Digging into the Past | Dinosaurs, Fossils & Cave People

Take your students on an exciting journey into prehistory with this engaging ESL unit! Through interactive games, reading activities, speaking tasks, and hands-on learning, students discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs, fossils, archaeology, and the Stone Age while developing their English skills in a meaningful context.

Students explore how fossils are formed, learn about dinosaurs and prehistoric life, investigate archaeological discoveries, discover how Stone Age people lived, created cave paintings, and made tools, while practising vocabulary, reading comprehension, speaking, and the Past Simple through motivating activities.

This resource includes:
Dinosaur and archaeology vocabulary flashcards
Fossil and artifact activities
Matching and memory games
Speaking activities
Reading comprehension texts
Stone Age and cave people activities
Cave paintings and prehistoric life
Picture description tasks
Question cards
Worksheets
Puzzle and sorting activities
Interactive classroom games
4 complete lessons with step-by-step teacher instructions
Language focus:
Past Simple
Dinosaurs and prehistoric vocabulary
Fossils and archaeology
Stone Age life
Describing objects and discoveries
Reading and speaking skills
Perfect for:
Grades 5–6 ESL/EFL learners
Upper primary English classrooms
CLIL lessons (History & Science)
Print-and-teach teaching
Low-prep, interactive lessons

Every activity includes clear teacher instructions, making lesson preparation quick, easy, and engaging while bringing history and science to life through English.