Thirty-six dinosaur words on unique printable cards, from Triceratops and T. rex to fossils, paleontologists and the three periods of the age of dinosaurs.
36 items · a 5 × 5 card with a free space needs 24 or more. More items make the cards differ.For review bingo, type answer | clue (“56 | 7 × 8”): the card shows the answer, the caller reads the clue. Two columns pasted from a spreadsheet work too. Start a line with an emoji (“🐶 dog”) for a picture square.
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30 different cards. No two are the same. The card number and set number on every card let the caller check a winner (press C while calling).
About this set
This set pairs the names children love to say (Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor, Parasaurolophus) with the words scientists use to study them: fossil, paleontologist, extinct, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, the three periods (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous) and the clues found in the ground (bones, footprints, eggs, nests, a dig site). The sorting words are the educational heart of the game, because students decide whether a dinosaur ate plants or meat and what its horns, plates, armor or claws were for. Pterosaur is included because children always ask about the flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, even though they were a different group.
Grades: Pre-K to 4th grade. Best in: September, October, May.
Plant or meat: when a dinosaur name is called, students say herbivore, carnivore or omnivore before covering the square, and check the answer in a library book.
Say it slowly: break each long name into syllables together (Tri-cer-a-tops) so that even the hardest names become easy to read and say.
Dig site: hide plastic or paper “fossils” (bones, an egg, a footprint) in a sand tub and let each pair of students find one as a bonus after each win.
Size it up: when a dinosaur is called, use chalk or tape to mark its length on the playground and let students lie down beside it.
Kindergarten version: make 3 × 3 cards from the nine easiest words (egg, tail, teeth, bones, nest, claws, horns, fossil, T. rex) and show a picture for each call.
No. Pterosaurs, the group that includes the pterodactyl and Pteranodon, were flying reptiles that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs but belonged to a separate group. Birds, on the other hand, are descended from small feathered dinosaurs.
Which words are the hardest to pronounce?
Parasaurolophus (par-uh-sor-OL-uh-fus), Brachiosaurus (brack-ee-uh-SOR-us) and paleontologist (pay-lee-on-TOL-uh-jist). Say them syllable by syllable and have the class echo you.
Can I change the words?
Yes. The 36 words are in the box above the cards. Delete, add or edit any line and the cards are rebuilt at once. Nothing is saved on our servers.
How do I call the game?
Press “Call the game”. Each press of the space bar tumbles the ball cage and pops out the next item in very large type, with the list of items already called beside it. Press C and type a card number to check a winner, P to change the win pattern, V to have each call read aloud, and F to fill the projector.
How do I save the cards as a PDF?
Press Print and choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. Each page can also be saved as a PNG picture from under its preview.
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