{family favorites} Dinosaurs

One of my favorite “kid spaces” in my home right now is located on the bookcase in our living room.  It has lovingly been dubbed “The Art Gallery” and it showcases the boys’ best crafts and paintings.  But after a spring and summer full of fun, the shelf was pretty full.  I’ve had the task of clearing it out on my to-do list for weeks now, but I’ve majorly been procrastinating.  I love to look at that little space and all the memories that go along with the crafts. 

So as a way to record those little memories before they get packed away or hit the trash, I want to share one unit we did this spring: dinosaurs! 

Just part of our dinosaur unit!

I don’t know what makes dinosaurs so appealing, but M and D are fascinated by them.  It was fun to play off of their interests.  I think we learned a lot that week, me included! 

In case you’ve got a little guy at home in love with dinosaurs too, these are some of our favorite books:

• Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish
• Dinosaurs: 4 Favorite Stories (A Scholastic Reader)
• Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki
• Dinosaurumpus by Tony Mitton
• Dancing Dinos Go to School by Sally Lucas
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
• How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?  (we also have a few more from this series that they love!)

I wish I had taken more pictures of that week!  We did so many fun activities: made a dinosaur from the letter “D”, created fossils from coffee grounds, colored a mini book, had a puppet show, made a T-Rex from a toilet paper roll, ate dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets for dinner and more!

Thanks for taking that little trip down memory lane with me.  I’m excited to create new memories in our learning adventures with my little guys.  So stay tuned, we start next week!