This lesson plan is for a 4th grade English class to teach students about dinosaurs. The plan includes several learning objectives related to dinosaur vocabulary, characteristics, and descriptions. A variety of activities are outlined to engage students individually, in small groups, and as a whole class. These activities include brainstorming what students already know, watching an educational video, using online resources to build and describe dinosaurs, and creating a dinosaur flipbook. The plan aims to develop students' English communication, cultural knowledge, technology skills, and understanding of science concepts related to dinosaurs. It concludes with the teacher reflecting on the success of the lesson and aspects that could be improved upon.

1. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT DINOSAURS?
LESSON PLAN: ENGLISH 4th of Primary Education
TEACHER: Carolina Romero Domènech

2. INTRODUCTION
This is a lesson plan addressed to children in the 4th year of Primary Education. It is intended to motivate students by learning
about the animals they are more curious about: dinosaurs. Children love animals, and these particular ones are among their
favourite figurines and stuffed toys, storybooks heroes and villains, subject of pretend play and characters in nursery rhymes,
television shows, movies and cartoons.
Title of the Lesson:
What do I know about dinousaurs?
Date: 18th of February 2014
Unit of Study: Science
Level and group: 4th grade
Number of children: Twenty four
Background Information:
The teacher asks the students what they already know about dinousaurs and they will discuss about this in small groups.
Afterwards the different answers will be posted on padlet for the whole group to share and see. They will also write some
questions about some other facts they would like to know about dinosaurs.
Padlet link: http://es.padlet.com/wall/bfva5itk7s

3. Learning objectives:
Learn and identify vocabulary about dinosaurs: tiny/big head, big/small legs, tail, body, long/short arms, sharp
teeth.
Listen to and understand a short video about dinosaurs.
Describe dinosaurs using the vocabulary learnt: herbivores, carnivores, runners, swimmers…
Ask and answwer questions to describe dinosaurs: How much does it weigh? It weighs 500 kg. How long is it? It’s
60 metres long…
Use ICT resources to get basic understanding of dinosaur characteristics.
Take part in the different activities carried out in class.

4. Competencies involved:
-Communicative, linguistic and audiovisual.
-Artistic and cultural.
-Information processing and digital competence.
-Knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
-Learning to learn.
-Autonomy and personal initiative.

5. Assessment:
Follows oral instructions and commands given.
Recognizes vocabulary studied in the topic.
Asks short questions and answers about the topic.
Is able to write simple sentences to describe a dinousaur following an example given.
Reproduces rhythm, stress and intonation of the vocabulary and structures learnt.
Participates actively in the activities proposed in class.
Shows a positive attitude towards the English language.
Accepts and respects the English classroom rules.

6. Lesson development:
In this lesson the students work individually, in small groups and in big group. The session starts with a brainstorming to
know about their previous knowledge of the topic. They will work in the ordinary classroom and in the computer room.
They will work the four basic skills although mainly the two passive ones. The lesson ends handing a worksheet
describing their favorite dinosaur.

7. Activity title
Brainstorming
dinosaurs.
Time
about 10’
March of the dinousaurs. 14’
Part 1.
Build a dinosaur.
Big Dinos Return.
Dino FlipBook.
5’
15’
10’
Description
Interaction
Skills
The students talk in groups what they T-Ss/ Ss-Ss
already know about dinosaurs and
share it afterwards with the rest of the
classmates. (It will be written on
padlet)
L-S-I
The students watch this video T-Ss
explanaing the migration of dinasours
in winter.
L-R
Students use this resource from Mr S-S
Young’s Bouncy A to put into practice
their knowledge about dinosaur body
parts.
R-W
Students use this resource from Mr S-S
Young’s Bouncy A to answer
questions of the structure previously
studied; how much did a velociraptor
weigh? How long it was? Etc.
Materials
L-R-W
Students cut out, create and flip Individual
through the pages to see a dinousaur
eating a snack.
Whiteboard
connexion.
with
internet
Whiteboard
connexion.
with
internet
Computer
connexion.
internet
Computer
connexion.
R
with
with
internet
Scissors, Paper with images
(from Mr Young’s Bouncy a
resource Paleo Explorer Kids),
Stapler

8. Bloom's Taxonomy:
Creating
Evaluating
Analising
x Applying
x Understanding
x Remembering
ICT resources
Padlet: http://es.padlet.com/wall/bfva5itk7s
Youtube: March of the dinousaurs. Part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3n7x-MRcVc
Mr Young’s Bouncy: http://www.covenantworks.com/Bouncy-A/Science/Dinosaurs/index.htm activities:
Build a dinosaur
Big Dinos Return
Dino FlipBook

9. Personal notes/reminders/homework/other considerations:
Homework: The students will have to write at home a description of their favourite dinosaur following a model. (My
favorite dinosaur is Velociraptor. It is carnivore. It weighs… It is …. metres long, etc) They will also have to draw and
colour it.
Personal notes: Since this is a topic that children normally like, there are many facts and resources to use and talk about
and in the computer room activities normally take longer than planned, I’m considering to use another session to work on
the topic. Besides, children will have this way some extra time to play some games from the ICT resource Mr Young’s
Bouncy A resource.

10. REFLECTING ON THE PROJECT:
After implementing this lesson plan I can conclude that the result is, in general, positive. This is a topic that children love. They are very curious
about it and participate actively.
But, even so, there have been some aspects that could be improved. In this sense, about the contents, there are so many facts that the
children would like to know and so many things to learn that I have to use at least, one more session. The lack of time has been affected also
by the work in the computer room, which always takes longer than I expect because of the usual technical problems in some computers.
When it comes to the objectives, I should add some more devoted to reinforce the speaking skills.
I will also have to take into account activities for fast finishers since there is a group of students that finishes really fast.
Finally, I have to prepare two models for the final activity Describe your favourite dinosaur. Those students who normally have more difficulties
thought that it was too difficult and didn’t hand good descriptions. And also about this matter, next time I implement this lesson I’ll tell the
students that this final activity of description that they had to do at home would be part of the final mark of the unit, since three students never
handed it to me.

11. THIS IS THE END