{"id":23134,"date":"2013-10-14T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=23134"},"modified":"2019-09-30T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T15:26:31","slug":"dinosaur-study-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/dinosaur-study-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Study Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/We7zQv\">Marci<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kids love dinosaurs! Do you want to get your young learners (especially boys) excited about learning? Just add dinosaurs. There are lots of ways to incorporate dinosaurs in many areas. Here are some dinosaur study ideas.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23287\" title=\"Dinosaur Study Ideas | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/09\/dinosaur-study-ideas1.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Study Ideas | The Happy Housewife\" width=\"422\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/09\/dinosaur-study-ideas1.jpg 422w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/09\/dinosaur-study-ideas1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dinosaur Science<\/h2>\n<p>Dinosaurs were reptiles. By studying reptiles, you are actually studying dinosaurs! Visit The Homeschool Scientist blog for <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thehomeschoolscientist.com\/turtle-unit-study-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turtle Unit Study ideas<\/a> \u00a0and <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thehomeschoolscientist.com\/reptile-study-ideas-and-a-free-reptile-printable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reptile Unit Study ideas<\/a>. Those should give you a good start.<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thehomeschoolscientist.com\/reptile-study-ideas-and-a-free-reptile-printable\/#.UjtaTtJwp7s\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Dinosaur Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Studying dinosaurs not only lets you learn about the animals and how they lived, it is, also, a great opportunity to learn about <em>where<\/em> they lived. Here are some dinosaur geography study ideas and resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research where your child\u2019s favorite dinosaur once lived. Find it on a map. What other dinosaurs lived there? Is the climate the same there now as it was when the dinosaur lived there?<\/li>\n<li>Find out what dinosaurs lived where you live now.<\/li>\n<li>This site has an <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dinosaurs.about.com\/od\/dinosaurdiscovery\/l\/blstatedinosaurmap.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interactive map that tells\u00a0where dinosaurs and prehistoric animals lived<\/a> in the U.S. state by state.<\/li>\n<li>PBS has an <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexperience\/features\/map-widget\/dinosaur-bones-america\/\">interactive U.S. dinosaur dig map <\/a>\u00a0 that is really interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dinosaur Math<\/h2>\n<p>From counting dinosaurs to using them for interesting word problems, you can incorporate dinosaurs easily into math.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We just found this<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.counton.org\/games\/virtualmathfest\/dinosaur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> interesting online dinosaur dig game<\/a> that lets kids practice coordinates and predictions and percentages.<\/li>\n<li>For those who like worksheets, Kidzone has <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidzone.ws\/math\/dinosaur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dinosaur themed math worksheets <\/a><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidzone.ws\/math\/dinosaur\/\">f<\/a>or various ages.<\/li>\n<li>These <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homegrownfun.com\/dinosaur-math-word-problems-for-2nd-grader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dinosaur word problems<\/a> gave me some great ideas for creating additional problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dinosaur Printables<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for printables. They add interest and variety to our homeschool. These are a few good dinosaur printables for you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educating Laytons has some great dinosaur printables. Check out this post for a dinosaur MadLib printable and more \u00a0and this post for dinosaur word unscrambles and others fun printables.<\/li>\n<li>We used some of these dinosaur handwriting printables and dinosaur factsheet printables in our dinosaur study.<\/li>\n<li>This <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123homeschool4me.com\/2013\/02\/free-dinosaur-early-learning-pack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dinosaur printable pack<\/a> for young learners from 123 Homeschool 4 Me rocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ready to study dinosaurs with your kids? You&#8217;ve got lots of resources now. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0Marci Kids love dinosaurs! Do you want to get your young learners (especially boys) excited about learning? Just add dinosaurs. There are lots of ways to incorporate dinosaurs in many areas. Here are some dinosaur study ideas. Dinosaur Science Dinosaurs were reptiles. By studying reptiles, you are actually studying dinosaurs! 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