Clifford Learns About Dinosaurs and So Do We! (This is also the caption on my bulletin board)
We learn about dinosaurs through literature, poetry, science, math, art, drama, and movement. Students will discover the characteristics of many kinds of dinosaurs. What they ate, fossils, the environment in which they lived, and how they became extinct. Students will learn about the people who study dinosaurs and the techniques they use to find information. We will be surprised by the kinds of plants that lived then and those that are alive today.
OBJECTIVE
Students will:
- Categorize dinosaurs into meat eaters and plant eaters
- Categorize dinosaurs by where they lived (water, land, air)
- Define fossils and describe their value to paleontologists
- Describe the job of a paleontologist
- Identify at least 10 kinds of dinosaurs
LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Dinosaur Skeletons
Lesson 2: If You Meet a Dinosaur Book
(Adapted from If You Meet a Dragon by Joy Cowley)
SUPPORTING BOOKS
Books for Teaching About Dinosaurs
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A Busy Year
The Teacher Store 
A Busy Year
by Leo LionniChildren can experience the change of the seasons as charming twin mice care for a special talking tree. A book from the author of the Caldecott Honor Book, Swimmy. "An enjoyable book that will help children become aware of the natural world." - SLJ
$5.95
Paperback Book | Grades K-2
Grades K-2 $5.95
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Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes
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Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes
by Stephen R. Swinburnenull
$4.95
Paperback Book | Grades K-2
Grades K-2 $4.95
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