Week 05

1st: Survival
Can any animal adapt to any environment? What are some tools that might be used to adapt?

TumbleBooks Video on Pigeons
Three Little Pigs by James Marshall (398.3 H)
Animal Centre Games (Mole Word Game) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

2nd: Life Cycle
What is a cycle?
Life Cycle (frog, butterfly, parrot) "game" http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life_cycle/games.htm Don't forget to play the video! (metamorphosis= change forms)
Guess What is Growing Inside This Egg? by Mia Posada
Followed up by showing one more (frog or bird) cycle and discussing.
Review game http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/games/game_fun_science.html

3-5: Good Deeds Day (9/11)  Discuss power of words and actions to do good. Show videoes from "I Will" Campaign and "Show Your Strength" Campaign on Edmodo page

Pre-K: D for Dinosaur, Dig, Drum
I had ABC dinosaur footprints leading them to the library. (It was also "green" day in pre-k!)
As they come in excited about what they saw on the floor, share:

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP AROUND Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
 Stomp, stomp, stomp around
On your great big feet.

Swish your tail
Then turn around,
Now go take your seat!

• Once they have settled, show Smartboard pics
• (next year have yarn cut that shows the size of each to compare)

•  T-Rex by Vivian French

Dig for Dinosaurs http://www.sesamestreet.org/play#media/game_a84724b6-9ddc-4602-b6d2-656e236c406f  game (Only K-1, too hard for pre-k)

• Dinosaur Song

Youngsters participate by sing and acting out the motions to this dinosaur song by Kay who says, "My older three's loved it".
  I'm a Big, Old Dinosaur  (Tune:  I'm a little Tea Pot)    
I'm a big, old Dinosaur  (Make a mean face, the kids make the cutest mean faces)
 Big and Tall                   (Gesture hands big and tall )
 Here is my tail, here is my claw. (Gesture hands behind your back for tail and make claw hands)
 When I get all hungry  (rub your tummy)
 I just growl                   (have the kids exaggerate the grrroooowwwlll)
Look out kids I'm on the prowl. (Here I tickle each one of the tummy and they all giggle)

Did this with students seated.

• Dinosaur Fingerplay

During this early childhood fingerplay children will learn some key facts about dinosaurs. (Directly connected to smartboard pics)

The Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived long ago, (gesture palm up wave over your shoulder)
Some were tall (gesture high).
Some were low (gesture low).
Some liked water (gesture swimming).
Some liked land and were slow (gesture walking by alternating palms on your knees).

Pteranadons had leathery wings (gesture flying).
Brontausaurs, long necks (gesture to neck).
But the meanest dinosaur of all (gesture mean face).
Was Tyranosaurus Rex (gesture heavy stomping by alternating palms on your knees).

Comments: Ham it up! I did this one with them in a semicircle around the carpet.
Both adapted from: http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/dinosaur.htm

For 1st grade or older:
Kidsdinos: http://www.kidsdinos.com/ map, pics and video
More games for older http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaur-games/index.php wow!