Materials
Markers and paper or magazines and scissors
Glue
Construction paper (red, blue, white, green, brown, black, orange,
yellow, and purple)
Chart paper
Instructions
1. Help the children create their own "dino" names by adding "O-Saurus" or "ATop" to their names. For example, "Billy" becomes "Billy-A-Top" and "Betty" becomes "Betty-O-Saurus."2. Print each child's dino name on a nametag and on a sheet of paper.3. Encourage the children to illustrate themselves as dinosaurs.4. Ask each child to share with the rest of the children how her dinosaur moves, what it eats, how it protects itself, and its characteristics.More to doThe activity can be a part of a museum display. Help the children make footprints and handprints using plaster as part of their dinosaur display.
