Dinosaur Preschool Theme
A favorite theme for boys and girls alike! Here is what we will be doing based on our focus’. You can find what we are working on in my themes folder in the freebies section
| M | T | W | Th | F | |
| Religion | Read Jesus Calms the Storm | Comprehension Questions* | Paint the Jesus calms the storm worksheet with watercolor and glitter the waves | Role play the story | Create a rainstorm |
| Language (2) | Sandpaper letter N | Letter N binder | Make the letter N out of fossils (or rocks) | Dino letter stomp* | N miniatures |
| Language (4) | What is the setting of a story | Tell a dinosaur story and then draw the setting | Intro sight word are | Dino word stomp* | Dino sight words game** |
| Math (2) | Sandpaper tracing number 11 | Hide dinos around the house and count them at the end (11) | 1-10 dino dot to dot (after we finish I will ask ‘what comes after 10’ to get some number of the week practice) | Egg carton game* | Count 11 counting blocks (got ours from dollar tree), then feed them to the dinos |
| Math (4) | Number line addition | Use number beads (or abacus, unifix etc..) to play T/F make 10 | Measure 2 dino figures with unifix then add them together. Repeat until bored | Give a price to each dino and have child go shopping. Add the prices for total. | Addition snake game (we have this) – Here’s how you do it |
| Art/Sensory | Paint with dinosaurs – primary color to make secondary color | Playdo w dinosaur cookie cutters & make footprints, eggs, etc.. | Dino dig sensory bin (sand, paint brush, pebbles, fossils, dinos, magnifying glass) | Tape dinos up a wall and have them jump to help them escape ‘prison’ | Build dinosaur puzzle |
| Science Geography History | History of dinos | Hide small dino in playdo and learn about excavation and paleontology | Learn about carnivore, herbivore & omnivorous then sort dino figurines by category | Make volcano (baking soda, vinegar, food coloring) | Use the interactive map to find where different dinosaurs were |
Comprehension Questions:
When Jesus came down to earth as a baby, He became human like you and me. Just as we get tired, Jesus needed to rest. Did you know that while on earth Jesus got tired?
Do you have trouble sleeping through a storm?
Why do you think Jesus was able to sleep through the storm?
The disciples went to Jesus when they got scared. Who can you go to when you get scared? (pray to Jesus)
Can you tell the wind and rain to stop during a storm? No, but Jesus can. Jesus is so powerful that even the wind and the waves obey Him.
Dino letter/word stomp – On post it notes, construction paper or with painter tape, write down a mix of letters/sight words that you want to introduce/review. Arrange them in a large circle on the floor and have your child walk around the circle to music. When the music stops they tell you what letter or word they are on. To stay more on theme, you could play the dinosaur stomp song (or any other dinosaur song). I will only have 3 letters (repeated) out for my 2 year old, and a review of 5-7 sight words for my 4 year old.
Dino sight word game – we will only use words we’ve practiced – “are” is not included so I will turn ‘a’ into ‘are’ since a is really easy. I will print this on cardstock and not laminate since I am picking and choosing words rather than trying to cut and paste together to laminate
Egg Carton Game – write numbers 1-12 in sections of an egg carton. Then toss a pom pom into the egg carton and say the number that the pom pom lands in. If child gets it right, they can place a dinosaur sticker on the number, continue until all numbers are covered. (Since we haven’t learned 12 yet, I will use that as a demonstration before we start).