This fun and engaging paleontology pretend play center encourages students to play imaginary roles of being a paleontologist. Students will engage in literacy, self-regulation, fine/gross motor skills, and social skills.

What is dramatic play?

It’s the kind of play where kids take on roles and act them out as a way of exploring themselves and their surroundings. By pretending to be someone—or something—else, children can learn new ways to express themselves, share thoughts and ideas, and even get in touch with their feelings.

Dramatic play is a very important part of childhood development. Students will engage in literacy, self-regulation, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and social skills. They will be interacting with one another in positive ways and learning so much without realizing it!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Station Labels - Research Lab, Sorting, Weigh, Measurement, Observation
• Open/Closed Signs
• Supply Labels - Lab Tools, Digging Tools, Shovel, Small Brush, Hard Hat, Large Brush, Pick Axe, Gloves, Goggles, Flasks, Bone Bags, Weighing Scale, Fossils, Clipboard, Test Tubes, Droppers, Notebooks, Bones, Maps, Chisel, Magnifying Glass, Bucket, Compass, Rocks, Measuring Tapes
• Caution Staff Only Sign
• Campsite Sign
• 2 Pages of Printable Fossils
• Fossil Sorting Pages - By Size, By Type (fossil, bone, egg)
• Fossil Site Sign
• Field Observation Sheet
• Dinosaur Dig Checklist

All of the hard work is done for you. Simply print and cut out the LOW PREP pages and laminate them for use year after year.

Optionally you can add hard goods to make it more interactive.

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