Dinosaurs are always curious about children. They like reading books, listening to stories and playing with toys about dinosaurs. Dinosaur is a mysterious and strange animal. No one has seen what a real dinosaur looks like. The dinosaur patterns people see are all images restored by scientists through its fossils. This leaves a rich imagination space for children. Maximize children's desire to explore the dinosaur world.
Activity objectives:
1. Perceive the different appearance characteristics and living habits of dinosaurs.
2. Understand dinosaurs and the reasons for their extinction.
3. Feel the preciousness of life and learn to be grateful.
Activity content:
Activity 1: scientific exploration of the dinosaur world
● Sharing and communication
(1) Introduce your dinosaur pictures and materials and discuss what you know about dinosaurs.
(2) Ask individual children to share their stories.
● Appreciate and feel
(1) Watch dinosaur fossils.
(2) What parts are dinosaurs made of?
● Presentation and discussion
(1) dinosaur simulation video, feel the spectacular and mysterious dinosaur world.
(2) Using courseware and video to understand the appearance characteristics and life habits of Spinosaurus coelacanthus, Allosaurus, Liang Long and Ankylosaurus.
(3) Summary
★ Carnivorous dinosaurs had sharp teeth and fierce meat, and walked on two legs.
★ Herbivorous dinosaurs ate grass, young leaves on branches, etc. Herbivorous dinosaurs were huge and had flat teeth.
Omnivorous dinosaurs ate both meat and plants and stole dinosaur eggs. Among the dinosaurs found at present, herbivorous dinosaurs are the most and omnivorous dinosaurs are the least.
● Guess and explore.
(1) Are there any dinosaurs? Where have they all gone?
(2) Scientists' various speculations about the extinction of dinosaurs. (Watch the video)
I. Asteroid Impact Hypothesis
B. Volcanic eruption hypothesis
C. Climate change hypothesis
D. Ocean change hypothesis
Summary: The extinction of dinosaurs is still an unsolved mystery.
● Operations and games
Group activities:
(1) white dinosaur gypsum painting.
(2) Archaeological excavation of dinosaur fossils
(3) Classification of dinosaur models
Activity 2: Picture Book "Love You Forever and Forever"
● Understand dinosaurs
Play the video to learn about Tyrannosaurus Rex and the female dragon.
Mother Dragon: She loves her children most, eating plants and wild fruits.
Tyrannosaurus Rex: A fierce carnivorous dinosaur.
● Role introduction
Know that picture books will always love you.
● Look at the picture book.
(1) Interpreting the Cover Page
Who is the cover character? What's the name of this story?
(2) Who loves whom forever in the story?
(3) Look at the picture book and the teacher will guide you.
● Understand picture books.
(1) Use the whiteboard to show and understand stories.
Observe-guess-understand
Main problems:
1. Whose egg is Cimulong's mother?
2. Why did you send Tyrannosaurus Rex away when it hatched? Why did you stay later?
3. Who is Tyrannosaurus Rex? Why?
4. Who gave the fruit mountain to the mother dragon?
5. Who loves whom forever in the story? How do you know that?
● Appreciate the story
The teacher tells stories to let the children feel the affection.