This week was all about the letter D, which is perfect for learning about dinosaurs! We had lots of fun with dinosaur related letter D activities!
We also had lots of mysteries to solve this week! On Tuesday we found this footprint beneath our rug and figured out what kind of dinosaur was in our classroom by observing the shape of the print and measuring it. It turned out to be an Apatosaurus footprint. We also discovered that all 8 kids could sit inside it!
Our next mystery was some white lumps we found in the backyard. The kids decided that they looked like eggs. Since vinegar dissolves eggshells, we put them in vinegar to test their theory. It worked and they each found their own dinosaur inside!
On Wednesday we got to imagine what it would be like to have our own pet dinosaurs. The kids each made a picture of their pet and told me a little bit about their dinosaur!
On Friday we talked about how big the dinosaurs were and made some measurements in the backyard. We found that a Stegosaurus was as long as all 8 kids put together! The kids really wanted to measure out a T-rex, but based on the Stegosaurus measurement, we decided that a T-Rex would be as big as my backyard and my neighbor's yard put together. The kids decided that a T-Rex would probably not make a very good pet.
After that we got to have some fun painting dinosaurs!
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