Greek and Latin Dinosaur Names

Objective

Students will describe a new dinosaur's appearance and behavior using Greek and Latin stems.

This lesson was created by Scott Rossen. Scott was awarded teacher of the year by Congresswoman Gloria Negrette McLeod in 2012 and received 2nd place in the National Life-Life Changer of the Year in 2013. He coaches Little League and youth football. Scott has 2 children and a wife of 13 years.

Steps

1. Students highlight a feature of three given dinosaurs.
2. Students create and name their own dinosaur.

Resources

• Greek and Latin list (PDF)
• Worksheet Part 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet Part 2 (PDF)