Preschool Lesson Plans - Dinosaur Unit

Dinosaurs

Week 1 Monday

• Letter of the Day
• Letter E Do-A-Dot with homemade dot dabbers.
• Number of the Day
• Number 3 Do-A-Dot
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Pre-writing: Dino Dinner line tracing game; match the dinosaur to his meal.

Tuesday

• Letter of the Day
• E is for Eoraptor, Edmontosaurus, Einiosoraus, Euoplocephalus
• Number of the Day
• Therapods have 3 Toes
• Cut out cardboard Therapod feet to wear and march around.  Lay out paint and paper to walk through and make prints.
• "We are the Dinosaurs" (Laurie Berkner)
• "Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet" (Dinosaur Train)
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Pre-Reading: Dinosaur Name Game

Wednesday

• School Skills at Gymboree Play and Music of North Haven

Thursday

• Letter of the Day
• Letter "E" play doh activities
• Number of the Day
• Triangles have 3 sides
• Practice scissor skills to cut triangles
• Glue triangles (teeth) to TRex
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Math: Dinosaur Patterns (ABAB)

Week 2:

Monday

• Letter of the Day
• Letter E Sensory Craft
• Number of the Day
• Workbook page (Sesame Street Educational Workbook: Counting with the Count)
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Social Studies: Who/What is a Paleontologist?
• Sensory Play: Dino-dig sensory bin & Dino Eggs

Tuesday

• Letter of the Day
• Letter Tracing
• Number of the Day
• Workbook page (Home Workbooks Numbers 0-10 for PK-1)
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Science: What is a volcano?
• Art: Build a Dinosaur Diorama with an "active" volcano

Wednesday

• School Skills

Thursday

• Letter of the Day
• Letter E Workbook page
• Number of the Day
• Number Train- #3 Freight Car carrying3 items
• Story Time
• Subject Study
• Science: Fossil making with homemade dough