Fossils
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What's Inside
As you read this book aloud to a group, invite children to think about fossils and what they can tell us. Pause to ask what clues fossils give us about the geologic past, and let children share ideas with the class.
The book fits well in circle time or a small-group science lesson. It supports early science talk, new vocabulary, and simple discussion about how scientists learn from fossils.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Fossils into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science vocabulary
- Fossils
- Geologic past
- Listening for key ideas
- Question and answer discussion
Discussion Questions
- 1 Before we read, what do you already know about fossils?
- 2 The title tells us this book is about fossils. What do you think fossils can tell us about the past?
- 3 The page says science is "the magic in the universe just waiting to be discovered." What do you think that means in a science book about fossils?
- 4 As we read, what words or ideas help us learn about the geologic past?
- 5 After reading, what is one new thing you learned about fossils that you could tell someone else?
- 6 How do fossils help scientists learn about things that lived long ago?
Words to Learn
- fossil
- A fossil is a sign of something that lived a long time ago.
- science
- Science is the study of the world and how it works.
- universe
- The universe is everything around us, including space, stars, and Earth.
- discover
- To discover means to find out something new.
- geologic
- Geologic means about Earth's rocks and very old history.
- past
- The past is time that already happened.
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