Dinosaurs fascinate young children. The mystery surrounding these gigantic monsters that once ruled the earth gives them a mythical quality that opens up children's imaginations, fires their curiosity and gets them thinking and exploring.
Leave a dinosaur egg for the children to find. Follow these steps:
CL: Child uses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas and feelings.
EAD: Child begins to make-believe by pretending.
Set up a role-play archaeological excavation site:
CL: Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play situations.
PD: Handles tools with increasing control.
L: Knows that information can be retrieved from books.
Share Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees or Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! by Margaret Mayo and Alex Ayliffe and invite the children to move and jump like dinosaurs.
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