Dinosaur Safari!!!
This week at HDC the children have been learning all about dinosaurs! To wrap up our learning the children went on a very special dinosaur safari today!
The children were first able to decorate their own binoculars and put on their safari hats!
They then set out on a safari adventure!
The school age children researched and made all of the wonderful dinosaur signs. They then taught the younger children some fun facts as they met each dinosaur today.
Way to go School Age kids!
The first dinosaur on our safari was the Stegosaurus.
(The writing on the sign says)
*Stegosaurus was an herbivore, meaning it only ate plants.
*Stegosaurus name means, "plates lizard" due to the line of flat plates on it's back.
The second dinosaur on our safari was the Diplodocus.
(The writing on the sign says)
*Diplodocus has a very, very, very long neck.
*They have whip like tails.
The third dinosaur on our safari was the Triceratops.
(The writing on the sign says)
*Triceratops dinosaurs had big heads with shields to protect their necks from sharp teeth.
*Triceratops is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs with its features.
The fourth dinosaur on our safari was the Pteranodon.
(The writing on the sign says)
*The wingspan of the Pteranodon is close to 20 feet.
*The male Pteranodons are much bigger than the females.
*It lived up to 75-88 million years ago.
*They lived in North America.
The fifth dinosaur on our safari was the Parasaurolophus.
(The writing on the sign says)
*The Parasaurolophus used its head crest for communication.
(The writing on the sign says)
*T-Rex is a carnivore which means he ate meat.
*T-Rex can grow to 14 feet tall.
The children were then able to go cool off in the big T-Rex sprinkler.
They were even able to pretend to be paleontologists and dig for dinosaur bones in the sand box!
What a fun way to end our dinosaur study!
Roar!!!
