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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Dinosaurs and the Letter D


Mommy & Me Book Club
Gathering Activity
Dinosaur puzzles

Welcome




Announcements:
Welcome Song (tune: London Bridges)
Come along and clap with me,
Clap with me, clap with me.
Come along and clap with me,
It’s time for us to start.


Circle Time
The More We Get Together
Sing ABC song.
Count from 1-10 forward and backward.

Book Time

Dinosaur Roar by Jack Tickle
March and dance to the song We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner Band ***FUN song!
Art Activity
(Fine motor skills activity)
Make “D” fossils and handprints in playdough. 1/2 cup salt, 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup (give or take) water. Knead until dough forms. Make impression. Bake at 200 for 3 hours.
Snack

Dinosaur sandwiches: Pb&J sandwiches in the shape of a dinosaur.
Game
 (Gross motor skills activity)
Dinosaur Googly Eye Search- Hide googly eyes  and a little dinosaur in playdough and then search for them.  (This is a wonderful fine motor activity).  The children love hiding them for the Mommies to find.  Then the mommies hide them and the children search for them.
Closing
Good-bye Song (tune: Here We Are Together)
Now we wave good-bye,
Good-bye, good-bye.
Now we wave good-bye,
I’ll see you next time.
Other
Resources:
Fun interactive sites: http://www.kidsdinos.com/
More Dinosaur books: How Do Dinosaurs…series by Jane Yolen
Bang! Boom! Roar! : a busy crew of dinosaurs / by Nate Evans and Stephanie Gwyn Brown
Dancing with the dinosaurs / written by Jane Clarke
Brontorina / by James Howe
Dinosaurumpus / by Tony Mitton
Dinosaurs don't, dinosaurs do / by Steve Björkman
Dinosaurs galore! / by Giles Andreae
Dinosaurs galore! : a roaring pop-up / by Paul & Henrietta Stickland
Gus, the dinosaur bus / written by Julia Liu
A number of dinosaurs : a pop-up counting book / Paul & Henrietta Stickland
Sammy and the dinosaurs / by Ian Whybrow
Ten terrible dinosaurs / Paul Stickland
Three little dinosaurs / Charles Fuge
The three little dinosaurs / written and illustrated by Jim Harris
We're the noisy dinosaurs! : (crash, bang, wallop) / by John Watson






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