Going On a Dinosaur Hunt…
In our class we have been learning about dinosaurs. We have had lots of fun reading dinosaur books, drawing dinosaur pictures and even doing a show and tell about dinosaurs. The little ones were very excited to share some of the things that makes their favourite dinosaur special.
“I like a t-rex because it is a predator to plant dinosaurs” Aiden Jackson
“Stegosaurus, because it has cool spikes on his back and tail” Jayden Aire
“My favourite dinosaur is a triceratops, because it has spiky horns on its face” Liam Okebalidet
“My favourite dinosaur is a triceratops because it’s very harmless and it also has very sharp horns” Naleli Tsietsi
“My favourite dinosaur is a t-rex because it can roar load” Alupheli Mango
“I like a t-rex because it goes fast” Kason Frey
“I like t-rex because it hunts for food” Isabella Dunkley
“My fvourite is a brontosaurus because it is a herbivore and it eats plants” Leah Laguma
“I like a flying dinosaur because it can fly and it can glide” Leonardo Elsmore
“I like a pterodactyl because it can fly” Likani Moleejani
“I like a velociraptor because it can run fast and it has sharp teeth and nails, and it can hunt prey very easily” Emmanual Chukwumeka
Monique Meyer
Foundation Stage Coordinator and Reception Year Teacher
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When Dinosaurs Ruled The Class
Our theme for the week in Foundation Stage was Dinosaurs. We started making a K-W-L chart during circle time. A K-W-L chart is a visual chart that helps students organise information before, during and after a new theme. We use it in our class to establish what we already know, what we still want to know and at the end of the theme we will discuss what we have learned. We wrote down what we already knew about Dinosaurs. We then as a group discussed what we wanted to know about Dinosaurs. At the end of the week we completed our chart by writing down what we learned about Dinosaurs.
We sang songs, read wonderful books about Dinosaurs and learned new words. The word list includes: extinct, prehistoric, paleontologist, carnivore, herbivore and fossil.
During Art the students had the option of making a hatching Brontosaurus or a Triceratops. We also used our fine motor skills to cut out Tyrannosaurus footprints. We went on an “Archaeological dig” in our sandpit. Using brushes, we acted like Paleontologists and uncovered Dinosaur eggs. We tried our best to piece the Dinosaurs back together. We also had to wait patiently for our Dinosaurs pets to hatch.
During our Numeracy lessons we played with a variety dinosaur counters to reinforce our sorting, adding and subtracting skills.
Learning about these amazing creatures from the past was a great adventure.
Martie van Dyk
Reception Year Teacher