Dinosaurs

Activities: 

All activities are aligned with VA approved standards and can be used with students in grades Pre-K through High School. 

• Math Strands Addressed:

  • Number/Number Sense

  • Computation/Estimation

  • Measurement/Geometry

• Dinosaur Puppets

  • Some dinosaur puppets are included for pretend play.  You can also use the them for following directions and teaching some basic concepts.  Students can “find the biggest dinosaur” or “put little dinosaur under the big dinosaur”. There is a small, purple voice output button that you can record.

• Dinosaurs and Play mats

  • Some small dinosaurs with several different playmates are included.  There is a core word language mat included that you can use to help expand language and model appropriate language.  See the explanation on the back.

• "Bigger" Air-inflated Dinosaurs

  • Inflatable dinosaurs are included along with a book called, “Bigger”.  They can choose one of the dinosaurs and then practice using the word “bigger!” on each page.  There is an overlay for the Talk Block single voice output device you will find in the Dinosaur Roar! bag.  They can use this to say, “bigger!”.

• Dinosaur Puzzles

  • Some dinosaur puzzles are included with pictures that you can use for picture exchange.

• Dinosaur Finger Puppets

  • A glove with dinosaur puppets is included along with a “Five Fat Dinosaurs” rhyme.

Web Resources: 

• Enchanted Learning with Dinosaurs

• Preschool Activities for Dinosaurs

• Pinterest Dinosaur Activity Page

VDOE Resources: 

• Virginia's Early Learning & Development Standards ELDS 

• Introductory and Implementation Guidance Webinar on ELDS