Dinosaur Bones & Activity Cards

The Dinosaur Bones & Activity Cards Kit combines tactile play with hands-on learning, capturing children's curiosity with 16 realistic dinosaur bones and 16 durable activity cards. Crafted from a unique, robust mix, these bones invite children to engage in sensory exploration by burying them in sand, soil or water, encouraging investigation and discovery. Each bone comes in pairs, increasing in length by 2cm increments from 6cm to 20cm, which introduces essential measurement concepts such as size comparison, doubling, and halving. Paired with the colourful, PVC activity cards designed for outdoor use, this set nurtures counting, ordering, matching and measuring skills through playful palaeontology-themed challenges. It supports developing descriptive mathematical language like longer and shorter, stimulating conversations around size and measurement in an engaging context. Ideal for children aged 3 years and older, this versatile kit offers a multi-sensory learning experience that appeals to natural instincts for exploration and scientific thinking.

Educational Benefits:

• Introduces early measurement concepts including length, comparison, doubling and halving.
• Develops descriptive mathematical language such as longer, shorter, bigger and smaller.
• Encourages scientific inquiry skills like investigation, exploration and hypothesis formulation.
• Supports fine motor development through handling and manipulating bones and cards.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create outdoor sensory discovery stations by burying bones in sand or soil for children to excavate.
• Use activity cards to guide children in matching and ordering bones by size.
• Incorporate measurement challenges where children compare bone lengths using rulers or other tools.
• Facilitate group discussions and storytelling around dinosaur facts and palaeontology discoveries.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for 3 years and above
• Includes: 16 dinosaur bones (sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 cm, two of each size) and 16 PVC activity cards (275 x 210 mm)