Interest Area Changes to Environment
Fossils
Paint Brush
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs sorters
Rake
Shovel
Safari Hat
Plastic eggs
Small Dinosaurs
Rocks
Safari vest
Dinosaur Stencils
1. What are dinosaurs?
2.What is a paleontologist? The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms
3. Do you see dinosaurs now?
4. What do you think dinosaurs eat?
5. What are fossils? Have you ever seen a fossil?
6. What happened to the dinosaurs?
Dinosaur Stencils. Use dinosaur stencils to make dinosaurs, discuss the type of dinosaurs. Introduce names of the dinosaurs
Paleontologist. Use a paint brush, sand, and fossils to create the job of a paleontologist, discuss the role of a paleontologist, and the discovery of what the children find
Dinosaur egg. Use plastic eggs and small dinosaurs. Place small size dinosaurs inside, let the children experience "hatching"
Run, Run Dinosaur (tune: Skip to My Lou)
Run, Run Dinosaur!
Run, Run Dinosaur!
Run, Run Dinosaur!
Run, and run some more!
Repeat substituting other action words, such as stomp,chomp etc.
Dinosaur Dinosaur (tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Turn Around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Stomp the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Show your claws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Snap your jaws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Sit back down.
Dinosaur Dance
With the dinosaurs, Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
We're gonna dance, With the dinosaurs, Stomp and crash, And make some noise, We're gonna dance, With the dinosaurs,
We're gonna dance, With the dinosaurs
We're gonna jump, jump, jump, Way up high, Roar so loud, That they run and hide, Stomp, stomp, stomp, Run around, Swing our tails, Round and round We're gonna dance, With the dinosaurs, Dance
Dino Diddy Diddy ( Do Wah Diddy Diddy)
Here he comes just a stomping with his feet, (Stomp)
Singing "Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
(Clap.)
Searching all around for something good to eat,
(Hand over brow.)
Singing "Dino ditty, ditty, dum ditty do."
(Clap)
He's huge. {he's huge} He's strong}
(Stretch out arm; then ben elbows and make fist)
He's huge, he's strong, won't be hungry very long.
(Repeat arm motions, then shake finger "no")
Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do"
(clap)
Dino ditty ditty dum ditty do"
(clap)
Dino Pokey (Hokey Pokey)
You put your claws in
You put your claws out
You put your claws in
scratch'em all about
You do the Dino pokey and you turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about
More Verses:
feet in/feet out/stomp them all about
teeth in/teeth out/chomp the all about
tail in/tail out/ wag it all about
Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Where can You Be?
Hiding behind me (hands behind back)
Where you cannot see!
Now you see one (bring one hand out)
Its been waiting for you.
Here comes another one (bring out other hand)
And now you see two!
Five Enormous Dinosaurs
Five enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar,
One went away and now there were four,
Four enormous dinosaurs, munching on a tree
One went away and now there were three
Three enormous dinosaurs didn't know what to do
One went away a now there were two
Two enormous dinosaur having lots of fun
One went away and now there were one
One enormous dinosaur afraid to be a hero,
He (she) went away and now there are zero
Dinosaur Dinosaur (tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Turn Around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Stomp the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Show your claws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Snap your jaws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, Sit back down.
Dinosaur tail-one child starts the game as "it" they chase and tag the other players and each time a new player is tagged, they hold hands and continues the game tagging others creating a "dinosaur tail". The game continue until the last player is tagged then they become it and start over.
Dinosaur Scavenger hunt
You can gather a list or some ideas include looking for particular shapes, colors, items that are a certain length, or items that start with a particular sound. If you have a book with dinosaurs, or toys hide them and put those on the list
Make an ABC/123 Sensory Bin
Take letter shapes, scrabble tiles, letter puzzle pieces, etc. and bury them in a sensory bin. You can use any fillers such as rice or sand. Set up a letter wash with warm, soapy water and foam or plastic letters. Alternatively, you can use numbers too.
Use a magnifying glass to search letters/number of the week or just randomly in books, magazines, and anything that has words or numbers.
Dance and Freeze-Dinosaur freeze dance
Play music and encourage children to get up and dance, then children must freeze when the music stops.
4. Show and Tell
Tie it to a learning objective. Ex: Bring something that is red. Bring something that starts with the letter P. Bring something you can wear on your hands, arms, feet, etc.
5. Dinosaur Says
The teacher will give the action directions, while the students participate. If the children miss the action cue "Dinosaur Says" then they are out. Keep going until you have a winner.
6. Counting Walk
Take this walk inside or outside and pick something to count together! Forks in the drawer, stuffed animals on the bed, flowers around the mailbox, cars on the street are all great items to count. Look at house numbers.
7. Sidewalk journey
Need: Chalk
Using chalk draw a variety of pathways on sidewalk, pavement, or walkway such as: curvy, straight, zig zag or even curly. Have children to participate by drawing the lines and walking on it like a tightrope
8. Move, Play and Learn Dinosaur big and small, fast and slow
Brain storm opposites such as big/small, fast/slow, loud/quiet, wide/narrow, high/low, heavy/light.
In a big space: Move across the space that space starting with the first concept and end with its opposite. Example: players could begin by running very slow, gradually getting faster until they reach the other side. Or they can start by marching with really big body and, as they cross the yard, gradually become smaller until they reach the end.
In a small space: Instead of moving across the space play the game by staying in place. Example: Marching in place, begin with big march to small march etc.
9. Homemade music
Use old coffee cans, make sure there are no rough edges. Remove paper around can and allow child/children to decorate it any way they desire. Tape/glue lid in place and use this as drum. Create different rhythms, beats, or try to repeat sounds played from their favorite songs.
Take plastic two plastic spoons, dried rice, beans, sand or, beads. With a spoon place dried materials in a spoon place second spoon on top and tape together, children can color the spoons to their desire. Create different rhythms, beats, or try to repeat sounds played from their favorite songs. Use these instruments while playing dinosaur stump or playing Dinosaur Dinosaur (tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear).
https://www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com
10. Lets kids play instruments online. Instruments include the guitar, piano, pan flute, drums, and bongos.
https://web,extension.illinois.edu
11. to gardening for kids.
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
 12. National Geographic for kids. Learn all about geography and fascinating animals.
13.History for kids.
14. Practice phonics skills with these read-along stories.
15. Have some of your favorite stories read to you by movie stars.
16. Practice math and reading skills while playing fun games.