DinoExperts

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Dinosaurs Fossil Evidence

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Objectives

Early learning goals

Make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur.
Talk about changes.

History

Know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative from the earliest times to the present day.
Develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time.
Understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.

Lesson Planning

Go back in time, imagine the UK covered in forest, swamp, rivers and lakes. What do we know about dinosaurs and how do we know?

Children will:

Imagine the time of the dinosaurs.
Work out how to put together a selection of dried pasta shapes to form a dinosaur skeleton.
Play the Dinosaur Quiz.
Experience fossils at first-hand.

Planning

Provided Resources

Matching pairs/Pelmanism game
Dinosaur facts cards
Timeline images

You Will Need

Current photo of class
Long length of rope to make a timeline
Labels for timeline
Picture of babies and other images
Fossils and ammonites

Weblinks

Facts and raps about dinosaurs from bbc.co.uk
How to make dinosaur pasta skeletons from prekinders.com
Local source for resources from rockstoschools.co.uk
About ammonites from bbc.co.uk