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Sleep patterns – babies
Sleep routines – babies
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Extending the children’s interest in dinosaurs
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Extending children’s interest in dinosaurs
Below are some ideas for ways children’s interest in dinosaurs could be extended.
Dinosaur poster
A picture should be displayed at the children's eye level. The benefit of using a picture is that children can look at it at their leisure and initiate conversations about it with each other or with me or the other caregivers. This is particularly good for developing the children’s social skills, as the picture encourages conversation with others.
Dinosaur figurines
Figurines can be used in a variety of areas and ways, such as in the block area, during sand play, water play or painting. Figurines are very versatile and allow for pretend play either individually or as part of a group.
Dinosaur puppets and felt pieces
Puppets and felt pieces can be used by the children individually or as a group. They have many uses and the children may enjoy using them for acting out scenes and or creating imaginative stories with them.
Music and movement
By playing various types of classical music that could be interpreted as dinosaur music you could facilitate a group of children moving to the music.
If you looked through some texts or on the Internet you could find lots of other interesting ideas.