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Dinosaur Hunt

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Dinosaurs Dinosaur Hunt

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Develop own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
  • Answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about experiences and in response to stories or events.
  • Make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

Science

  • Observe closely, using simple equipment.
  • Use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.

Lesson Planning

Children will discover an egg, go on a dinosaur hunt and collect dinosaurs and describing words along the way. They will learn about dinosaurs through discovery and play. 

Children will:

  • Create a timeline to show that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
  • Create a dinosaur story using a familiar story pattern and practical experiences.
  • Use vocabulary to describe, predict, and ask questions.
  • Use books and other play contexts to learn more about dinosaurs.

Provided Resources

  • We’re going on a Dinosaur hunt! ideas
  • Mark making ideas
  • Dinosaur information book list
  • Blank identification tags
  • Messy play! idea
  • How to make playdough instructions

You Will Need

  • Plastic dinosaurs
  • String
  • Cards
  • Fabrics
  • Crepe paper
  • Rucksack
  • Binoculars
  • Notepad
  • Lunchbox

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