Diggin for Dinos

Learning Board

Letter  Y

Color brown

Shape- cone

Numeral- 41-44


Name Practice- binder

Monday-

Story: 

Poem:  Grid Game

Alphabet Study: Beginning Sounds

Letters from the Alphabet

Fine Motor: Felt Lacing Shapes (plus hanging up the dino banner)

Science: Volcano

Math: Dino Erasers
Write on plastic eggs and add that many dinos to it.

Art: Dino Window Art I grabbed these at Dollar Tree and Target

Writing: Tracing Cards

Theme/Life Skills: Dino Stomp (from GoNoodle)

Tuesday

Story: 

Poem: Label T Rex

Alphabet Study: Dino Clip It

Fine Motor: Chocolate Chip Excavation

Science: Fossils (Make ahead of time using salt dough)

Math: 10 Little Dinos

Art: Dough Impressions 
We are going to make our own using playdough)

Writing: Dino trace 

Not the same, however THESE are free :)

Theme/Life Skills: Dino toys

We're bringing out our dino toys, both big and small.

Thursday

Story: 

Poem: Dino Alphabet

Alphabet Study: Dino Egg Sort

Fine Motor: Dino paint prints

Science: Light table dinos

Math: Dinos

Art: My Letter Book

Writing: Salt Tray

Theme/Life Skills: Scissor Skills

Friday

Story:

Poem: Dino Story Bots

Alphabet Study: Letters Song Have Fun Teaching

Fine Motor: Dino erasers in ice cube tray
You could roll a number cube and add that many dinos to that spot.   Or younger ones, roll and fill one dino in a spot.

Science: Dino slime grabbed from Target.

Math: Dino Number Sense

Art: Directed Drawing

Writing: Tara West Letter Tracing

Theme/Life Skills: Dino bones sort

Making salt dough

Make sure that you check here for Pocket of Preschool's dino video.  Loved it!   Video 1    Video 2

Past units

Dino 2016   

Dino Week 1  

Dino Week 2

Shopping List:

Hard Chocolate Chip cookies
Flour
Salt


Toothpicks
Clothes Pins
ice cube trays
plastic eggs

Leaping Leprechauns in Kinderpond

Learning Board

Letter Y

Color Green

Shape- Shamrock

Numeral- 19


Name Practice- Shamrocks

Monday-

Story-1 Little 2 Little Shamrocks

Poem

  

Art~ Coffee Filter Shamrock  

Wait until you see the reverse art later this week!!!!!!

Math/Life Skills/Science  Green Cups Gold Glass beads

Creation Station- Think Green Gold Yellow

Markers, paper, stickers, daubers, crayons, pencils, stamps&stamp pads

Snack- Lucky Charms Treats

Tuesday-

Story- QR Codes

Fingerplay

Art- Shamrock Mosaic

Cut up different colored green scrapbook paper.
I plan to use our glue sponge, but you can use your favorite way!
Don't know about Glue Sponges?????? Read about them HERE!!

Math/Life Skills/Science- Sink the Pot

Don't have that pot?? ehhhh, use those pumpkins lol or use a cup or make one from tin foil if all else fails!

Creation Station

Snack- Green Sherbet 

Thursday-

Story 1 Little 2 Little Leprechauns 

Fingerplay- 

Art- Shamrock Roll and Dauber 
Grab that "shamrock coloring page" again.  Roll and roll a number cube. Dauber that many times.

Math/Life Skills/Science Pony Bead Shamrocks

Creation Station

Snack- Mud Buddies

Friday-

Story Swallowed a Clover

Fingerplays-

Art-Tissue Paper

Draw a shamrock on white tissue paper with permanent marker. Spray with water. Draw with regular water-based markers. And draw!!! Watch the marker "bleed"

Math/Life Skills/Science Shaker(easier)   or      Shaker (Harder)

Creation Station

Snack- Popcorn

Shopping List:
Coffee Filter
Tissue PaperGreen Cups (Dollar Tree)
Glass beadsScrapbook Papers- greens
Black Pot (or use cups or use foil)Green (markers, crayons, pencils, ink, dauber ect)
Pony Beads (green and white)
Pipe Cleaners

Green Sherbet
White Soda (7-Up, Sprite, Sierra Mist)
Chex Cereal
Chocolate Chips
Peanut Butter
Powdered Sugar
Green M&M's
Lucky Charms
Marshmallows
Popcorn
Sugar
Corn Syrup
Butter*
Salt
Cream of Tarter
Vanilla*
Baking Soda
Food Coloring

*Used more than once