I have chosen to do an activity for Preschoolers, students aging from three to five years old will listen and read along to A Dinosaur Named After Me, a book where the children rename dinosaurs after themselves in the story. After reading the book, students describe the characteristics of the dinosaur they chose that best represents them and will use their imagination to create their Dinosaur however they want that best fits them.
The Common Core standards that this lesson meets are the students being able to describe their own emotions and of others, comparing the characteristics of themselves to the dinosaur that is most similar to them, and creating their "me-asaurus". The students will be using fine motor skills when first making the Dinosaurs; cutting, gluing, coloring. Afterwards, the students will be using gross motor skills to demonstrate what kind of Dinosaur they are and how they act; using their arms to show they can fly, jumping, or using their whole body, When the students state their emotions, they're expressing their feelings. When the students assign themselves a Dinosaur, they're comparing the Dinosaur to the characteristics of themselves. When the students create their "me-asaurus", they're making art. This assignment is meant to get the students thinking about themselves and others.
I will implement this lesson into the classroom after finding a student with an interest in Dinosaurs. I anticipate a problem being with the younger students who may have trouble expressing their emotions and feelings when trying to make their Dinosaur. A challenge the students may have might be figuring out their characteristics and then getting them on paper.
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Some fun activities that I found that I could branch off from A Dinosaur Named After Me are making a Dinosaur tooth, Dinosaur fossils, and Dinosaur eggs.
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