Busted. I got busted. I got caught.
The dinosaur hatched…
Notice anything?
The students sure did!
Think back to the post about the clues I gave for what would be in the egg…
https://mdelwiche.edublogs.org/2016/01/04/special-delivery-2/
Long tail, sharp teeth, sharp claws…
Well, what hatched was actually an HERBIVORE, so it technically doesn’t have sharp claws or sharp teeth…
I had to fess up….and (ironically) show some integrity. I told the students that teachers sometimes tell a stories to get their students excited about an upcoming unit….like actors who portray a role in a movie. I admitted that I had ordered the egg from a toy store….and the package didn’t say what type of dinosaur would actually hatch….I had just assumed it would be a T-Rex or a different carnivore….sigh.
We had a good laugh and all is forgiven. 🙂 I’ll chalk this up to a teachable moment…
A plea to toy makers…..please label the eggs!!