Dinosaurs

We love dinosaurs!

This was such a fun week at school learning about dinosaurs!

We started the week by making a book of dinosaur facts.

Then we made fossils!

First we made salt clay by mixing flour, salt and water.

Then the kids played with the dough for a little, and then used dinosaur toys to make imprints. We baked them in a toaster oven. When they were cool we used metallic paints to paint them. The kids really enjoyed this and they came out really nice!

Before

After

The most exciting project of the week was volcanos!

Unfortunately i don't have any pictures without the kids faces in them to share.

All we did was cut the top off of a water bottle and fill the bottom with baking soda. We dyed a cup of vinegar with food coloring. Then we added the vinegar and watched the erruption. The kids LOVED it!

This was a homework assignment. When i checked this one this morning I had to laugh. He did such a great job! It is exactly what you were supposed to do. Very creative! 

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Dinosaur Unit Plan

Winter Projects

Here are a few fun projects from my winter unit.

We made mitten sun catchers.

This is a really fun center on a snowy day! (Just about the only good thing about the snow not melting from our playground for weeks!) Put a snowball on a cookie tray. Fill cups of water with different colored food dye. Give each child an eye dropper and turn your snow different colors. Easy cleanup too!

One of my favorite winter writing prompts and stories.

We read the story "The Snow Globe Family".

Then we made snow globes by cutting out the middle of paper plates and drawing on a circle paper. We wrote about what we would do if we lived in a snow globe. Really cute responses!

"I would live with my friends"

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Winter Unit