by Paul & Henrietta Stickland Tip: Learn the correct names for the dinosaurs and use them when interacting with your child. Children will naturally look for the physical characteristics that distinguish one dinosaur from antoher. Early exposure to these difficult words also makes it easier for children to knwo and use them correctly later on.
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Activity #1
Materials: Dinosaur figurines; play dough (store bought or homemade)
Spread the play dough out thin to be a walking surface for the dinosaurs. Using the figurines, maek tracks in the play dough. Compare teh tracks of different dinosaurs, count the number of prints, experiment with amount of pressure applied to make make deep and shallow tracks. ___________________________________________________________________
Activity #2
Materials: Dinorsaur figurines; dirt, rice, sand, or some other material to "bury" dinosaurs; shovels or spoons.
Bury dinosaurs in dirt, rice, sand, etc. Encourage your child to be a palentologist by digging for the dinosaurs.
Book cover copied and pasted from http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-Roar-Picture_Puffins_Stickland/dp/0140568085/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314288783&sr=1-2
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