How many different kinds of dinosaurs were there millions of years ago?
Reveal the answer: No one knows. No people were around back then to see the dinosaurs, take pictures of them, write books on them (or make TV shows about them). But scientists have found fossils and other clues to know about hundreds of different dinosaurs. And there are more dinosaur fossils discovered every year. There were probably many more. You might tell your child that the word “species” means “kind of animal.” To get practice with this word, you could ask your child, “How many dinosaur species do you know?” and respond accordingly. • Announce that you are going to play a game with a song about 26 kinds of dinosaurs. The song is called “Dinosaurs A to Z.” Have your child watch video clip of the Conductor singing the song “Dinosaurs A to Z” (above) from the “One Smart Dinosaur” episode. Then show her the printable page of all 26 dinosaurs. • Write each letter of the alphabet on an index card. Use capital letters, and hold the cards horizontally, so they resemble the cars of a tra
Reveal the answer: No one knows. No people were around back then to see the dinosaurs, take pictures of them, write books on them (or make TV shows about them). But scientists have found fossils and other clues to know about hundreds of different dinosaurs. And there are more dinosaur fossils discovered every year. There were probably many more. You might tell students that the word “species” means “kind of animal.” To get practice with this word, you could have the students ask each other, “How many dinosaur species do you know?” and respond accordingly. • Announce that they are going to play a game with a song about 26 kinds of dinosaurs. The song is called “Dinosaurs A to Z.” Have students watch the video clip above of the Conductor singing the song “Dinosaurs A to Z” [See PRINTABLE page of lyrics above] from the “One Smart Dinosaur” episode. Then show them the page of all 26 dinosaurs [See PRINTABLE page above]. • Write each letter of the alphabet on an index card. Use capital lett
