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    Flannel Friday: Dinosaurs

    “One Dinosaur Went Out to Play” – Compliments of Mel’s Desk One dinosaur went out to play On a giant fern one day She had such enormous fun That she called for another dinosaur to come: (Raise hands to cup mouth, and call loudly) Oh, Diiiiiiiiiinosaur! (Slap hands on thighs…

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    DINO-Mite Party!

    Last night we held a very successful dinosaur party for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students who were very excited to share their dinosaur knowledge with myself and each other.  We started our program with a dinosaur craft with penne pasta creating fossils.  The kids did really well and although I…

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    Book Discussion: Lulu and the Brontosaurus

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    I just finished a small book discussion with six 3rd & 4th graders about Judith Viorst’s book, Lulu and the Brontosaurus.  The kids overall found the book very good and enjoyed the comedic approach to Lulu’s tendency for tantrums. Structure I structure my third and fourth grade book discussions a…