Home Hot Topics Articles About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading NEWSlink Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education The Reading Corner Teaching Children with Special Needs The Teachers’ Lounge Teacher QuickSource® Professional Development by Discount School Supply® Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements ProSolutions CEUs Subscribe today to our monthly newsletter!   ACTIVITY Dinoramas By Jill Gilligan Kids will create prehistoric scenes using a shoe box and dinosaurs they make themselves! Before You Start Have each child bring in an old shoebox. This project will take two to three sessions to complete. Let's Begin 1. Children decide which dinosaur they will make for their dinorama. (Make sure each child knows the dinosaur must be small enough to fit into the box.) 2. While dinosaurs are drying, have children paint the inside of the boxes. 3. Turn boxes on one side, so they are open to the front, with the box bottom as the back wall of their scene. 4. Have students place rocks, stems, leaves, etc. into the foreground of their scene. Use modeling clay or glue to attach decorations. 5. After dinosaurs are dry, have children paint them with acrylic craft paints. 6. Add dinosaurs to scenes and display! Furthermore Have the children label their dinoramas with the name of their dinosaur. They can also write a short fact sheet with such information as the average size of their dinosaur, how long ago it lived, and dietary habits.   Tweet Air-dry modeling clay, such as Crayola's Model Magic Acrylic paints and brushes Empty shoe box for each child (no lids) Bits of artificial plants and flowers, stones or gravel, etc. Crayola® Model Magic® Value Pack - 6 lbs. Colorations® Acrylic Paint, 8 oz. - Set of 8 Colorations® Best Value Plastic Handle Paint Brushes - Set of 30 Medium Solid Dinosaurs - Set of 12 Fall Fabric Leaves - 200 Pieces Colorations® Washable School Glue Assorted Mini Dinosaurs - 128pc Jar Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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