w Curriculum Resources Dinosaur Topic Planning Using The Secret Dinosaur Creative writing Dinosaur literacy activities Dinosaur topic planning resources Fun classroom activities Second edition 2017
Introduction The Secret Dinosaur series is available from specialist school suppliers such as Peters and Madeleine Lindley as well as Wordery and Amazon UK. The short, fun activities in this booklet can be used for children in KS1 and KS2 and are based on the Dinotek characters in The Secret Dinosaur books. You can find detailed creative writing activities, based on the books at Secret Dinosaur KS2 and KS1 Creative Writing Classroom Activities. The series has been used by Hodder Education in its literacy textbook for children in LKS2, alongside writers such as Michael Morpurgo and Holly Webb, because of the exciting writing that is perfect for engaging young readers. The author of the series, N.S.Blackman, has been shortlisted for the Hull Children's Book Award by Hull Schools Library Service. He is available for school author visits to visit the whole school, a year group, KS1 or KS2. See www.dinosaurbooks.co.uk for more information. Copyright notice: the contents of this book may be photocopied or printed by schools/libraries in the UK and Ireland only for classroom and teaching use. None of the text or illustrations may be copied for commercial use without prior written permission from the publisher. Text and illustrations N.S.Blackman 2016. www.dinoteks.com
Creative writing ideas using The Secret Dinosaur You can find detailed creative writing activities, based on the books at Secret Dinosaur KS2 and KS1 Creative Writing Classroom Activities.? Text and illustrations N.S.Blackman 2016
What might the little dinosaur see on his exciting adventure? Would anybody see the little dinosaur? What might they think? Text and illustrations N.S.Blackman 2016
Colouring Projects It s easy to make your pictures look great just like the pictures do in The Secret Dinosaur. In the Secret Dinosaur books, the pictures are black and white but you can see some great Dinotek pictures, in colour, on the Dinotek website: http://dinoteks.com/your-dinotek-pictures.html On the sheet below, you can see how to colour in the Dinotek T-Rex's head. The Dinotek T- Rex is called Flame and he gets his name from the wonderful golden colour of his head, so it s a great picture to colour in. STEP 1 Select your colouring pencils match your pencils as closely as possible to the colours shown in the squares at the bottom of the Flame picture. STEP 2 Using the pre-coloured picture of Flame as guide, shade very lightly using the lightest colours first. Do not press too hard on the pencil. For some small patches, do not colour at all and these areas, called highlights will make your pictures seem very realistic. STEP 3 Move on to the darker pencils. Remember not to press hard and keep shading lightly! Follow the pre-coloured picture as a guide, using the darker colours where you see them on that picture but remember this is your picture, so do not worry if it does not look exactly the same. Blend some of the darker colours over the lighter areas, but only in patches. STEP 4 Use the darkest colour the purple, last of all. Keep shading lightly and put in a few patches of purple, blending it into the orange to give a great metallic effect. Don t forget to draw Flame s eye! And remember your picture is your own unique work and no two pictures look exactly the same.
Secret Dinosaur colouring projects colour Darker colours inside mouth This Dinotek T-Rex head has lots And note how the teeth really stand out and look dramatic against the darker colours inside the mouth Colour blend (metallic effect) Now you try it! (c) 2015 Dinosaur Books Ltd
Leaving the Museum - Steg leads the way! Drawn by: N.f;.B1ac1<man Coloured by: s,teg likes to go his own way. When the Dinoteks escape from the Museum he leads the way out but later he discovers that it's n0t always a good idea to go wandering Off... Best co1ours to use (c) 2015 Diuo,auc Ilovks LLJ
Craft Project Invent your own mechanical dinosaur! Have you ever wanted to build a life-size working dinosaur? That s exactly what a boy called Marlin Maxton does in N.S.Blackman s story The Secret Dinosaur Now imagine that you are planning to build your own giant creature... Make some design drawings to show what it might look like. Some ideas to think about for your design... What sort of dinosaur will it be? What will it be made of? What special powers might it have? You decide! Text and illustrations N.S.Blackman 2016
Creative workshops and meet the author assemblies The activities in this booklet can also be used alongside an author visit to your school by author and illustrator of The Secret Dinosaur, N.S.Blackman. For full details about assemblies, creative workshops and classroom visit NS Blackman's author page