Dinosaur Preschool Lesson Plans and Art Ideas

If you're getting ready for a dinosaur theme, I have a set of preschool lesson plans and hands-on activities that will make planning incredibly easy. These resources are designed to help children explore math and literacy concepts through playful learning. 

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Dinosaur Preschool Lesson Plans

Here is what our half-day preschool looks like! 

I always start my day with table time! My students come in the room and there are 6-7 options to choose from. Students rotate freely through activities that hit on literacy, math, and fine motor skills. 

Then we have our morning meeting. This is a very quick time of day where we do calendar, and quickly review our focus letter, number, shape, and color. 

We always do an art activity related to our theme! Here are some fun farm art projects! 

Bubble Wrap Prints: This simple art activity is always a hit. Paint a piece of bubble wrap and print onto your template. 

Dinosaur Scrape Art: Drop dots of paint on a dinosaur template. Use a squeegee or a gift card to scrape the paint.

Chalk Pastel Dinosaurs: Tape a dinosaur template to a piece of black paper. Sketch around the outside of the outline. Remove the dinosaur! If you want a less messy alternative to chalk pastels, check out wonder sticks. They work just as well, but without any mess!

Dinosaur Directed Drawing: I absolutely love how directed drawings turn out! We first made a background with paint sticks. Then, we followed the directions to draw a dinosaur.

Dinosaur Tracks Painting: Dip dinosaur feet in paint and have them stomp! 

 

Then we have circle time. We have a themed read aloud, say rhymes/chants from my circle time packs, and do literacy or math lessons. 

We wrap up our day with centers and recess! 

I hope this will help your planning!