Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
Make fossils with clay using shells and leaves to make impressions.
Categorise dinosaurs by shape, size and colour
Frozen dinosaurs in ice – explore ways to set them free.
Play a range of dinosaur games to count, match and use vocabulary such
Make volcanoes and experiment with materials to create eruptions.
as more or less
Create small world dinosaur island and volcanoes using range of
2D/3D junk modelling to make volcanoes and dinosaurs
Dinosaur footprints outdoors to count and identify numerals
materials, e.g. sand, water, ice and twigs.
Look at globe to show where fossils have been found and design
own fossil maps.
Make dinosaur shape pictures using a range of coloured shapes on black
dinosaur templates
Dinosaur counting songs and rhymes
Literacy
Expressive Arts and Design
Explore initial sounds with dinosaur names e.g. whose name begins with
Create volcanoes and dinosaurs using junk modelling materials
‘d’ for ‘diplodicus?
Make dinosaur eggs using a range of materials, e.g. clay, playdough
Make a class dinosaur book full of our discoveries and activities
Make dinosaur sandwiches and biscuits for picnic.
Use dino stencils, tracing and pictures to mark make and create pictures.
Make, decorate and model dinosaur masks
Label dinosaur drawings.
Make large dinosaur stomper feet
Make zigzag books
Create dinosaur skeletons using a range of materials, e.g. pipe cleaners
Play dino paws games, identifying letters on dinosaur paws to get past
and cotton buds.
the bubbling volcano.
Use instruments to make sounds of dinosaurs.
Nursery
MTP Spring 1
2015
Personal, Social and Emotional
Communication, Language and
Development
Literacy
Physical Development
Develop gross motor skills through moving
Discuss importance of looking after our world
Read and explore a range of information
like a dinosaur – stomping, flapping, flying,
/ caring for the environment.
books and story books relating to dinosaurs.
slow/fast movements
Talk about what the word ‘extinct’ means.
How can we help to care for living things.
Read dinosaur names and clap out the
syllables.
Develop fine motor skills through digging,
scraping and chipping at fossils using small
Make up and explore dinosaur names.
tools.
Create fossil hunt maps.
Make dinosaur models using playdough and
Look at pictures of dinosaurs – children to
state likes and dislikes. Can they explain why?
Circle time – what do you know about
Discuss jobs/roles associated with
clay to mould, sculpt and manipulate.
dinosaurs?
Play range of games, e.g. dinosaur stations to
dinosaurs and fossil hunting.
Listen to soundbites of different dinosaurs.
develop gross motor and listening skills.
Model how to use explorer outfits and tools in
Use voices to recreate the sounds.
role play area.
Sing songs and rhymes relating to theme
Create dinosaur picnic – make sandwiches
using actions to recall.
and biscuits
Encourage social and cooperative play in the
dinosaur small world areas.
Nursery
MTP Spring 1
2015