Dinosaurs! Dinosaurios!

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This week was a short week, but a busy one too. We continue learning about dinosaurs. The children at art center use scissors to cut a Brachiosaurus and decorated a dinosaur footprint with pom poms. They counted one-one correspondence pom poms. We learned about chemistry reaction between baking soda and vinegar. The children practiced their fine motor skills by unlocking locks and they practice writing words. The children sorted, counted and classified dinosaurs and bones in dramatic play center and we then traced them and wrote numbers. The children built bridges and caves with blocks. During our circle time, we compared herbivores and carnivores dinosaurs and how they are similar. We are collecting toilet paper rolls for our final art project. Thanks for your help!

Esta semana fue una semana corta, pero muy ocupada. Continuamos aprendiendo acerca de los dinosaurios. Los niños en el área de arte usaron los Tijeras y cortaron un bronquiosaurio y decoraron una huella de dinosaurios con bolas de algodón. Aprendimos acerca de la reacción química entre el vinagre y bicarbonato de sodio. Los niños practicaron su motricidad fina abriendo candados y también practicaron a escribir algunas palabras. Los niños clasificaron, contaron y clasificaron dinosaurios y huesos en el área de dramático y trazamos los huesos y escribimos números. Los niños construyeron puentes y cuevas con bloques. Durante nuestra reunión matutina, comparamos los dinosaurios carnívoros y herbívoro y como  son similares. Estamos colectando rollos de papel toilette para nuestro proyecto final. Gracias por su ayuda!

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