Dinosaur Discovery Board Game
Teams race around a 24-space board answering speaking prompts about dinosaurs. Players ask each other questions, act out dinosaur behaviours, present facts, and work together to solve dinosaur mysteries. Chance cards add surprise moves and mini-language tasks.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: Dinosaurs.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what their favourite dinosaur is and why they like it.
- Act out a T-Rex hunting for food. Your team guesses what you are doing.
- Describe what a Triceratops looked like using your hands and simple words.
- Your team must agree: which dinosaur was the most dangerous? Explain why.
- Ask your partner if they think dinosaurs were fast or slow and why.
- You have 30 seconds to present two facts about how dinosaurs died.
- Stand up and mime a long-necked dinosaur eating leaves from a tall tree.
- Compare a dinosaur and a modern animal. How are they different?
- Ask your partner: would you like to see a living dinosaur? Why or why not?
- Discuss with your group: where did dinosaurs live? Name one place.
- Explain what you know about dinosaur eggs and how baby dinosaurs grew.
- Act out a dinosaur that was scared. Show how it moved and what sounds it made.
- Describe the size of a Brachiosaurus compared to a school bus.
- Your team has 30 seconds to agree: what would dinosaurs eat if they lived today?
- Ask your partner what they would do if they saw a dinosaur in real life.
- You have 45 seconds to tell the class about one dinosaur and one interesting fact.
- Stand up and show with your hands how big a Stegosaurus was compared to you.
- Explain why scientists think dinosaurs disappeared from Earth.
- Ask your partner: if you could be a dinosaur, which one would you choose and why?
- Discuss with your group: were all dinosaurs big? Name a small dinosaur.
- Act out a dinosaur with spikes on its back. Show how it defended itself.
- Compare what you know about dinosaurs now and what you knew before this game.
- You have 30 seconds to present: which dinosaur would be the best pet and why?
- Describe a dinosaur battle between two different species. Who would win?