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Cut out a large dinosaur shape for each
of your children. |
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Have them glue their dinosaur onto a piece
of green 12 x 18 construction paper. |
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Give them green or yellow fern shapes to
fringe and glue onto their papers. |
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Alternative: You could give them medium sized dinosaurs to
glue onto a 9 x 12 piece of green paper.
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STEGASAURUS
This pattern is a Brontosaurus but you can turn it into a Stegosaurus.
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Give your child a large dinosaur cut out.
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| Have then glue it onto a piece of paper. |
| Next, give them some 1" strips of green or
brown paper. Have them cut triangles from the strips and glue
them to the back and top of their dinosaur's tail. |
| Have them add an eye with a black crayon or marker. |
| Alternative" You could also give your children
some large rickrack to glue to the back of their dinosaur's
tail. |
SANDBOX FUN
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Use the large dinosaur pattern to make 3 - 4 large dinosaurs.
Cut them out of heavy cardboard. |
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Let your children play with the dinosaurs in a sandbox
or sand table. |
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The dinosaurs will stand up, if wedged down into the
sand. |
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FLANNELBOARD COUNTING RHYME
- Using the medium sized pattern, cut out 4 felt dinoasurs.
- Place them on a felt board with a felt tree and
some black felt puddles on the bottom for "goo".
- Recite the following rhyme for your children and
have them supply the missing words. Let them help
you by taking turns removing a dinosaur for each stanza.
FOUR LITTLE DINOSAURS
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Four little dinosaurs munching leaves on a tree.
One ran off, then there were ______.
Three little dinosaurs standing in some goo.
One ran off, then there were ______.
Two little dinosaurs out in the sun.
One ran off, then there was ______.
One little dinosaur now all alone.
She got lonesome, so she went back home.
Jean
Warren
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