The Dinosaur's Diary

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Even now the project is complete, it has continued to have a positive impact on the children’s general engagement and communication. Now, you may have guessed that this special dinosaur visitor was a bit of a stunt. And you’d be partially correct – but it was also much more than that. The dinosaur nest was in fact part of a Year 2 cross-curricular approach to teaching about dinosaurs, supporting science, art, history and English. This book is a brilliant book for young children to transition from picture books to more grown up literature styles. The story is beautifully illustrated, again to keep the childrens' attention and I personally believe to assist the transition.

The Dinosaur’s Diary - Julia Donaldson

Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers.In all cases, immersive learning values the expertise of children. With The Lost Lending Library it is the children who restore the books and stories to the shelves. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has a spectacular virtual tour of its exhibits – which include many prehistoric fossils and recreations of dinosaurs. Secondary Year 6 leavers - Covid-safe transition activities and ideas It's been a chaotic year but Year 6 children still deserve the best ending to their primary journey Dinosaurs have been a topic of discussion and inspiration for much longer this year than they were during a different iteration of the topic last year. Why we use immersive learning

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The children started to talk about what was happening, particularly when they discovered some extraordinary teeth and fossils.

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I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married. The Dinosaur’s Diary is about one of these small creatures, who lives in perpetual terror of T Rex and the like. We have found the approach gives greater purpose to learning for the children and increases their engagement. Immersive learning has its roots in immersive theatre. This invites the audience to move through a theatrical world as active participants. It could be read to a whole class as it’s easy to follow and there are some nice illustrations you could show the class as well. It could also be used in 1-2-1 reading to help children’s development with their reading skills.

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Located behind a bookcase which had mysteriously replaced the door to our staff room, small groups of children discovered that it led into a fantastical library crammed with books of all sizes and colours. Julia Donaldson has completely hit the mark with this story, it has some unexpected twists and turns throughout and you never quite know what will happen next. Children who usually never spoke in class contributed. Some families even reported that children were writing more stories for The Lost Lending Library at home. How to plan an immersive project They met the guardian of The Lost Lending Library, who told them about its travels and how it jumps from place to place driven by the imagination of young people. When Hypsilophoden discovers her new surroundings she is very timid and scared of this new place. She soon discovers that she doesn't need to be afraid as others are now afraid of her. Hypsilophoden still needs some guidance from her unknown surroundings and finds some friends with local swallows. They help her along her journey and find her a safe and secure place to lay her eggs, although, due to her naivety they have some laughs along the way!I think the age range would be from 7-9 year olds although early years could enjoy to this through class reading sessions. A really enjoyable story for a younger reader. The story explores the adventures of H, a dinosaur who finds a magic portal to our world where her children are born. The story is brilliant to explore new experiences, feelings and how important it is to support others. They still find clues in the playground that they think could have been left behind by the dinosaur. It remains part of their day-to-day conversations. One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading.