Dinosaurs - Preschool

Books
Edwina, the Dinosaur who Didn't Know She was Extinct, by Mo Willems
Dinosaur vs. the Potty, by Bob Shea
T is for Terrible, by Peter McCarty
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food, Jane Yolen

Songs/ Action Rhymes
Dinosaur
(Tune: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Turn Around)Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Stamp your feet.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Show your teeth.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Swing your tail.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Show your scales.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Show your claws.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Open your jaws.
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Give a ROAR!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Sit on the floor

The Dinosaurumpus
(Tune of The Hokey Pokey) You stomp your right foot in
You stomp your right foot out
You stomp your right foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the Dinosaurumpus and you turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about!
Repeat with...
Put your right paw in...
Put your tail in....
Put your dinosaur self in

I'm a Mean Old Dinosaur
(Tune: I'm a little Tea Pot) I'm a mean old Dinosaur  (Make a mean face, the kids make the cutest mean faces) Big and Tall  (Gesture hands big and tall ) Here is my tail, and here is my claw.  (Gesture hands behind your back for tail and make claw hands) When I get all hungry (rub your tummy) I just growl  (have the kids exaggerate the grrroooowwwlll) Look out kids I'm on the prowl. (Here I tickle each one of the tummy and they all giggle)

Dinosaurs in a Car
There were three dinosaurs driving in cars (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
They said, "step on the gas (step forward with one foot)
We'll go really fast" (push one hand out in front of body)
And they did until one got a flat tire
Ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk (roll hands)
Whoosh (spread arms out wide)
And he said, "go on without me"
Repeat with 2 dinosaurs
There was one dinosaurs driving in a car (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
He said, "step on the gas" (step forward with one foot)
I'll go really fast (push one hand out in front of body)
And he did until he got a flat tire
Ca-chunk, ca-chunk, ca-chunk (roll hands)
Whoosh (spread arms out wide)
And he said, "I know what I'll do, I'll change the tire"
So he jacked up the car (pretend to work a jack while making whoosh sounds)
And he took off the flat (pretend to lift off a heavy tire as you say "uh")
And he put on the spare (pretend to put on a spare tire as you say "uh")
And he said "I'll go pick up my friends"
Then there were three dinosaurs driving in cars (pretend to be driving)
Having a really good time
They said, "step on the gas (step forward with one foot)
We'll go really fast" (push one hand out in front of body)
And they did over the hill and far away
"Good bye!" (wave goodbye)

Teasing Mr. Dinosaur
Three little birdies singing in a tree (hold up three fingers)Teasing Mr. Dinosaur, you can't catch me, you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Dinosaur as quiet as can be
And SNAP!
Repeat with two birdies
One little birdies singing in a tree (hold up one finger)Teasing Mr. Dinosaur, you can't catch me, you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Dinosaur as quiet as can be
And SNAP!
Miss me, miss me, now you got to kiss me!

Feltboards
Dinosaur Count
Five dinosaurs letting out a roar,
One went away, and then there were four.
Four dinosaurs munching on a tree
One went away, then there were three.
Three dinosaurs didn't know what to do.
One went away, and then there were two.
Two dinosaurs having lots of fun,
One went away and then there was one.
One dinosaur, afraid to be a hero.
He went away,and then there were zero.

Dinosaur Went Out to Play

(Sung to: " 5 Little Ducks") One dinosaur went out to play
On a giant fern one day

He had such enormous fun
That he called for another dinosaur to come.
Oh, dinosaur! (clap hands over mouth, and call loudly)

(Then stomp feet until the next dinosaur appears on the feltboard)

(Repeat for 2 - 4 dinosaurs)

Four dinosaur went out to play
On a giant fern one day

They had such enormous fun
That they played until the day was done