This week we began our Dinosaur unit! We explored a variety of dinosaur stories and videos and stretched our minds learning new dino facts!

Here is a look at the week:

Morning Meeting

We read a variety of non-fiction and fiction texts about dinosaurs.  We focused on the T-Rex and Stegosaurus and described the characteristics of this dinosaur compared to other animals.  We talked about what dinosaurs eat and their daily life.  Also, we saw a few videos from BrainPopJr and Dino Train. The kids are always captivated by these videos because the narrator is a robot and takes them back in time when dinosaurs roamed the earth! The facts these kiddos absorb are amazing!

Centers

 Language Arts- The children used the dot stampers to find letters on their dinosaur.  Also, they played a game called ‘Roar’ to help identify letter sounds

Reading- The children read a story about dinosaurs which reinforced the words, ‘I see the…”For the unknown words they would sound it out by stretching out the letter sounds or use the pictures as clues.  Have your child read this story to you at home!  

Math- Some of children used addition mats and dinosaur manipulatives to act out word problems.  Another group practiced counting and finding the corresponding number. 

 

Art- The children cut a variety of foam shapes to build their own dinosaur.  They were so imaginative about what their dinosaur looked like and even created their own dinosaur name. They presented their pictures to the class during circle time.  The pictures are displayed on the bulletin board inside the classroom.  

In the fine motor center the children used scissors to cut out 10 strips of a puzzle.  There were numbers and pictures on the puzzle to guide them in putting it together.  They did this independently! 

Journals- The children drew a picture of a dinosaur in their habitat. 

In the independent center the kiddos played with the big blocks and dinosaurs.  

Reading buddies

We always love catching up with our 5th grade friends!

P.E.    Fun playing with the parachute :)

 

  Fun in the Gross Motor Room-

 

Next week we will dive into the role of a paleontologists digging for fossils and dinosaur bones in the sensory table!  Also, we will make our own fossils!