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The Dinosaur Problem

From Peg + Cat · 2013

The Dinosaur Problem
12 minPre-KK1stMath
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Summary

Lost in Prehistoric Valley while riding dinosaurs, Peg and Cat read a diagram like a map to find a safe path home before the Baby T-Rex catches up. Following the diagram step by step — and spotting the pattern in the landscape — gets them out. (Paired episode: The Beethoven Problem follows in the same video.)

Viewer safety

All agesMild peril

A friendly Baby T-Rex chases them, but it's gentle and silly — never scary.

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Peg and Cat use a diagram to find their way, naming what is *next to*, *in front of*, and *behind* them.

  1. What does the diagram (map) tell Peg and Cat to do first? What comes next?
  2. Use a position word — *above*, *below*, *beside*, *behind* — to say where the Baby T-Rex is.
  3. How does reading the picture-map help them solve the problem calmly?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: diagram, map, next to, in front of, behind, pattern.

Try it: Draw a simple map of the classroom and use position words to give a friend directions from the door to your desk.