Dinosaur time!

 T-Th class

 Julee had a bday and she made cute snowmen rice krispy treats.

 Allie- We made calendars with each child's foot print.  Next year you can do their foot print again and see if they grew.

 Alexa- Emily- Allie- and Kamry -  We learned about Stegosaurus. They lived during the late Jurassic period. 

 Brinley- a Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs. With the 2 rows of plates on his back and the spiky tail.  

 Presley

 Cute kiddos!

 Dinosaur stomp!

 Garrett helping with  he dino puzzle

 Easton- Jaron and Kaylee

 Whitney- Loren- Wyatt

 Kenzi- Peyton- Lillian and Lilian

 Matching the dinosaurs.

 We played "don't fall into the hot lava"  We discussed how Volcono's erupted, how the hot lava and poisons and gasses that caused some dinosaurs to die.

 Olivia jumping!

 Addison- Lizzie- Hallie- Peyton- Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards, not only in the immediate vicinity of the eruption.  Causing mudslides, earthquakes, and gases that can destroy plants, animals and even water sources.  Volcanic ash can be a threat to aircraft, in particular those with jet engines where ash particles can be melted by the high operating temperature. 

 Sophie- Learning the letter V

 We read a very silly story about a new mysterious dinosaur.  Ask your child if they remember the story.

 Many Volcanos are dormant.  This does not mean that it will never erupt. However there are many Volcano's that are called extinct Volcano's because they never will erupt again.

 We made silly faces to scare the dinosaur away in our story, We also jumped up and down,  We clapped our hands and  we pretended to fall asleep.  Finally the Dinosaur went away.

 We played a fun matching game.

 The children were very creative with the letter V.  Surprisingly we had a great show and tell with this difficult letter.

 Whitney and her Volcano

 Practicing letters.

 Practicing letters- Wyatt

 Kaimen- Color recognition.

 Kenzington

 Lilian- Peyton and Lillian

 Kaylee and Loren

 Noah-  He loves dinosaurs.  He knows everything about them.  I love that he corrects me when I say the names incorrectly.  He also knew that a Mussaurus  was a dinosaur the size of a turkey.

 We sang songs called shake shake shake your head. (using the dinosaur heads)

 Easton- Wyatt- Lillian and Whitney,

Pterodactyl 

A Pterodactyl had a wingspan of anywhere between a few inches up to over 40 feet long. Pterodactyls are believed to have flown long distances using large wings and they had above average eyesight to help them catch their prey. Paleontologist classify Pterodactyls as flying reptiles and not dinosaurs. 

 According to old earth scientists, Pterodactyls lived in the late Mesozoic period, about 251 to 65 million years ago (Kaylee) 

 Noah- Pterodactyl  Diet: It was a carnivore (meat eating creature). 

 Brinley- Presley-  Did you know that  Pterodactyls did not have feathers?  They had skin and their bones were hollow, this allowed them to fly without being weighed down.  

 We matched dinosaurs, Did patterns and we sorted them into colors.

 Rylon painting

 Our new friend Junior joined us this month.

 Cash- Savannah and Junior with their Mussaurus

 Mussaurus (pronounced moo-SAWR-us) was a small, early, plant-eating dinosaur. Addison- Lizzie and Brock 

 Sorting Dinosaurs

No adult Mussaurus fossils have been unearthed. Only large-eyed hatchling (baby) Mussaurus have been found. They were only 9-16 inches long (18-37 cm); these are the smallest dinosaur skeletons yet found.

 Jaxyn- Mussaurus was an herbivore (a plant eater). They also were known to be very fast.  

 M-W-F

 DEFENSE
Mussaurus had short claws on its front and rear limbs, and weak, leaf-shaped teeth. These paltry defenses were probably not very effective against large predators, which had much bigger claws, sharper, stronger teeth, and were more powerful overall. Its best defense was to run away.  Luckily they were so small they could run fast.  

 Scientists believe that the adult Mussaurus weighed nearly 200-250 lbs and probably about the size of a turkey.  Consider this to a Diplodocus that is as large as 10 full size Elephants.  

 We learned that the name  Mussaurus means.  Mouse/ lizard.

Brontosaurus- (now called Apatosaurus)  was a large, long-necked, with four legs animal with a long, whip-like tail. It is interesting because at one time it was believed that this was the largest dinosaur roaming the Earth.  However Later in the 1970's a Diplodocus was discovered and a Brachiosaurus. The Diplodocus is the longest and the Brachiosaurus is the heaviest.  (scientists believe)  

 One thing known about all "LONG neck dinosaurs"  They were not very smart.  They had a brain the size of a kitten.  (keep in mind how big these animals are. )

 Letter B (We even sang a song Brinley starts with B)

 Mack is a Dinosaur genius.  (if I don;t know the answer he does)  Thanks Mack for keeping me in line and duo teaching this month.

 cute kids making their hats.

 We put together a puzzle. (remember to have them put them together at home too.

 Emily

 My cute dinosaurs.

 We practiced our patterns

 Did you know that the long neck dinosaurs could not run?  (well they tried but never could get very far)  Their size was so large they walked slow and moved slowly.

 Garrett- Wyatt and Jaron

Loren- Kenzi- Kaimen- and Kaylee

We are having so much fun with dinosaurs.  We have yet discovered the T- Rex, Fossils, (we will become Paleontology.)  Triceratops and even Dinosaur Bones.  Ask your children about what they have discovered.  They may need help remembering the names of the  dinosaurs.  Thanks for all you do as parents.