Archaeology

Introduction

      ·         Introduce Archaeology Theme

Jokes

      ·         Jokes on PowerPoint (3)

Icebreaker

      ·         Fossil Formation

o   Have kids insert a few gummy bears between two slices of bread. Then place all the bread under a stack of books. Later, have kids separate the slices of bread and examine the impressions left by the gummy bears.

Read Aloud

      ·         Big Old Bones by Carol Carrick

Activity
      ·         Cookie Excavation

o   Have each kid extract the chocolate chips from a cookie using only toothpicks.

Craft

      ·         Handprint Fossils

Snack
      ·         Pop Rocks