Dinosaur Day
Children dig for dinosaur bones. They go on a hunt for Dolly the Dinosaur. They paint a card dinosaur with potato stamps to take home.
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Children follow the sequence of instructions in respect of the activities and seek support in a way that is relevant to the activity. Children develop skills in using bucket and trowel to dig a given area in a methodical way.
Preparation. Buy or find a selection of bones. Look for large animal bones such as cattle bones. These can be bought from pet shops where they are sold as doggy treats. I also use a rather battered horse skull. Before the session begins, dig a small pit filled with sieved soil or use a sand play pit. Hide bones at a modest depth. Beach buckets and plastic trowels for digging. Child-size gardening gloves. Toy or soft toy dinosaur to hunt for.
- Dinosaur hunt. Find Dolly Dinosaur.
- Find the big dinosaur bones. Dig up the dinosaur bones from the bone pit. Which part of the body do the bones come from?
- Make a life-size dinosaur. Use branches and hay to make a full-size dinosaur shape. Children help position natural materials to make a dinosaur shape. Heap hay onto the timber skeleton to create a dinosaur shape. Use a ball for an eye and suitable leaves for teeth.
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