Dinosaur unit

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Dinosaur unit
By Kellie

Rani, I am a first grade teacher and I have a couple of activites that my students LOVE to do during our study of dinosaurs. The first activity is a writing activity. I give each student a plastic Easter egg with a plastic
dinosaur inside. Once they open the egg and they discover the dinosaur, they are to write a story about it. I give them the story starter of One day I found a dinosaur... They have to tell me where they found their dinosaur, what color it was, what it looked like, what they decided to do with their dinosaur, what they named their dinosaur, etc. The students are always eager to write

with the fun manipulatives! The second activity is making dinosaur fossils. I use coffee grounds and flour to make a "batter" or mix. The students each get a small portion which the roll into a ball and flatten out. The mix should be almost of a playdough consistency. Once they flatten the dough out, they choose a plastic dinosaur to press into the dough. It works best if they lay the dinosaur on its side so you get the whole outline of the dinosaur. Remove the dinosaur and let the fossils dry for a couple of days. I have the actual recipe for this at school. If you are interested, I would be glad to email it to you.