March 15th, 2016

The Books We Read:
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Songs & Activities:
Dinosaur Stretch
Spread your arms way out wide;
Fly like a Pteranodon, soar and glide.
Bend to the floor with your head down low;
Walk like a Stegasaurus did long ago.
Reach up high, as tall as can be;
Like an Apatosaurus munching on a tree.
Use your claws to grumble and growl;
You're a hungry T-rex on the prowl.
Credit:Storytime Katie

Dino Chant
Dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo;
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
A hungry T-rex was a-walking down the street,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
Looking around for something good to eat,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
[call and response]:
He was HUGE! [arms out]
He was STRONG! [show muscles]
Won't be hungry very long. [wag finger]
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.

Credit: Jbrary

Dinosaurs in the Swamp
[Sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus]
The Pteradactyl's wings go flap, flap, flap...all through the swamp.
The Tyrannosaurus rex goes roar, roar, roar...all through the swamp.
The Brachiosaurus goes munch, munch, munch...all through the swamp.
The Stegosaurus' horns go poke, poke, poke...all through the swamp.

Credit: Kidsparkz.com

Craft—Construction Paper Dinosaurs:

April 30, 2019

The Books We Read:
Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty

Songs & Activities:
Dino Chant
Dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo;
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
A hungry T-rex was a-walking down the street,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
Looking around for something good to eat,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
[call and response]:
He was HUGE! [arms out]
He was STRONG! [show muscles]
Won't be hungry very long. [wag finger]
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.

Credit: Jbrary

Dinosaurs in the Swamp
[Sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus]
The Pteradactyl's wings go flap, flap, flap...all through the swamp.
The Tyrannosaurus rex goes roar, roar, roar...all through the swamp.
The Brachiosaurus goes munch, munch, munch...all through the swamp.
The Stegosaurus' horns go poke, poke, poke...all through the swamp.

Credit: Kidsparkz.com

Craft—Construction Paper Dinosaurs:

Kids used dot markers, jewels, crayons and feathers to jazz up their plant-eating dinos.

Some dinosaurs had more "bling" than others...

January 30th, 2018

The Books We Read:
Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Songs & Activities:
We Clap and Say Hello
We clap and say hello! We clap and say hello!
With our friends at storytime, we clap and say hello!

We [wiggle, jump, hop, stomp, dance, spin, whisper] and say hello...
Credit: Jbrary

Dino Chant
Dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo;
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
A hungry T-rex was a-walking down the street,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
Looking around for something good to eat,
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.
[call and response]:
He was HUGE! [arms out]
He was STRONG! [show muscles]
Won't be hungry very long. [wag finger]
Singing dino ditty ditty dum ditty doo.

Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Paper Plate Stegosaurus:

January 28th, 2020

The Books We Read:
Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees
We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
The Super Hungry Dinosaur by Martin Waddell

Songs & Activities:
I Know A Chicken

Sung with Henrietta the Chicken and some shaky eggs!

Credit: Laurie Berkner

Flannelboard: Dinosaurs and Shapes
We hid dinosaurs behind different shapes and chanted:
"Come out, come out little dinosaur. Who's behind the ___-shaped door?"

Craft—Paper Plate Dinosaurs:

Kids used bubblewrap stampers and paintbrushes to decorate their dinos.
The best part was the moveable head and tail!