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How to Introduce the Topic of Dinosaurs to Preschoolers

Young children are endlessly fascinated by dinosaurs. They capture children's imagination for a number of reasons, including their size, shape and their powerful-sounding names such as Tyrannosaurus Rex. Children also enjoy the fantasy quality and the fact that they lived in a world without man. Dinosaurs represent a dangerous, hidden era and preschoolers enjoy learning about the creatures from the safety of their home or classroom.

Instructions

    • 1

      Show the preschoolers some visuals of dinosaurs, ideally on a smart board so that they can gain some understanding of their size. Show them an extract from a movie such as "Jurassic Park" so they can see the dinosaurs move around. Tell the children the dinosaurs' names and discuss their appearance as a class.

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      Have the children color some pictures of the different dinosaurs. Ask them to discuss in groups what they think the dinosaurs ate and how they moved.

    • 3

      Read the preschoolers a story about dinosaurs and have them sing some songs, such as "I'm a Mean Old Dinosaur." Have the children play interactive games about dinosaurs on the classroom computers or ask them to listen to stories about dinosaurs online.

    • 4

      Create a timeline with the children so they can see when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth and when humans came into existence, according to scientific evidence.

    • 5

      Have the children work in groups to create short, dramatic skits about what would happen if dinosaurs reappeared on Earth.

    • 6

      Get the children to make simple, model dinosaurs or create dinosaurs from pasta shapes.

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