One of our BEST SELLING dinosaur courses--now available to take at your own pace!  This class is perfect for kids who have recently fallen in love with Dino Dan or Dino Dana, Dinosaur Train, Dino Ranch, or just love to collect dinosaur toys and learn about all things PREHISTORIC.

In this course, students will learn through a variety of approaches, such as read aloud stories, informative slides and graphics, drawing, building and sculpting, movement activities, video clips, games, discussion, repetition and more.  Students will learn about a variety of dinosaurs and their corresponding prehistoric periods. Math and science are interwoven into lessons.  Vocabulary words such as paleontologist, herbivore, carnivore, timeline, extinction, bi-pedal, quadrupedal, theropod, sauropod, Mesozoic, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and more will be introduced and used during these interactive, engaging lessons.

This is an introductory course specially created for PreK, Kindergarten and early elementary students.  The subject matter will be adapted to suit their educational and developmental level.

The general weekly course topics will be:
Week 1 --Intro to Paleontology
Week 2 -- Prehistoric Carnivores
Week 3 -- Prehistoric Herbivores 
Week 4 -- Dinosaur Timeline: The Mesozoic Age and Dinosaurs of the Triassic Period
Week 5 -- Dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period
Week 6 -- Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period

Each week will include some of the following elements: Lesson material presented in slides, a short video clip, a movement activity related to the weekly theme, a read-aloud from a related book, class discussion (you can answer in the classroom via video or text responses), 1-2 drawing/building/sculpting activities per lesson, and sharing.  Some learning games may also be included.  Optional homework/extension activities will be provided between classes and students may share their projects via photos and videos in the classroom.  Students will also be encouraged to post replies to teacher-led questions between classes, as well as commenting on other students' answers and projects.

If you would prefer a LIVE version of this class or other LIVE dinosaur-themed classes, here are a few links to my other listings:

Discovering Dinosaurs 5-week LIVE class: https://outschool.com/classes/junior-paleontologists-discovering-dinosaurs-WxJ2pzta#us7ZOYiLMn

Discovering Dinosaurs 5-Day LIVE CAMP (5 consecutive classes) :
https://outschool.com/classes/camp-for-junior-paleontologists-discovering-dinosaurs-9V3bMu7h#us7ZOYiLMn

Other popular classes in this Junior Paleontology series are (Be sure to "heart" them for scheduling updates and new sections! These classes can be taken in any order.) :

(LIVE, 4-weeks) Dinosaur Friends: Creeping, Climbing, Swimming, Flying
https://outschool.com/classes/junior-paleontologists-creeping-climbing-swimming-flying-jTtyyUgB#us7ZOYiLMn

(LIVE, weekly, ongoing) Dinosaur Collectors' Club
https://outschool.com/classes/junior-paleontologists-dinosaur-collectors-club-FriSxPAU#us7ZOYiLMn

(LIVE, one-time) Let's Build, Draw and Sculpt DINOSAURS!
https://outschool.com/classes/lets-draw-build-and-sculpt-dinosaurs-fc0V5POT#us7ZOYiLMn