Summary

  • Hosted by Maddie Moate and Cam Whitnall and featuring palaeontologist Dr Nizar Ibrahim

  • Your pupils will become dino-detectives to solve a prehistoric puzzle

  • Download your Mission Packs now

  • Our Live Lessons artist, Venessa Scott, will transform what we learn into a classroom poster, available to download afterwards

Live Reporting

  1. A roaring round of applause for everyone who tuned in today...📢

    Thanks for joining us

    The Live Lesson is available to watch again on the Live Lessons website and on BBC iPlayer.

  2. Carry on learning after the lesson 📖

    Take a look at our teaching guide for follow-up activities to complete after the lesson.

  3. Join us for the next Live Lesson on Tuesday, 10 February

    Safer Internet Day 2026 – Live Lesson

    Join us for an AI technology themed Live Lesson on Safer Internet Day 2025 as we explore how to stay safe online.

    Designed for primary school pupils, this interactive lesson will tackle online safety challenges that young people face today.

    The 30-minute Live Lesson will be live at 11:00 on Tuesday, 10 February on this page, on the CBBC channel and on BBC iPlayer.

    Safer Internet Day 2026

  4. Download our Live Lessons poster! 🖼️🎨

    Click here to download the poster Venessa created during the lesson. Why not put it up in the classroom?

    Walking With Dinosaurs poster

  5. These schools are dino-mite, thanks for watching! 🦕🦖

    • Year 4 at Cadair Idris, Builth Wells
    • P3/4 at Culzean Primary School, Maybole

  6. Claws at the ready - Year 3 are on the case!

    We've got 14 rapt year 3 children here who can’t wait to solve the clues!

    Milnthorpe Primary School, Cumbria

  7. Digging this school's dino-dedication 📖

    We are learning all about fossils, adaptation and Mary Anning at school!

    Weetwood Primary School, Leeds

  8. Meet our six suspects 🕵️‍♂️

    Use your detective skills to work out what mystery dinosaur our fossil belonged to

    6 dinosuarsBBC Studios

  9. Welcome, palaeontologists in training ⛏️🔍

    Thanks for watching...

    • Year 5 at Ashcombe Primary School, Weston-super-Mare
    • Leo, home-schooled in North Devon
    • Year 3 at Yarlside Academy, Barrow-in-Furness

  10. Grab your chisel and brush - time for a prehistoric puzzle!

    Welcome to...

    • Mrs T-W's Year 3 Class at Holy Redeemer in Pershore
    • Westfield Primary School, Bath

  11. 📢 Shout-out to our roar-some home educators 🦖

    Joe, Ava and Sam love the BBC Live Lessons and are excited about Walking With Dinosaurs. A big shout out to them for working hard.

    Joe, Ava and Sam, home-educated in Kent

    Shout-out to Maddox and Remy. They plan to take a trip to the museum later this week to learn more about Palaeontology and Geology.

    Maddox and Remy who are home-educated in Bedfordshire

    Please could I have a shout out for Gini - long time Maddie fan, and absolutely hyperfocused on dinosaurs! A T-rex is her favourite although she's also a fan of raptors and the Ankylosaurus.

    Gini in Warwickshire

  12. Welcome, Dino Detectives! 🦕🕵️

    Hello to...

    • P4-7, Daviot School , Aberdeenshire
    • Primary 3, Corpus Christi in Glasgow

  14. Download the Mission Pack and teaching guide

    You can prepare for this lesson by downloading the teaching guide and Mission Packs.

    Walking With Dinosaurs mission pack front cover

  15. Welcome to the Walking With Dinosaurs Live Lesson

    📧 [email protected] with Dinosaurs as the subject to get in touch

    Get ready to dig into the past and bring the prehistoric world to life in your classroom!

    In this curriculum-linked lesson for 7–11 year-olds, hosted by Maddie Moate and Cam Whitnall, your pupils will become dino detectives and solve a prehistoric puzzle using a series of clues, scientific thinking, and fossil facts.

    Presenters Cam Whitnall and Maddie Moate with a Live Lessons branded lightbox.