Transition: Dinosaurs

This term the Transition children immersed themselves in one of the most popular topics of the year: dinosaurs. We looked at their habitats and learnt how an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs many years ago. We paid attention to their features and compared differences between carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We were amazed at how big or small some of them were! There was much excitement in Transition after a mysterious letter appeared in each classroom with a large egg that hatched slowly whilst the children took great care of them. They investigated and wrote questions that prompted some discussions about what could be in the eggs. The enthusiasm was shared with their families as the children could not stop talking about it.

Transition children adopted an adorable triceratops, stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus rex as they hatched from the eggs. Craft activities were made to decorate our displays and further investigation took part as the children became palaeontologists for a day, using small tools and brushes to dig fossils out. A T-Rexcellent topic full of learning opportunities!