During the baby dinosaur workshops, we used effective questioning to explore different emotions and feelings with the children. Each of the baby dinosaurs have different personalities and the children use their kind words to ensure they feel happier. During the three days, we also found time to ensure each child had a picture with a baby dinosaur on the green screen and we then transported them to a jungle. All imagery was shared with the school and then deleted from our equipment for GDPR compliance.
The children experienced the large dinosaur workshop in their theatre. Due to their age, instead of having them in the theatre seats we had them all on the stage to keep the children close, which enabled strong engagement. The children met ‘Jam’ the dinosaur and took part in various interactive games, testing the T-Rexes sense of smell, hearing and were also ‘eaten’ by Jam, in their pretend worlds! Children learnt about the anatomy of the T-Rex and what we used to believe about them and what we believe now. Meeting the large dinosaur is done in a way where the children feel safe. We state that Jam is frightened of them and encourage smiles. We also create a safe space, so the children feel comfortable in their environment.
In the green screen workshop, children believed that they were going to travel to a jungle where they would encounter a T-Rex. We explored emotions, what they would do to get away from the dinosaur and then we described Jam using exciting vocabulary. All children acted out a chase scene, led by the lead presenter and following this several groups were asked to act on the green screen. To finish this session, children were taught how to use an app to bring learning to life and they watched themselves being chased by a T-Rex on the big screen!
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