Theories About Dinosaurs and Extinction
The students have been discussing and drawing pictures about dinosaurs. While drawing, they express their ideas and theories on how these creatures lived and why they no longer exist.
Ms. Lucia read the book ‘Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!’ by Kathleen V. Kudlinski.
Then, we went on a ‘fossil hunt’!
Are there fossils in the sand pit? Come along and see what we found! @NISChina @luciajin21 @shemogani pic.twitter.com/1XNMARTpeX
— NISPreKK1 (@NISPreKK1) May 28, 2018
Our conversations evolve…
- Franz “Do you know, some monkeys can have people.”
- Vincent “He means some monkeys are like people.”
- Franz “I didn’t see it anywhere. I saw it on TV.
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SLO’s
- participate and respond actively to read aloud situations; make predictions, anticipate possible outcomes
- make connections to their own experience when listening to or reading texts
- listen and respond to picture books, showing pleasure, and demonstrating their understanding through gestures, expression and/or words
- tell their own stories using illustrations and words
- focus on a speaker and maintain eye contact
- observe, discuss and comment on the information being conveyed in illustrations