Nursery World - On a grand scale

Thinking big - creative ideas for the great outdoors 1 In the gallery

1 In the gallery

ADULT-LED

Create dinosaurs from found and natural materials, in two and three dimensions.

Planned learning intentions

To work as part of a group, taking turns and sharing fairly

To build and construct with a wide range of materials

To respond in a variety of ways to what they see, hear, think and feel

To use talk to organise and clartify thoughts, ideas, feelings and events

Adult:child ratio 1:4-6

Resources

Images of dinosaurs; dinosaur small-world figures; a range of materials to build with - milk crates, ropes, cardboard tubes, cable reels, sturdy boxes, pine cones, nuts, stones and twigs, etc; digital camera

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