D is for dinosaur was a fun preschool unit. I have never been really into dinosaurs, so I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find any fun activities, but it's good to branch out. We ended up finding lots of activities to keep us busy. I like to do a mixture of printable activities and more hands on things. Here are some of the printables I made for us. Feel free to click on the pictures, download then and use them with your own preschooler. And don't forget the joy of laminating!
As I have said before, I am very picky about my handwriting pages. I like the big letters and having just a few to practice with beginning writers.
If your preschooler isn't quite ready for writing letters, you can start with this prewriting page. It helps with learning to control that pencil and strengthening those hand muscles.
We practiced adding using the number cards below. Cut the cards apart, shuffles, choose two cards to put on the first two footprints, and add together. If you laminate the footprint page you can write the sum with a dry erase marker, and then wipe it off for the next problem. If you can't laminate, put it in a plastic page protector and it will work the same way.
You can use these number cards for the above addition game or as flashcards or cards for memory, or really any of a hundred other activities.
I have seen this cute D dinosaur all over Pinterest, and decided to put together all the pieces so I could just print them off, cut them out and assemble them. I included a little picture on the bottom to show how it's kind of supposed to look.
Cut these dinosaur footprints apart and order them from biggest to smallest or smallest to biggest.
These ABC dinosaurs can be used in lots of different ways. You can put them in a bag and draw them out one at a time and practice sounds. We matched the upper case letters with the lowercase letters. It's up to you.
Okay, get printing, cutting, laminating, playing and learning. Most importantly, have fun with your preschooler! More dinosaur activities to come, but probably not for a couple weeks.
