Nursery World - Walking with dinosaurs

See how an early years project on dinosaurs can grow as the staff at Gamesley Early Excellence Centre explain how the children created their own museum We started our popular dinosaur project with a trip to the Manchester Museum, where the children were fascinated by the models of dinosaurs, the skeletons and the touch-screen computers.

We started our popular dinosaur project with a trip to the Manchester Museum, where the children were fascinated by the models of dinosaurs, the skeletons and the touch-screen computers.

This experience was recorded using a digital camera and camcorder and the results were used to remind the children of their visit and promote discussion and ideas.

When we returned, the children asked if they could make a real museum in the nursery.They said they would like to play with dinosaurs, use the computer, watch dinosaurs on television and dig for bones.

We set about drawing up a programme that would:

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