Preschool Storytime: Dinosaurs

Welcome! I was finding Facebook notes a clunky way to share resources from my storytimes, so let's try this instead...

Today was all about dinosaurs!

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea

We practiced roaring!!

Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen

Dinosaurs Galore by Giles Andreae 

Flannel Board Rhyme: “Five Funny Dinosaurs” 

Five funny dinosaurs, letting out a roar

One went away, and then there were four

Four funny dinosaurs munching on a tree

One went away, and then there were three

Three funny dinosaurs didn’t know what to do

One went away, and then there were two

Two funny dinosaurs having lots of fun

One went away, and then there was one.

One funny dinosaur sitting in the sun
He went away, and then there were none.

Flannelboard Song: “Ten Little Dinos”  

One little, two little, three little dinos

Four little, five little, six little dinos

Seven little, eight little, nine little dinos

Ten little dinos for me.

We counted the dinos, then sorted them by color and type of dinosaur.

[All flannel board dinosaurs came from this template at Mel's Desk.]

Flannel Board Game: “Little Dinosaur, Are You Inside the ____ Egg?”

A variation on the always popular "little duck" game. And since dinosaurs hatched from eggs in one of our books, it fit perfectly.

Action Rhyme: “Dinosaur, Dinosaur”

Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around

Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground

Dinosaur, dinosaur, reach up high

Dinosaur, dinosaur, wink one eye

Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your nose

Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch your toes

Dinosaur, dinosaur, slap your knees

Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit down please

Action Rhyme: “Dinosaurs” 

Spread your arms, way out wide

Fly like Pteranodon, soar and glide

Bend to the floor, head down low

Move like Stegosaurus, long ago

Reach up tall, try to be

As tall as Apatosaurus eating a tree

Using your claws, grumble and growl

Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl.

[Credit: Children’s Museum of New Hampshire]

Action Song: “Dino-Pokey”

You put your claws in,

You put your claws out,

You put your claws in,

And you scratch them all about.

You do the dino pokey

And you turn yourself around

That’s what it’s all about!

[You stomp your feet in…

You swish your tail in…]

And of course, it isn't storytime without scarves and shakers!

Scarves: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”

(to the tune of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”)

We wave our scarves together x3

Because it’s fun to do!

Wave ‘em up high

Wave ‘em down low

Wave ‘em in the middle

Because it’s fun to do!

We throw our scarves together x3

Because it’s fun to do!

We throw ‘em up high

We throw ‘em down low

We throw ‘em in the middle

Because it’s fun to do!

Scarves: “Popcorn Kernels”

(to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels              (wave scarf)

In the pot, in the pot                                     (hide scarf inside cupped hands)

Shake them, shake them, shake them        (shake cupped hands)

Shake them, shake them, shake them

Til they pop! Til they pop!                            (throw scarf into the air)

Shakers: “Shake Your Shaker “

(to the tune of “Old MacDonald”)

Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.

With a shake-shake here and shake-shake there,

Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.

Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.

Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.

With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,

Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.

Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.

Shaker song: “Egg Shakers Up”

Egg shakers up,

And egg shakers down,

Egg shakers dancing all around the town.            

Dance them on your shoulders

Dance them on your head

Dance them on your knee

And tuck them into bed                   (fold egg inside hands, under head)

Music to play by: "We are the Dinosaurs" and the rest of Whaddya Think of That  by Laurie Berkner.

Manipulatives and crafts: 

We made our own dinosaur tails out of construction paper.



Sensory boxes with small plastic dinosaurs; lentils and split peas; rocks, tiny pinecones, and other things found in nature. 

Just add dinos

Inspiration for today's storytime came from these lovely folks: 

Sunflower Storytime
Mel's Desk
Perry Public Library
Library Village
Storytime Katie
Jbrary
And, as always, Flannel Friday