Imaginative Learning Project
Dinosaur Planet
2016-2017
Year Group: 1 No. of children: 22 Term: 2b No.of weeks: 5 Teacher: Miss Price
Stomp, crash, RRAG! Watch out
everyone – the dinosaurs are on the
prowl!
They’re rampaging across the dusty
earth, swishing their enormous tails and
baring their fearsome teeth…
Let’s explore the Dinosaurs Planet!
Imagine you’re a palaeontologist (that’s a
scientist who studies bones and fossils).
Dig deep and discover dazzling dinosaur
facts.
Create your own dinosaur museum and
invite visitors to see your awesome
dinosaur artefacts. You could even do a
dinosaur dance or produce some
prehistoric percussion!
Which is your favourite dinosaur?
The Tyrannosaurus rex, the
Brachiosaurus or the
Micropachycephalosaurus?
Do you think he saw us? Yes he did…..
RUN!
Knowledge of the World
Real life dinosaurs.
Fossils
E - Safety
Communication and Language
Working in different size
groups.
The Arts / Technology
Using I – Pads – Motion videos
Bebots - Programming
Drama in small groups
Peer assessing
Independence
Independent certificates
Promote independent learning
Learning from mistakes
Independent work wall – Assess and
peer assess work.
ILP Curriculum Overview
English
Art & Design
Large and small scale modelling
Non – Chronological report
Narrative writing
Computing
E-safety
Programming a floor Robot; Stop
frame Animation
Retell a story
Change a story as a class
Write own story with a change – independently
Daily ready write inc sessions
Spelling and grammar rules for year 1
Design & Technology
Designing and making
Geography
Local continents and Oceans
Mathematics
Number Place value
Addition and subtraction
Properties of shapes
Number place value
Modern Languages
Music
Percussion
Science
Plants Animals.
History
Events beyond living memory;
Significant Individuals – Mary Anning
Physical Education
Religious Education
Dance sequences – Tactical games
SMSC
Learning Mission
Engage
Develop
Visit a natural history museum to see real
life dinosaur bones, models and fossils.
Listen to information from museum
experts and ask lots of interesting
questions! Or set up a Dino-hunt,
encouraging the children to follow maps
and plans to find examples of hidden
‘dinosaur treasures’. Uncover dinosaur
footprints, giant claws, teeth or even
dinosaur nests with eggs. Use excavation
tools to find fossils in soil or sand trays,
cleaning them carefully with soft brushes
so they don’t break. Then encourage the
children to talk about their discoveries,
using correct dinosaur vocabulary. Take
lots of action photographs!
Music – Re-write the Wheels on the
bus to the Tyrannosaurus rex goes grr,
grr, grr – Percussion instruments.
History – Historical Significant Figures
– Mary Anning
Art – Create a very large Dinosaur
using different materials as a class –
Dinosaur eggs / balloons – Make a
fossil. Imprint in clay.
Science – Dinosaur dentist – Sort
through teeth – Carnivore herbivore
and omnivore.
Art and design – Portraits of family
DT – Make a Sockasaurus rex
Science – Look for some tress that
lived in the age of the dinosaurs, ferns
conifers….
Computing – Bebots
Best of British
Introduction to rights and responsibilities
British texts
British history – Look at History of Britain
Innovate
Express
Hi kids,
When I heard about the amazing things you’re
doing at your school I just had to get in touch.
I’ve heard that you guys have learned so much
about dinosaurs that you’re now real, live dino
experts!
Just think how brilliant it would be to share your
dino knowledge with another class − or even
another school! Maybe you could open your own
dinosaur museum or exhibition and help others
understand more about these fascinating
creatures. I can’t wait to hear what you decide to
do. Please send me some photographs of
your exhibits – I’d like to show them to the
palaeontologists in my lab and to school children
here in America. Good luck!
Dr Michael Storia
So… it’s time to get going and create your
museum! Think about your visitors – you’ll need
to make sure you label your displays and
artefacts clearly and organise them into sections.
Your visitors will want lots of interesting
dinosaur experiences using different senses,
including touching and holding some of the
artefacts. How about splitting into groups to take
responsibility for an area of the museum?
Don’t forget that all good museums have a gift
shop and a café!
Geography – Story of the dodo bird.
Where else are their animals in
danger of becoming extinct?
DT – Select and explain your
choice of materials. Throw a
dinosaur party. The children will
need to tell me which materials they
need and why.
Key Texts
Harry’s dinosaur’s series
Dinosaur trouble
Dinosaur – non-fiction books