F is for Fossil (year 2, week 39)

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We missed our dinosaur week when we moved this winter, so I thought we'd make it up this summer.  It was a really short week because of the holiday, but we plowed into it anyways.

When we go on our road trip, we're going to a "dinosaur museum" for Dragonfly's fifth birthday!  So, ,this week we read the book "Who Cleans the Dinosaur Bones?" which talks the different jobs at the museum. We also read "Digging Up Dinosaurs" about paleontology and pretended to be paleontologists digging for bones!

We watched quite a bit of Youtube videos about dinosaurs, fossils, and paleontology.  We also watched several "read-to-me" books on Youtube.  It was a nice, laid-back way to end a busy weekend.

Read-to-Me Books:
- Berenstain Bears Dinosaur Dig
- Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones
- Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery
- How Do Dinosaurs Eat There Food
- Alphabet of Dinosaurs


Printables:
- Safari dinosaur skull 3-part cards
- paleontologist anchor chart
- measuring dino bones
- lots of amazing dinosaur printables
- dino facts printables
- dinosaur word wall printables
- dino pre-k pack
- dinosaur tile spelling cards
- dinosaur preschool pack
- egg puzzles

Ideas:
- dinosaur world felt play mat
- dinosaur measuring
- giant dinosaur sand skeleton
- counting dinosaur bones
- dinosaur eggs discovery bin
- 4 types of fossils
- mini real dig site
- DIY fossils
- dinosaur skulls toob
- dinosaur toob
- feathered dinosaur toob
- carnivorous dinosaur toob
- dino babies
- Sue and her friends toob

Videos:
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- dinosaurs for kids video
- Dinosaur Train (free seasons on Amazon prime)

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