26th January 2018

Dinosaurs have arrived in Reception!

We have been exploring and learning about size through dinosaurs.

We created a class height chart and compared our heights to find out who is the tallest and the smallest.  We then wondered how big a T-rex, Stegosaurus and Triceratops were and used mathematical equipment such as trundle wheels and metre sticks to find out.  We ordered dinosaurs by size, enjoyed making different sized footprints in paint and made our own fossils too.  We explored fact and information books and considered many questions such as “what kind of animal is a dinosaur?”, “what do dinosaurs eat?”, “did dinosaurs lay eggs?” and “how did dinosaurs become extinct?”  We decided to use our imagination and creativity to bring dinosaurs to life in the classroom – we made our own costumes and props and created a stage for us to perform dinosaur shows!