Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a popular interest amongst Montessori Academy students. Below you will find a range of activities that you can do to expand on your child’s interest whilst also incorporating Montessori learning principles. Using a child’s natural curiosity as a starting point for learning encourages deeper engagement and builds confidence. Dinosaurs offer a rich topic for exploring science, language, and numeracy in fun and hands-on ways.
Turning Interests into Learning Opportunities
- Identify the interest.
- What resources do you have at home already?
- Brainstorming what you can do with what you have.
- What learning can take place?
This simple reflective framework helps families turn playtime into meaningful learning moments. By observing what captures your child’s attention and using familiar items from home, you can create learning environments that feel relevant and engaging.
Dinosaur Resource Pack
- Volcano experiment
- Dinosaur language cards
- Footprint matching
- Dinosaur seriation
- Dinosaur classification words
These resources support Montessori-aligned skills such as classification, ordering, sensory exploration, and scientific observation.
Dinosaur Skip Counting
Use your biped and quadruped dinosaurs to practice skip counting by two and four.
To support this activity, see our video demonstrating how to group dinosaurs by legs and count in twos and fours. This helps children make visual connections between real-world objects and number patterns while developing mathematical thinking.
Dinosaur Colour Sorting
Use dinosaur erasers to practice colour sorting.
Colour sorting strengthens early categorisation and discrimination skills. You can start with primary colours and gradually introduce shades. This is especially useful for toddlers learning visual distinctions.
Dinosaur Washing
Turn your child’s interest in dinosaurs into a Montessori Practical Life activity.
In our video, we demonstrate how to create a dinosaur washing station with soapy water, a sponge, and a small towel. Practical Life activities like this support coordination, care for the environment, and build concentration.
Dinosaur Classification & Sorting
Extend on your child’s interest in dinosaurs with classification and sorting activities. Start by separating dinosaur models into bipeds and quadrupeds.
Sorting is an essential Montessori skill that lays the foundation for logical thinking. This activity also invites discussion about herbivores and carnivores, and how different dinosaurs protected themselves.
Dinosaur Seriation
Sort your child’s collection of dinosaurs from largest to smallest as a seriation exercise.
Our video models how to carry out this exercise and extend it with observations about size, protection features, and diet. Seriation strengthens understanding of sequences and measurement concepts.
Identify Dinosaur Names with the Alphabet Cards
Use the supplied alphabet cards that are modelled on the Sandpaper Letters to assist your child with recognising the letters at the beginning of each dinosaur species.
This activity supports early literacy and phonetic awareness by connecting letter sounds to familiar dinosaur names. Refer to our video demonstration to model pronunciation and matching.
Dinosaur Small World
Create a distinction between work and play by creating a Dinosaur small world.
In our video, we show how to set up a simple small world using household items. Defining a dedicated play space supports focus during work periods while still honouring your child’s imagination and creativity.
Volcano Experiment
Create your own volcano experiment at home to extend on your child’s interest in Dinosaurs.
Our step-by-step video walks you through creating a salt dough volcano and erupting it using bicarb soda and vinegar. This engaging science experiment helps children observe cause and effect and introduces early chemistry concepts in a hands-on way.