Friday, July 8, 2011

Dinosaurs


{BIBLE and RELIGION}

The Answer Book for Kids, Volume 2 by Ken Ham
Dinosaurs of Eden by Ken Ham
Dinosaurs for Kids by Ken Ham
Dinosaurs by Michael W. Carroll
Dinosaurs by Design by Duane T. Gish
The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul S. Taylor

* Discuss your beliefs about Creation vs. Evolution and the existence of dinosaurs.

{FINE ARTS and LITERATURE}

1-2-3 Draw Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Freddie Levin
All about Drawing Dinosaurs and Reptiles by Diana Fisher
Draw 50 Dinosaurs by Lee J. Ames
Draw Dinosaurs by D. C. DuBosque
The How Do Dinosaurs. . . series by Jane Yolen
How to Draw Dinosaurs by Michelle Roberts
How to Draw Dinosaurs by Fiona Watt

* Bring in a civics lesson with a How Do Dinosaurs. . . book.
* Spend some time sketching your favorite dinosaurs together.

{HISTORY}

The Dinosaur Museum by Sebastian Quigley
Dinosaurs by Will Osborne
The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved by Ken Ham
My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki
What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs by John D. Morris

* Discuss what you think happened to dinosaurs.  This would also be a good open-ended writing assignment for older children.
* Visit a museum and look at the dinosaur displays.

{SCIENCE}

Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki
Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki
Dinosaur Detectives by Judith Bauer Stamper
Fossil by Paul D. Taylor
The Magic Schoolbus Flies with the Dinosaurs by Martin Schwabacher
The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs by Joanna Cole

* Make your own fossils.
* Go for an arcaological dig in your backyard or sandbox.
* Dissect the scientific meaning of various dinosaur names.

{LOVELY CHRISTMAS BOOKS}

Dinosaur's Night Before Christmas by Jim Harris
The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas by Anne Muecke
Merry Christmas Princess Dinosaur by Jill Kastner
Tyrannoclause by Janet Lawler

* Make your own fossils using Christmasy things like holly, pine and bells. . . Be sure to poke a hole in each.  When they have dried, paint them Christmas colors and hang on your tree.

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