Going on a Dinosaur Hunt

Field trip day to our local museum.

We are fortunate to have fossils at our museum.

I thought we had dinosaurs but learned today that

the Elasmosaur that was discovered locally is not a dinosaur 

but a marine reptile.

There are great exhibits of other dinosaur fossils at our museum 

and we had fun exploring them all.

Before we went I created a booklet of items to be searched out.

Plus a little magnifying glass (a borrowed idea from a colleague - thanks Colleen).

The booklet gave the children a focus and 

helped them looked more closely at each item in the displays.

Pat, the museum expert spent time talking to the families about the displays.

We finished with a snack and story.

My voice is still just a bit more than a whisper 

so one of the dad's volunteered to read the story.

It was great!

I love how he emphasized certain sounds.

Pete the Cat also came to enjoy the museum and here are a few of his favourite displays.

 A dino smaller than himself.

 A sea turtle to ride on.

But his favourite was this BIG fish, mmmmm!