There is a great deal of conflicting information about dinosaurs and life long ago available in books and on the Internet.  In school I will be basing our study on the U.S. Geological Survey's information about dinosaurs.  The Usborne Internet-linked books will be our references.

There were animals on Earth long before there were any people.  These animals are called prehistoric animals.  The most famous ones are the dinosaurs.  Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived on land.  While dinosaurs lived on land, other prehistoric reptiles swam in the sea.  One group of  prehistoric sea reptiles is the plesiosaurs.   Ichthyosaurs were dolphin-like reptiles that swam in the seas and oceans.  Flying reptiles lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles.   Pteranodons and Quetzalcoatlus were pterosaurs.    Scientists think birds evolved from a group of dinosaurs called dromaesaurs.  The first bird we know about is called Archaeopteryx.

Links for Second Graders and Families

Magic School Bus Game

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/frizfreshfacts/index.htm

Scholastic Dinosaurs!

Dinosaur TimesAsk a Dinosaur Expert   Dinosaur Picture Book

Dinosaur Picture Book      Cyberhunt          Dinosaur Tour

Research Starters  Build-a-Dinosaur

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/

Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Usborne Internet-Linked First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life

Usborne Discovery Internet-Linked Dinosaurs

Usborne Internet-Linked World Atlas of Dinosaurs

Three great resource books that we have in school.  You can use the links without the books by typing page numbers to explore what is available.

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/

Dinosaur Word Search

http://www.wisegorilla.com/images/dinosaurs/wordsearch.html

Dinosaur Timeline

http://www.wisegorilla.com/images/dinosaurs/timeline.html

National Geographic -Monsters of the Ancient Sea

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0512/feature3/multimedia.html

Links for Parents and Teachers

Gander Academy -

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/dinosaur.htm

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/dinoteacher.htm

Clip Art of Dinosaurs

http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=12955&external=

http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/dino/clip.html&title=Dinosaur%20Clip%20Art&original=

http://www.proteacher.com/prosearch/search2.cgi?c}}nil{{s}}dinosaur{{n}}1

Hands-On Technology Program

A series of experiments about dinosaurs and paleontology that was designed for use in the second grade.

http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/dinos/

Teaching is a Work of Heart - Dinosaur Page

http://www.teachingheart.net/dinosaur.html

Picadome Site - Kentucky School

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/dinosaurs/default.htm

Mr. Needleman's Fossil Unit

Supplements the Open Court Reading Program Unit but can be used by any teacher

Includes Chants, Crosswords, Power Point Presentations, Writing and Vocabulary Activities

http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/grade2/newunitpages/fossils.html

U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web Page

http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/index.htm

Fossils and Earth History

http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm#fossils

Nature Watch Site - Possible Purchases:  Fossils and Amber

http://www.nature-watch.com/cgi-bin/naturewatch/137.html

Dinorella Readers Theater

http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/Dinorella.html

Parents:  Guidance while using any internet connection  is both encouraged and expected.  Some information is written at a reading level above your child's.  Site information can change at any time. Please e-mail me if you find anything that is inappropriate.

Life Long Ago

This page was last updated: February 28, 2012