Artifact: Activity Plan Sheet Activity Name: Dinosaur Dig Curriculum Category: Science Preschool Foundation(s) B.1.

3 look for things within the environment, B.1.9 manipulate objects, B.1.16 communicate discoveries, B.2.2 explore objects by touching, shaking, banging and mounting and B.3.7 explore objects with various properties. Circle One: one on one small group activity large group activity center activity

Objective: The child(ren) will be able to: touch and examine dinosaur bones, explore how dinosaur bones are found, use fine motor skills to find the bones and cognitive skills to learn and ask questions about discovering fossils. Materials Needed: Medium size container, uncooked beans, dinosaur toys, dinosaur bones, paint brushes and facts about fossils. Vocabulary Words: Paleontologist, fossils, excavation, extinction and dinosaur. Grabber: Telling the children they will be able to learn about dinosaurs and how they are found. Describe in DETAIL the steps you will need to take in order to prepare for this activity: Place the beans in the container followed by the dinosaurs and bones. Then I will lay out the paint brushes. I will also prepare lots of information pertaining to paleontology and fossils. This information will be ready and laid out for me so I can tell the children the facts and show them some pictures. Describe in DETAIL why you believe this activity is DAP. Use the NAEYC the Developmentally Appropriate Practice Manual and cite references to support your statement. 1 Draws on childrens curiosity and encourages children to pursue their own questions and develop their own ideas. 2 Provides access to science experiences for all children. Explain in DETAIL exactly how you will present this activity to the children. I will start by explaining what the activity is and giving an example of how to do it. After they are done I will talk to them about the facts I have prepared and show them the pictures. Then I will take any questions they may have.

List open-ended questions that you plan to ask children to prompt their thinking. (For infants and toddlers, list comments that you might make concerning the activity.) What kind of dinosaurs are there? What are fossils? Have you ever seen a fossil before? Where can you find fossils? What color are dinosaurs? How do dinosaurs have babies? How do the beans feel? What do you feel? What do you see? Closure and Transition: Explain in DETAIL how you will bring the activity to a close and send the children on to the next activity. I will end with the children asking me questions and if they have no other questions they may go wash their hands and prepare for the next activity. If I have one child they will go but if there is more than one child they will go one at a time. Evaluation of Child Mastery: (objective measure of success) The children will know what a dinosaur is and how they become a fossil. They will also become familiar with paleontology and the tools used to do that type of job. Activity Plan Sheet

Activity Name: Dinosaur egg match Curriculum Category: Math Preschool Foundation(s) B.1.2 touch one object, B.2.15 move objects one at a time from one group or container to another, Circle One: one on one small group activity large group activity center activity

Objective: The child(ren) will be able to: Differentiate numbers, count and match, and discover new facts about dinosaurs and their eggs. Materials Needed: File folder dinosaur matching game, facts about dinosaur eggs. Vocabulary Words: Dinosaur eggs Grabber: I will show the children the pictures of the eggs first before starting the activity. Describe in DETAIL the steps you will need to take in order to prepare for this activity: I have to prepare the file folder game by cutting out the pieces, laminating them and adding Velcro. I also need to find facts about Dina sours and their eggs.

Describe in DETAIL why you believe this activity is DAP. Use the NAEYC the Developmentally Appropriate Practice Manual and cite references to support your statement. 1 Investigate with children observing what they say and do. 2 Answering childrens questions and posing interesting questions for them to think about. 3 Number and operations Explain in DETAIL exactly how you will present this activity to the children. I will talk to them about the dinosaurs and their eggs first and then we will help the mommy dinosaurs find their eggs by matching the egg with the corresponding number. List open-ended questions that you plan to ask children to prompt their thinking. (For infants and toddlers, list comments that you might make concerning the activity.) What colors do you see? How many dots do you count? How does a dinosaur have babies? What are Dinosaur eggs?

Closure and Transition: Explain in DETAIL how you will bring the activity to a close and send the children on to the next activity. After the activity is over I will have the child help me to clean up and then wash their hands then they can move onto the next activity. Evaluation of Child Mastery: (objective measure of success) The child will be able to tell how dinosaur babies were born, how to count up to ten, how to use different objects to count and match number with symbols.