How did dinosaurs extinct?

14/08/2008 (Thursday)

a) Movement Rhymes: Jack
* They recited together and moved around with actions. It tested their attention and alertness in the class.
Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick,
Jack jump over,
The candlestick.
SYu asked the meaning of candlestick. Some kids explained by looking at the word, “candle”.

b) Poem: What happened?
* The kids learnt to listen, recited and understand some vocabularies.
* I was rather amazed that they could understand the poem without much explanation!

What happened? What happened?
The dinosaur has extinct!
What happened? What happened?
Let’s really try to think.
Too cold? Too hot?
Some changes in the weather?
No sun? No food?
A lack of feathers?
What happened? What happened?
The truth is nobody knows…..

* They learnt new vocabulary: extinct, weather, happened.
* They recited a few times with better expressions.

c) Discussion
T : Why are there no more dinosaurs?
JN : The earth was too cold and hot.
ZY : There was volcano explosion.
YP : The shooting stars attacked the Earth.
ZJ : They had no more homes.
ZYg : No more food and water.

Their answers were all almost accurate. Of course, there were a few theories.
The volcanoes’ explosion caused a black blanket surrounding the Earth. It was too hot for the dinosaurs and died. It later became too cold again and the others died. Lack of food and water caused them to eat one another. Some scientists believed the meteors caused the death.
* The kids learnt that the map we had today was unlike the previous due to the
weather changes.

d) Role-Play Practice
* Everyone was present except JW. They practised saying their introductions. YZ, M, ZJ, LX, WY needed more guidance to focus and say their roles.
* Next week they would practice at the school’s hall.