Students can research a favorite dinosaur and list the dinosaur's attributes. Students can look at pictures of the type of dinosaur they research, and then draw a picture of one. Labeling the distinguishing qualities of the dinosaur will help reinforce attributes that they may be tested about at a later date.
Use a template to provide children with parts of a dinosaur they can color and cut out. Provide students with straws and tape, so they can attach each part of the dinosaur to a straw and then attach the straw to the main part of the dinosaur's body. The teacher can punch holes in the dinosaur's head and tail. Students can put clear thread through the head and tail to create a movable dinosaur puppet. Attach the top of the thread to wood sticks, so the puppet moves when students pull the thread.
Divide the class into small groups. Assign each group a type of dinosaur to research. Ask each group to create a time line with details about their dinosaur. Time lines can include pictures and simple facts. Each group can present their time line to the rest of the class.
Explain that dinosaurs lived in different habitats depending on when they lived and what they ate. Assign students a particular type of dinosaur and let them conduct research to learn about the habitat. Let students use their knowledge to create a three-dimensional scene about dinosaurs. They can use a shoe box to create a diorama. Tell them to cut out or create appropriate foliage or a volcano to affix to the interior of the shoebox. Students can use toy dinosaurs or make their their own paper dinosaurs to incorporate into the scene.
Show children some pictures of dinosaur eggs, but tell them that they vary in color. Then tell students they are going to make their own dinosaur eggs. Have students cover their desks with a plastic cloth. Give students a bowl with a prepared mixture of 1/2 cup of flour and one cup of water. Students should cut thin strips of newspaper and dip them in the flour mixture. Tell children to carefully remove the excess mixture from each newspaper strip before laying it over the balloon. They should create a layer of newspaper strips over the balloon, and let it dry for 48 hours before applying a second coat of newspaper strips. The egg must dry another two days. Then students can paint their eggs. They can use their own imagination or look at dinosaur egg photographs to paint interesting patterns and colors. Display the finished eggs in the classroom on a window sill or table. If desired, toy dinosaurs can be put near the eggs, or cut open an egg and put a toy dinosaur inside.