Class books are a great way to promote learning to read! Students can draw a picture of there pet dinosaur and what they would do with them. Let them use their imaginations and read their book together! ...
Books are a huge part of our lives, we absolutely LOVE them! When I originally sat down to do this post I was only planning on sharing 25 titles with y'all...and well I guess it
When Leo was 3-years-old, he was obsessed with dinosaurs. Obsessed. We had dinosaur books everywhere, he drew pictures of dinosaurs, he wrote books about dinosaurs. We read [easyazon_link identifie…
Major confession: I have loved reading for my whole life but I am not good at reading novels out loud. I can get by with picture books; I don't do voices
Unleash your child's creativity with our adorable "Cute Dinosaurs Coloring Book!" Bursting with 13 delightful pages of friendly dinosaurs, this coloring book is perfect for children aged 3 and up. Each page features a unique and lovable dino, designed to spark imagination and provide hours of fun. Encourage creativity, enhance fine motor skills, and cultivate a love for dinosaurs with this enchanting coloring book. Let your imagination run wild in a world where cute dinosaurs roam free! Get ready to color, learn, and have a roaring good time!
Your child will love reading nonfiction texts after reading this exciting dinosaur facts worksheet! Strengthen your child’s reading comprehension skills by challenging him or her to pick out key details of the passage. Keep kids motivated with fun texts from Kids Academy!
For some reason or other, the UK release of Jurassic Park in 3D has been pushed back to August - in spite of the fact that it's been out in mainland Europe for a while now (as it has been in the US). Fortunately, my girlfriend Nicole - who is Dutch - offered to go and see it with me over there. Unbelievably, Nicole had managed to avoid ever seeing Jurassic Park - save the occasional snippet while flicking through TV channels - and so the 3D screening in Amersfoort would be her very first time. Naturally, this made us quite the contrasting pair, what with my childhood obsession with and gratingly geeky adult ability to recite lines from the movie. Therefore, rather than produce yet another gushing retrospective on the awe and the majesty and the dinosaurs truly being brought to life and that amazing range of huge, rubbery toys, etc. etc., I thought it would be a lot more entertaining for the dino-geek-o-blog-o-sphere to hear what it's like for an outsider to see Jurassic Park for the first time...in 2013. With an enthusiast in tow. Oh dear. "WHAT?! You haven’t seen it?!" No. I had never. I admitted over and over again. "Why haven’t you seen it?" I don’t know. My parents never watched it and as I was just an annoying four-year old toddler at the time it was released, I hadn't either. They probably wouldn’t have allowed me to anyway. All those scary animals. No, I had a safe childhood with my Disney films and Lego and such. So, yes. YES. I had never seen it - the big movie - ever in my life. It must have been one of the biggest disappointments that my coughdinolovinggeekyboyfriendcough (no offence, my dears. Nor to everyone who reads this) had experienced since he was going out with me. No. NO. I had never seen Jurassic Park. So a long period of convincing the girlfriend started. Even though he didn’t nag, there were slight but clear signals that I should give in and watch. Sometimes he would say: "They're expensive, they're noisy, they smell..." when I was once again pointing out a sweet, beautiful, little baby two metres away from us. I felt offended and started a ramble about why babies are nice and that he was one once as well. Well, I guessed the latter.. More of those quotes which made me frown followed in his apparently 'convincing girlfriend period'. "Nice hat. What are you trying to look like, a secret agent?", "Dinosaurs...eat man. Woman inherits the Earth". WHAT THE….?! Ever since Jurassic Park 3D was about to be released, the pressure got higher and higher... So last Saturday, the unforgettable 25th of May 2013, we took the train to a city nearby to watch the afternoon show of Jurassic Park 3D in a very quiet cinema. I was all geared up but still didn’t really know what to expect. I was about to watch THE movie while being a complete noob on the topic. In my opinion, it started rather nicely. As you all know palaeontologist Dr. Alan Grant and the lovely Dr. Ellie Sattler find an amazing skeleton and are overwhelmed. Dr. Grant scares the child very well and makes the not so full cinema laugh (they all probably knew this bit). Good start. But suddenly a prick – called John Hammond – decides to fly into the area with his fat ass helicopter to convert them to go over to his fancy theme park. OK, you probably all know this scene. They were converted very easily – too easily - and so it all began. Palaeontologists: they just want your money. The film went on and I started to wonder when the real dinosaurs in this blockbuster movie would appear. It was Jurassic Park after all. But just as I was thinking that, I got pleased by Mr. Spielberg. The car stopped and Dr. Grant saw something he could only dream of. While struggling to take his glasses off and trying to turn around the head of his girlfriend, he sees a giraffe-like dinosaur. He's overwhelmed and so is Dr. Sattler. Where I would run away out of fear, the pair easily steps out of the car, as if they see a not so dangerous dog wandering around. Oh, little note: I know now that you don’t have to feel fear for this brachiosaur, as it only eats veggies. The story continues. With bombastic (but lovely) music, the cars arrive at the visitors’ centre and we get to see a long long explanation of how the dinosaurs came into the park. From finding the mosquito to the breeding and feeding. Of course, it’s quite important to know. You can’t miss it. But where’s the action?! In the meantime I started to feel some affection for the bad ass but very clever Dr Malcolm. Rrrrr. Good for the ladies [I think The Fly remake is next on the cards - M] Anyway, they go on and on and finally they're in the cars, heading for the T. rex area. THE MONSTROUS T. REX! Of course the insidious Mr. Nedry aka Wayne Knight (oh yes, you’ll already know) has sabotaged the whole system. This is where I thought the proper tension finally began. And yes: the T. rex was huge and was going for the kids (of course, the poor kids!) and proper fear was speeding through my veins. It was only after this T. rex encounter that I thought the film was about to start. Excitement, compassion, anxiety and sometimes a slight feeling of terror was felt in my fingertips and toes. It helps that there were children involved and that the man with the biggest aversion to kids had to deal with them. Poor kids. Or poor Dr. Grant. At one point Nedry gets attacked by this dinosaur which looked lovely but wasn’t so lovely after all. At that moment I had to ask the boyfriend which species this was, but he shushed me. Finally I had proper interest in his subject and then all he did was shushing me. As you might understand: I am still offended. I especially liked the bit where Dr. Grant and the children are sleeping in the tree and suddenly there’s a brachiosaur eating the leaves nearby. Personally, I thought this was a bit for the ladies (which may be sexist. My apologies girls! Girls like dinosaurs too!) who were dragged along with their geeky boyfriends. It was like some sunlight was shining through the film and everything seemed happy in the terrible situation they were in. Somehow I did expect the girl to fall out of the tree though, which – fortunately for her, but slightly disappointing to me – did not happen. Quickly after that lovely part, we had to go back to the dinosaur terror. The part where the Velociraptor comes through the wall where Dr. Sattler had just switched on the electricity especially scared the blubbers out of me. It didn’t help that Mr. Boyfriend knows the film by every scene and grabbed my arm at the same time as the dinosaur was suddenly appearing. Anyway, we know how it goes (if you don't then I just don't want to spoil it all) and the children and doctors escape luckily from the Velociraptor because of the scary but now slightly friendly T. rex. To make a long blog post short: I thought the film was OK, but not too good. I speak from an entirely subjective point here, of course. There was a pretty good story and I think it's a much better Spielberg film than for example War Horse. But I have to admit that the dinosaurs didn't grab me at all. Maybe it's because I am already used to big big animals in films (Life of Pi – to name one) and the dinosaurs weren't CG exceptionnel. I can imagine why this film was such a hit in the '90s though, as animals – and especially dinosaurs – weren’t shown on the big screen like this before. The film was all right, but I am not entirely sure if I will ever buy the DVD, if you get what I mean. Still I am happy that I have finally, properly, entered the world of the boyfriend now. I don't regret it. Besides that I feel very obliged – as I am the biggest noob in the Universe on this topic - to write a post on this blog. Which by the way is very, very precious to him, dear readers. Oh, I shouldn’t forget this: the music in the film was great! A big thanks for reading and well done if you have made it to the end of this post! -- Nicole Heins Nicole, recently.
When we were in Washington DC last week we went to the Smithsonian and saw real dinosaur bones! In honor of the visit, here are some books about dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs Everywhere!!!!! I have always been amazed at how dinosaurs engage young children. I remember the first time a pre-schooler started to tell me all the names of the dinosaurs in the classroom toybox. Then I was even more impressed when he was able to point to the names of the dinosaurs on the classroom chart. I wish I knew how to keep students engaged in this way in all of their learning. When I see students entering college underprepared and not motivated, I wonder what happened to turn them away from that enthusiastic learning I witnessed in toddlers. I do know that Jane Yolen and Mark Teague have truly captured the hearts of children and adults with their "How Do Dinosaurs..?" series. I love each and every one of these books. Mark Teague's illustrations are sheer genius. He seems to know exactly what readers want to see in his artistry. Jane Yolen's themes are humorous and eternal! ~K~ The "How Do Dinosaurs...?" series has become so popular among children and teachers because they can be used to teach a variety of topics and they are so much fun! The repetition and the rhyme help keep children engaged in the books as they become excited to say the next line. I love the labeled illustrations that allow us to learn the names of the dinosaurs. These books are great for my son has so many dinosaur toys and figures. We would try to find the toy version of the dinosaur that is on each page in the book. Eventually he would play with his dinosaurs by having them reenact the scenes from the books. He especially liked "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night". I think he realized that he acted similarly to some of those Dinos and it always made him laugh. Counting books are always great to have around while children are learning their numbers. Toddlers are so fast to show off what they have learned and "How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten" is a great way for them to show off their counting skills. The objects in the book are ones that most children have and can easily be found so they can use the same objects as the dinosaurs to practice their counting. ~N~ Here are some ideas for the Dinosaurs in your life ! The titles link to the websites. Start with a Book Reading Rockets has an outstanding collection of themes, book lists (both fiction and nonfiction), and connected activities to use throughout the summer. Dinosaurs is just one of the many theme areas Dinosaur Train PBS offers a collection of dinosaur lesson plans. These lesson plans use dinosaurs to help students explore the natural world. The students apply scientific principles to develop a broader understanding of, and connection with nature. These lessons are easily adaptable. Dinosaur Desserts Glorious Treats offers an adorable dessert of dirt, worms, and dinosaurs! Wafflesaurus Mom on Time Out created a wonderful after school snack. I just love this!!!! Paleontologist's Fare Martha Stewart has created a recipe for Fossil Cookies which would be intriguing to bake and delicious to eat! Grab Bag Fun Math at Home provides a great counting lesson connected to "How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?" There are many extensions as well. Dinosaur Terrarium Mandy at The Haps created this terrarium of dinosaurs. She promises it will never die like a plant terrarium. Digging for Dinosaurs The Naughty Secretary Club offers a tutorial for creating your own dinosaur dig in ice! What a creative way to keep children cool and busy in the summer! How Do Dinosaurs Sing? Alphabet Soup lists many songs, poems, and fingerplays that can extend this theme. Dinosaur Party Party Wishes created this wonderful tablescape for a Dinosaur themed party. What a terrific idea! "Good night. Good night, little dinosaur." Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?" Linking to: Poppins Book Nook On the Menu Monday Tasty Tuesday Homemaking Party Foodie Friday Shine On Friday Share It Saturday
Photo Credit: Creation Museum When I was a kid I was provided with two separate world views. My parents and church taught me God was our Creator. My science classes taught me to trust in the irrefutable evidence that all life was evolved by chance from non-life. I was blessed my senior year to be taught AP biology by a strong-in-her-faith Christian, Mrs. Lowe. It was the late 90's and evolutionary teaching was forging ahead at full-force, but despite this Mrs. Lowe firmly told us she believed God was our Creator and she taught about evolution simply because she was required to present all theories. I believe I am one of the few students from the 90's to have a teacher so bold and brave, yet all the evidence she presented still pointed towards evolution. How could all this scientific fact be wrong? A few years ago I would have laughed at someone saying dinosaurs and humans walked the earth together. I had come to believe that since all the evidence I had ever seen pointed towards evolution and because I couldn't reconcile this with my biblical world-view I had to just accept both were accurate and there were just missing millions of years in Scripture. Through research for homeschooling I found Answers in Genesis. For the first time in my life I had real answers and they weren't a matter of reconciling contradictory belief systems. I finally saw the evidence from a biblical perspective and realized starting assumptions determine how scientific discoveries are interpreted. I have been systematically devouring science and history books which deal with this evidence and understanding of young-earth creation. My mind has been blown over and over as I see the so-called proof provided by scientists that we are not created, but rather evolved with new eyes. The Chronicles of Dinosaur from Master Books (a division of New Leaf Publishing) has been one of the most interesting reads I have had the opportunity to encounter. This stylistic rendering of the evidence showing how we know dinosaurs did indeed walk among men is as fascinating to gaze at as it is informative. Presented in the style of a scrapbook this beautiful piece of literature covers an amazing array of evidence in just 74 pages divided into eight chapters. The clear explanations in each section helped me understand how I no longer have to reconcile science and the Bible. I always knew the Bible was truth, but now I understand more fully how science in fact supports the Bible rather than contradicts it. I am thrilled to be so well equipped to teach my children the truth and the compatibility of science and Scripture. My favorite aspect in addition to the beautiful illustrations is that the biblical evidence is presented last. This may sound a little odd since the interpretation of the entire book firsts starts with the assumption of biblical truth. Because of this I feel I can loan it out to any number of my friends who are curious and they won't automatically assume it is from the perspective of a fairy tale as many who do not follow Christ feel. Christianity is not a religion for our family; it is a relationship with the one true God made possible by His Son, Jesus and revealed to us through Scripture. Beginning with the very Book for which those who are not following Christ hold disdain would be ineffective since they cannot help but scoff at the seemingly outlandish notion of creation and the flood. This intentional and logical presentation will pull any reader in whether or not they are a believer. I also love, love, that the gospel is presented clearly at the close of the book. What a wonderful witness for Christ. There is no Bible thumping, no arrogant claims of superiority, not even a hint of prideful knowledge. At the end of this wonderful book all which is left is the truth and grace of the Word of God after the curious reader has seen page after page of true evidence pointing them to the true Creator. Click here to read what others have to say about The Chronicles of Dinosauria!
I've always loved dinosaurs ever since I was a child. They are gigantic creatures that let your imagination run wild. It's hard to believe that they once roamed the earth. For father's day this year, I decided to make a dinosaur pop up card that...
I just love doing gross motor with my girls. We do it with randoms books and read the book once and pick out movements. It is tons of fun for my girls and me to do. It also helps get
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Does your child love dinosaurs then this hand sewn bookmark is a great present for a keen reader or for a child who needs a little encouragement to get out a book. This is an ideal birthday present. Personalised This bookmark has the wording 'lets read' but if preferred you could personalise it with your child's name. just type the spelling of your child's name in the drop down personalisation box I have embroidered the design and then it has been lovely backed on to felt for extra strength. Size The dimensions of this bookmark is 250mm X 50mm (it may very slightly has this is a handmade products) Have a look in my Etsy shop for more handmade bookmarks and unique gifts. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1506284022/fox-bookmarkfox-gift-embroidered Free gift wrapping for all my products
Your 6-year-old might already be moving ahead with independent reading, or they might still be putting all the pieces together. No matter where your child is on their reading journey, it’s important to encourage a love of reading, whether reading books on their own or with you. From books about dragons who eat tacos an
I have some difficulty finding good books for boys, so when I saw You've Got Dragons I took a chance and ordered it. And I love it! Boys don't always want to admit that they are worried about something. In this book, a boy pictures his problems as dragons. Before I read the story I make it very clear that whenever the word "dragon" is used, the boy is talking about a problem that he has. My students don't have any problem catching on to the concept of the story and after we read it they are ready to tell me about their own problems. In fact, last week we had a student who was refusing to speak. He was sent to my room where he remained silent. Finally, I pulled out this book and read it to him. I allowed him to make his own dragon and before I knew it he was talking to me! Lesson 1: We read the story and discuss the character's problems. Discussion questions: What are 3 ways that Ben tries to get rid of his problems? Do those strategies work? Why or Why not? What is Ben worried about at the end of the book? How does Ben finally get rid of his problem? Lesson 2: Students get the opportunity to draw their own dragon. They also name their dragon. Discussion questions: Tell me about the size of your dragon. Tell me about the color and details of your dragon. How did you name your dragon? What problem does your dragon represent? Lesson 3: Students talk about how they are going to conquer their own dragon. I let students be as silly as they want about conquering their dragon. We then go back to the problem that the dragon represents and take some time brainstorming ways to manage the problem. I also have students write there own tips for dealing with Dragons. The character in the story gives four "top tips" for dealing with dragons so I encourage students to come up with at least four tips of their own. Lesson 4: In the story, the main character, Ben, answers questions in the format of an advice column. I decided to create a student worksheet where they get the chance to solve some of Ben's problems.You can get that here: Advice Column ****I have also let students make their dragon out of playdough and then smash it at the end of the session.
Pretend to be a dinosaur through prehistoric dinosaur yoga poses. Stand tall like a Stegosaurus. Sleep like a Spinosaurus. Learn about dinosaurs while moving in and out of fun, creative yoga poses. Five dinosaur yoga poses are included plus book ideas to further spark an interest and love for dinosaurs.
Persuasive writing is one of my all-time favorite writing units!! There are so many fun activities to do and persuasion comes so naturally for the kids (you know they try to persuade their parents for things ALL the time!) I begin this unit by having students "Take a Stand" and make a choice between several pairs of options - McDonald's or Burger King, Disney or Nickelodeon, etc. Once they've made their choice they have to support it and tell why that is the better option. This is a great way to kick off the unit. Once we've modeled several together, I partner them up for writing discussions, give them a set of "Take a Stand" cards and let them continue practicing. After discussions, they're ready to move to the writing stage and we learn to write opinion pieces with supporting reasons and then on to lots of other persuasive pieces. Read-Alouds Some of my FAVORITE books to use during this unit include... I told you that I LOVE this book and double dip with it in my letter writing and persuasive writing units. We especially focus on the closings of the letters and notice how the word choice was carefully selected to help with the persuasion. Immediately after this book we also read... After reading this book, students think of an unusual animal that they would like to have as a pet. They brainstorm ways their animal could be useful/helpful and then write a persuasive letter to their parents to convince them to let them have the pet. They turn out SO CUTE!! Students turn their letters into the animal they chose for a display....precious!! Some of the other books we read during this unit are... This is a GREAT book to read and then have your students write from the perspective of the "bad" character from a fairytale having him/her convince readers that he/she was just misunderstood and is not a bad guy after all! Speaking of perspective, I also have my kids write a persuasive letter to THEMSELVES from an inanimate object. I model doing this using my purse (it tries to persuade me to keep it neater) or my high heels (they try to persuade me to give them a break and wear tennis shoes for a day). With a lot of modeling and brainstorming they really get the hang of this and GO ALL OUT with creative ideas and voice galore! Activities Some of my other favorite activities in this unit include... Book Persuasions Students create new book covers for one of their favorite books and try to persuade their friends to read the book. Persuasive Animal Dialogues After reading Hey, Little Ant students are paired as ants/anteaters and write persuasive dialogues where the ant is trying to persuade the anteater not to eat him and the anteater is trying to persuade the ant that he must! After modeling these, students select another pair of animals (predator/prey) to create original persuasive dialogues to perform for the class. Classroom Mascot Students choose an animal they think would best represent our class and write a persuasive speech on why it should be our mascot. They present these speeches to the class and then the class votes for a mascot! Celebration This unit integrates with our social studies Economics unit for the celebration. Students create products (I require them to make something that only uses PAPER to make it fair for all students) that they will sell at our class store. Then they write commercials to persuade their classmates to buy their products. Before writing these commercials, we watch lots of examples of cereal and toy commercials from the 80s/90s at http://www.retrojunk.com/content/sort/commercial/list/category/1/cereal and discuss persuasion techniques used in them. I film students presenting their commercials individually, create a mini-movie of them and we watch them all together! We then hold our store and students actually purchase products (with Madden Money, of course!) Afterwards, they hold reflections about supply/demand and how their commercials affected their sales. Find these Persuasive Writing activities at Teacher's Clubhouse. What are your favorite activities or books to use for teaching persuasive writing? There's only a couple of days left to win the HearALL Assessment Recorder - Enter Now! Also, visit Lightbulb Minds' Facebook page and leave a comment telling the ONE thing that would make this coming school year the best school year ever and you could win a FREE UNIT! All posts in this series: #1 - Writers' Notebooks #2 - Writing Workshop Schedule & Story Tees #3 - Publishing #4 - Friendly Letters #5 - How-To Writing #6 - Persuasive Writing #7 - Writing Memoirs/Personal Narratives
How can you improve your child's early learning? Reading aloud with your child is one of the best ways to improve early learning.
23 great dinosaur picture books to choose from ! Dinosaur books for kids.
Geronimo Stilton The Journey Through Time Fun Easy No Sew Dinosaur Mat. I have a no sew dinosaur mat craft if your child is reading Geronimo Stilton The Journey Through Time.
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