Making a dungeon for our dinosaurs. We are going to have all of the toy dinosaurs out and the castle and blocks, and build a large fortress or dungeon to contain the dinosaurs. This will become one of the free choice activities eventually.
Opening: Do as I'm Doing - act or do things pertaining to the letter D
Who is here chart
Days of the week
Read Sandra Boynton Dinosaurs book as well as getting the Encyclopedia out for picutresm
Literacy Activity:
Looking for D's. We will Discover D's all over the house, and collect them, and then bring them back and glue and tape them onto our paper and trace them for practice with the letter. We will also name things that start with D as we discover.
Math:
Chart and Count the dinosaurs, or sizes of fossils from dinosaur box. Have each child practic either tally marks.
Let them find a way to group and categorize.
Break
Science Social Studies:
Extinction Play. Return to dungeon built in opening time. Then talk about how it is more like a cave, because there wasn't buildings around etc. then play "extinction play" below and let the kids each have a dinosaur or a human and perform their part. Now place all the objects in a bag, or under a blanket and see if each child can feel around for their toy that they had (sensory activity).. Talk about how this is sort of like digging up fossils and discover shapes, and seeing which shapes would fit where. Go out to Dinosaur box, and Discover the fossils. Let the kids touch and hold them and talk about them.
Free Choice: continue working and playing with the dinosaur dungeon/cave structure, do some texture tracing of dinosaur fossils.. Let the kids work on coloring there D papers. Play hot and cold with the dinosaurs.
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Read in the Encyclopedia about Dinosaurs and Fossils, show them pictures and let them point to their favorite ones. Talk about carnivores and herbivores.
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Extinction Play
Using plastic dinosaurs, put on a small play for the children to help them visualize what happened to the dinosaurs. Turn a table on its side to use as the stage and play music in the background. Start with the dinosaurs wandering and eating. Then remove them and put up a couple of humans and remind students that there are no dinosaurs today. Put the dinosaurs back and illustrate possible causes of extinction, such as an asteroid. Drop a ball on the dinosaurs for an asteroid.
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http://www.first-school.ws/t/alphabet/animal-dnealian/dinosaur_b.htmHave them do finger tracing as well as crayon tracing of the letter D and let them color the Dinosaur (praciting more D's on back)------------------------------Go on a D for Discovery hunt. Hide D's throughout the house and see if the children can spot them and bring them back. Have them tell you if it is a big D or small D. Also have them identify things in the house that they are on, that start or end with D.----------------------------------------Play Dangerous and Safe (hot and cold hiding game) with a Dinosaur and have each child get a chance to hide and discover where it is at. You can also use a blanket and place many objects underneath it, and see who can fill which is the dinosaur shape.-------------------------------------------------
Creating Fossils
- After students understand that dinosaurs became extinct, show them pictures of fossils and explain that they are like little clues the dinosaurs left behind, which is how we knew they were there. Give students clay or play-dough and plastic dinosaurs and let them make tracks with the dinosaurs' feet. Make prints while students' eyes are closed and then have them guess which dinosaurs made the print. Bring in clean turkey or chicken bones to make impressions in the clay that look more like the real fossils that the students saw in the pictures.
Read more: Dinosaur Fossil Preschool Activities | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_7874967_dinosaur-fossil-preschool-activities.html#ixzz267p5yubx
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Play a dinosaur counting game. Sort by colors and then practice simple math facts with the kids during circle time. Have them hide a certain amount and then find, and count etc. Make a chart of how they were sorted ----------------------
SEEL:
Dd: Do As I'm Doing
Students will learn the /d/ sound as they sing the song "Do as I’m Doing" with alternate actions that start with the letter Dd, such as dig, dive, dance, drop, drag, drink, draw, drive, dip, and drum.
Bingo with D'shttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/12905384/Activity_Plans_and_Resources/Kindergarten/Beginning_Sound-Letter_Recognition_and_Association/Dd/Dynamite_Dot_Bingo/d_dynamite_dot_bingo_activity_plan.pdf
The magic bag
A Fossil Lesson Plan For:
Elementary students: The Magic Bag
Elementary students: The Magic Bag
- Put one sturdy fossil in a single large bag so the children don’t see it. Fossils that are good for this are those that have deep ridges or clear shapes, like a brachiopod, an unpolished orthoceras or a trilobite.
- Pass the bag around and have the children feel the fossil through the bag.
- As children imagine the contents, have them create questions, like a “20 Questions” game, with only yes or no answers. You can give the answers, but don’t be too easy or general. The more your “yes” answers are saved for really accurate details, the better questions you’ll get.
Examples:- Is this an animal?
- Does it live in the ocean?
- Can you see it at a zoo?
- Can you see it in a museum?
- After the questions are answered, the students can begin to make guesses about the contents.
- Once the animal is exposed, identify it using research books (or you could reveal the name yourself) and write its name on a card or label. Display the fossil and its name card on a shelf along with prepared question cards to encourage research.
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