Enchanted Forest – Dinosaur Explorers! 🦖

Our Children in Enchanted Forest have been continuing their exciting topic on dinosaurs! Recently, the children became palaeontologists as they investigated dinosaur “poo” (coprolites) to discover what dinosaurs might have eaten.

The children examined what they found inside the fossilised poo, looking carefully for clues such as bones and leaves. This led to some fantastic discussions about whether the dinosaur was a carnivore (meat-eater) or a herbivore (plant-eater). The children used their knowledge to explain their thinking — noticing that bones might suggest a carnivore, while leaves could indicate a herbivore.

The investigation sparked lots of curiosity and thoughtful conversations about which dinosaurs the poo might have come from. The children confidently suggested ideas such as T. rex for bone findings and long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus for plant remains.

It has been wonderful to see the children thinking scientifically, asking questions, making predictions, and sharing their ideas with one another.