This worksheet asks children to take on the role of a fossil hunter and imagine that they have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric creature, and to draw and describe it.
Did you know that the ichthyosaurus was discovered in Lyme Regis by Mary Anning in 1817? Why not let the kids have a go at drawing one and then learn a little about that remarkable lady...
Here's a poster showing the full version of the old tongue twister "She sells seashells" ... which was apparently based on Mary Anning, the fossil hunter.