard Version Billy bug 1 Billy bug 2 Dino Dig Insect coordinates Catch the fly Hidden ships Coordinate game 1 Coordinate game 2 Coord. Hungry Pirates Tablet. Using 'left' and 'right', guide Peg to the Treasure Chest. Year 1 - Use the language of direction to move from place to place. Students give and follow directions to familiar locations. Australian Curriculum Yr 1 Achievement Standard.

Khan Academy: Video Lessons and Interactive Practice

1. VIDEO lesson #1: Coordinate Plane– graphing points-
   • PRACTICE interactive 1: Coordinate plane practice – watch out- it asks for a x-axis point or y-axis point ONLY…
   • PRACTICE interactive 2: place Y coordinates ONLY(these 3 activities can be done by just following to the next activity on Khan Academy)
   • PRACTICE interactive 3: identify points only
   • PRACTICE 4 Review!!: read down the page, look at the examples, and then answer each question.
2. VIDEO lesson #2:Word Problems on the Coordinate Grid- working with points on a map, figuring out distance between points.
   • PRACTICE interactive #2: – word problems- place points on a map grid.

Game-based Lessons: I can read a coordinate pair and place it exactly on the coordinate plane/grid.

1. Ladybug Coordinates– move the ladybug to the correct location when given the coordinates, focuses on over and up (Quadrant I only)
2. Catch the Fly– practice WRITING coordinate in ALL 4 quadrants (6th grade standard, not 5th)
3. Gopher Game– University of New Mexico’s Math Snacks. (6th grade standard with all 4 quadrants)
4. Stock the Shelves– Mr. Nussbaum’s game using ALL 4 coordinates. This is a drag-and-drop game

.

Coordinate Grid Games Dino Dig Game

.

.

.

.

.

1. Greg’s Grid Lesson–
2. Coord Grid– many choices
3. Dinosaur Dig– can you find the buried dinosaurs?
4. Fun Brain “What’s the Point” – level 1
5. Math PUP- Flying Saucer – find the missing bones
6. Boat Coordinates– pick the ‘1 quadrant level’-
7. Whale’s Adventure- stay a step ahead of the whale to get it to safety
8. BILLY BUG– Get the frog to the bug

Challenging Level Games- Using all 4 quadrants (6th grade standard)

1. Catch the Fly on the Quadrant grid– GREAT but CHALLENGING
2. LEARN: Graphing Points on the Quadrant (negative and positive points)- locate the pig. (CHALLENGING)
3. Jefferson Labs: Looking for the Top Quark– quadrant grid (CHALLENGING)
4. Math Snacks: Gopher Game- VERY CHALLENGING- quadrant grid
5. Battleship with Quarks– Jeffereson Labs

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Meerkats- for meerkat coordinate grid lesson:

Pre-K & Preschool theme ideas for learning about dinosaurs

Find more Dinosaur Activities for Pre-K

Books

Dinosaur Large Motor Games

Dinosaur Herd Game

Coordinate Grid Games For 5th Grade

Brontosauruses and triceratops traveled in herds. Children are put into two groups: brontosaurus and triceratops. The groups travel (crawl) to various destinations around the classroom together in their herd. They must stay with the herd and not get lost!

Dinosaur Literacy Activities

“If You Take a T-Rex to School” Class Book

We read the book “If You Take a Mouse to School” and make a dinosaur book patterned after that story. Children choose a dinosaur to draw, and think of what might happen if that dinosaur came to school. The teachers write the children’s dictation on the pages, and put the pages together to make a book. To make our class books, I use “presentation book covers” from an office supply store or Walmart. It has a sturdy plastic cover with a clear insert, and the pages are also clear inserts. I just slip in a page for the front cover, and slip in the children’s pages inside. These can be reused.

Dinosaur Roll & Write Game

Read about it and print it here: Roll & Write Games

Dino Bingo Stamping Games

Use for Literacy or Math. Write a letter or numeral on each dinosaur, and make a copy for each child. Children will draw a number or letter card from a stack (or roll a die), find that letter/numeral on their mat, and stamp it out. You can use rubber stamps or bingo dot markers. As an alternative, you can have children draw an “X” over the dinosaur if stamps or bingo dot markers are not available.

Read about and print the two Dino Bingo Games here.

Dino Bingo

Use for Literacy or Math. Use plastic dinosaur counters to cover the letter/number/shape on the bingo cards. We use these to play alphabet bingo, number bingo, shape bingo, or rhyming bingo.

Story Retelling

This is an activity that goes with any theme. Choose a book that goes with the theme, and have the children retell the story.
Read the blog post here for details: story retelling

Dinosaur Math Activities

Dino Footprint Estimation

We have a large paper outline of a Tyrannosaurus Rex footprint. We estimate how many children’s feet would fit inside the T-Rex footprint, and write our guesses on the board. Each child’s footprint is traced on the T-Rex footprint. We trace as many footprints as we need. Then we count the footprints and compare our estimates.

Dino Board Game

The children work in small groups of about 4 players. Each group has a game board with a basket of dinosaur counters in the middle. Children roll the dice, and move their play piece the correct number of times on the dinosaur bones. When they land on a dinosaur, they collect a dinosaur counter. The group plays until the basket is empty, then count to see who has the most dinosaurs.

Dinosaur War Card Game

Each pair of children has a set of Dino War cards. The cards have various amounts of dinosaur stickers on them. Each player lays down a card from their pile, and compares the amount of dinosaurs on each card to see which has the most. The child with the most on the card collects both cards. If they are equal, both children keep their own card. At the end of the game, they count to see who has the most cards. Some children get upset if they do not win, so we often play without counting at the end to see who has the most. They enjoy the game just as much or more.

Dino Bones Measuring

Children use dinosaur “bones” of various lengths (cut from felt), line Unifix cubes along the bone, and count how many cubes fit on the bone.

Dino Grid Game

Read about about print here: Grid Games

Dinosaur Science Activities

Make Your Own Fossils

We add small toy dinosaurs with the play dough. Children make dinosaur fossils and footprints in the play dough. Children use this at center time for exploration. We also make one dinosaur fossil using Mexican self-hardening clay which the children can keep.

Volcano Science

We use poster board for a base, and build a mountain with play dough around a 20-ounce drink bottle. Then we place small toy dinosaurs on the sides of the mountain. Red food color is added to vinegar. We put baking soda in the bottle with a funnel, pour in the vinegar, and watch the volcano erupt!

Science Center

Dinosaur miniatures
Dinosaur bone replicas (these are replicas I found at a museum gift shop)
Fossils (real or made)

Songs

Links