Letter of the Week A-Z Series: D is for Dinosaur

Kids will have fun with dinosaurs as they learn the letter D, play in a dinosaur dig sensory bin and make a D is for…

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Kids will have fun with dinosaurs as they learn the letter D, play in a dinosaur dig sensory bin and make a D is for dinosaur craft!

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Dinosaurs are always a hit with kids and can be enjoyed any time of year! Today we have our weekly letter of the week sight words printable, letter D craft, and two dinosaur activities that your kids are sure to LOVE. In all, there are 3 free printables in this post because I love sharing with you and your kids. 

Check out all our Dinosaur Favorite Activities Here including dino eggs, dino alphabet activity, and a dino sticky wall… and get crafty with a paper plate dinosaur and pumpkin dinosaur craft.

Find all our Letter of the Week A-Z Series here .


Letter D Sight Words
Free Printable: Letter D Sight Words 

Ideas for printable:

  • Place word and matching picture out when doing an activity that matches the word
  • Color the cards
  • Read the word together and match the word with the picture
  • Point and name the letters on the card
  • Write the letter of the week on each card
  • Write the word on each card

D is for Dinosaur Activities

Suggested Books: How Do Dinosaurs…a whole series of cute books by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

Suggested SongDinosaur Stomp You Tube video by Mother Goose Club Songs for Children
The kiddos couldn’t get enough of this song. We danced, crawled, and stomped around the house getting some fun gross motor playtime in 🙂

D is for Dinosaur Craft

Make a ferociously cute letter D dinosaur with our free pattern. 

Free PrintableD is for Dinosaur Craft

Objectives: Letter D recognition, creativity, fine motor skills

Supplies

  • Craft paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Googly eyes (optional)
  • Markers or dot markers (optional)

Directions:

1.  Use the dinosaur pattern to cut out your D for dinosaur pieces. I printed the pattern directly on our craft paper.

2.  Line up all the pieces and glue them together. Glue the letter D together first, then add the dinosaur pieces. The circle goes at the top of the D for the dinosaur’s head and the triangles go along the curve of the D.

3.  Decorate your dinosaur. We used our dot pens to make a Dotted Dinosaur so we could use another D word during our craft.

Ms. Tiger wanted to draw the eyes on her dinosaur. She included eyebrows and beautiful long eyelashes.

Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin

Dinosaur Dig Sensory Bin Activity and Free Printables for Kids

Free PrintableD is for Dinosaur Activity

Supplies

  • Clay (Clay recipe found here)
  • Rice/Flour/Dirt/Sand-something to bury dinosaur bones in
  • Sensory bin
  • Sensory play tools to dig out dinosaur bones

Directions

1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement.

2.  Use clay to make dinosaur bones. I used our clay recipe and baked them at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to harden them because I procrastinated and didn’t get them made the day before. They turned a little brown when I baked them, but still worked fine. I used a permanent marker to draw the shape on the matching dinosaur card on each bone in case they became all mixed up.  

 3.  Hide the bones in your sensory bin with the matching dinosaur card and let the child find the bones. I used a dry-erase marker to write the number of bones each dinosaur had so we knew once all the bones had been found.

4.  Place the dinosaur bones on the card like a puzzle. 

Ms. Tiger was able to find the right spot for her dinosaur bones. Mr. Tickles made a pile of bones and then I helped him put his dinosaur together once all the pieces were found.

Dinosaur Name & Shape Match 

Free PrintableD is for Dinosaur Activity

Objectives: Shapes, Dinosaurs, Matching

Supplies

  • Shapes-Diamond, Triangle, Star, Circle, Heart (We used foam shapes I found at Target, but toys around the house or paper shapes would work great)

Directions

1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement. Give each child one of each shape.

2.  Find the shape on the dinosaur card, name the shape, and ask child to hold up their matching shape.

3.  Find the dinosaur name that has the matching shape from step 2 and place the name next to the dinosaur card. 

Before we started the activity I had everything laid out and Ms, Tiger matched the words with the dinosaur cards all by herself. I was so impressed and was glad to see the printable facilitated self-guided learning. You could lay out your supplies and watch your preschooler explore naturally too.  

More Dinosaur Ideas:

Dinosaur Dig Bin by Left Brain Craft Brain

Fun Dinosaur Small World Play Activity by Artsy Momma

Paper Plate Dinosaurs  by I Heart Crafty Things

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Free PrintableD is for Dinosaur Craft
 
Objectives: Letter D recognition, creativity, fine motor skills

 

 
Age Group: Preschool

 

 
Supplies:

 

Craft paper
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes (optional)
Markers or dot markers (optional)
 
Directions:
1.  Use the dinosaur pattern to cut out your D for dinosaur pieces. I printed the pattern directly on our craft paper.

 

 
 

2.  Line up all the pieces and glue them together. Glue the letter D together first, then add the dinosaur pieces. The circle goes at the top of the D for the dinosaur’s head and the triangles go along the curve of the D.

3.  Decorate your dinosaur. We used our dot pens to make a Dotted Dinosaur so we could use another D word during our craft.

 
Ms. Tiger wanted to draw the eyes on her dinosaur. She included eyebrows and beautiful long eyelashes.

 

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Dinosaur Dig
A fun sensory and science activity to learn about dinosaurs. (A little prep work needed)

 
 
Objectives: Sensory Play, fine motor skills, counting, visual perception
 
Age Group: Preschool/ Tot school
 
Supplies:
Rice/Flour/Dirt/Sand-something to bury dinosaur bones in
Sensory bin
Sensory play tools to dig out dinosaur bones
 
Directions:
 
1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement.
 
 
 
2.  Use clay to make dinosaur bones. I used our clay recipe and baked them at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to harden them because I procrastinated and didn’t get them made the day before. They turned a little brown when I baked them, but still worked fine. I used a permanent marker to draw the shape on the matching dinosaur card on each bone in case they became all mixed up.  

 

 

 

 

 3.  Hide the bones in your sensory bin with the matching dinosaur card and let child find the bones. I used a dry erase marker to write the number of bones each dinosaur had so we knew once all the bones had been found.

 

“Dinosaur!” These two had so much fun digging up dinosaur bones.
 

 

 
4.  Place the dinosaur bones on the card like a puzzle. 
Ms. Tiger was able to find the right spot for her dinosaur bones. Mr. Tickles made a pile of bones and then I helped him put his dinosaur together once all the pieces were found.
 
Dinosaur Name & Shape Match 
Learn the names of dinosaurs and shapes with this fun matching game.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Objectives: Shapes, Dinosaurs, Matching
 
Age Group: Preschool/Tot School
 
Supplies:
Shapes-Diamond, Triangle, Star, Circle, Heart (We used foam shapes I found at Target, but toys around the house or paper shapes would work great)
 
Directions:
1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement. Give each child one of each shape.
 
2.  Find the shape on the dinosaur card, name the shape, and ask child to hold up their matching shape.
Once the kids found the right shape they held them up to our dinosaur board.
3.  Find the dinosaur name that has the matching shape from step 2 and place the name next to the dinosaur card. 
 
Before we started the activity I had everything laid out and Ms, Tiger matched the words with the dinosaur cards all by herself. I was so impressed and was glad to see the printable facilitated self guided learning. You could lay out your supplies and watch your preschooler explore naturally too.  
 
 

 

More Dinosaur Ideas:
Dinosaur Dig Bin by Left Brain Craft Brain
Paper Plate Dinosaurs  by I Heart Crafty Things
 

Follow board Learn with Kids Activities:
Follow A Little Pinch of Perfect’s board Learn With Kids Activities on Pinterest.

Free PrintableD is for Dinosaur Craft
 
Objectives: Letter D recognition, creativity, fine motor skills

 

 
Age Group: Preschool

 

 
Supplies:

 

Craft paper
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes (optional)
Markers or dot markers (optional)
 
Directions:
1.  Use the dinosaur pattern to cut out your D for dinosaur pieces. I printed the pattern directly on our craft paper.

 

 
 

2.  Line up all the pieces and glue them together. Glue the letter D together first, then add the dinosaur pieces. The circle goes at the top of the D for the dinosaur’s head and the triangles go along the curve of the D.

3.  Decorate your dinosaur. We used our dot pens to make a Dotted Dinosaur so we could use another D word during our craft.

 
Ms. Tiger wanted to draw the eyes on her dinosaur. She included eyebrows and beautiful long eyelashes.

 

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Dinosaur Dig
A fun sensory and science activity to learn about dinosaurs. (A little prep work needed)

 
 
Objectives: Sensory Play, fine motor skills, counting, visual perception
 
Age Group: Preschool/ Tot school
 
Supplies:
Rice/Flour/Dirt/Sand-something to bury dinosaur bones in
Sensory bin
Sensory play tools to dig out dinosaur bones
 
Directions:
 
1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement.
 
 
 
2.  Use clay to make dinosaur bones. I used our clay recipe and baked them at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to harden them because I procrastinated and didn’t get them made the day before. They turned a little brown when I baked them, but still worked fine. I used a permanent marker to draw the shape on the matching dinosaur card on each bone in case they became all mixed up.  

 

 

 

 

 3.  Hide the bones in your sensory bin with the matching dinosaur card and let child find the bones. I used a dry erase marker to write the number of bones each dinosaur had so we knew once all the bones had been found.

 

“Dinosaur!” These two had so much fun digging up dinosaur bones.
 

 

 
4.  Place the dinosaur bones on the card like a puzzle. 
Ms. Tiger was able to find the right spot for her dinosaur bones. Mr. Tickles made a pile of bones and then I helped him put his dinosaur together once all the pieces were found.
 
Dinosaur Name & Shape Match 
Learn the names of dinosaurs and shapes with this fun matching game.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Objectives: Shapes, Dinosaurs, Matching
 
Age Group: Preschool/Tot School
 
Supplies:
Shapes-Diamond, Triangle, Star, Circle, Heart (We used foam shapes I found at Target, but toys around the house or paper shapes would work great)
 
Directions:
1.  Cut out the dinosaur cards and names. I glued our cards to old file folders and laminated them for reinforcement. Give each child one of each shape.
 
2.  Find the shape on the dinosaur card, name the shape, and ask child to hold up their matching shape.
Once the kids found the right shape they held them up to our dinosaur board.
3.  Find the dinosaur name that has the matching shape from step 2 and place the name next to the dinosaur card. 
 
Before we started the activity I had everything laid out and Ms, Tiger matched the words with the dinosaur cards all by herself. I was so impressed and was glad to see the printable facilitated self guided learning. You could lay out your supplies and watch your preschooler explore naturally too.  
 
 

 

More Dinosaur Ideas:
Dinosaur Dig Bin by Left Brain Craft Brain
Paper Plate Dinosaurs  by I Heart Crafty Things
 

Follow board Learn with Kids Activities:
Follow A Little Pinch of Perfect’s board Learn With Kids Activities on Pinterest.

 
Thanks for playing, creating, and growing with us today! 
Love-Katie & the Kiddos 

15 comments

    1. Hi Danielle, thanks so much! It took a bit of prep, and it was totally worth it once I saw how much fun my kids had 🙂

  1. These are awesome dino activities for kids!
    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

  2. This is great. As soon as we get used to our new daily schedule I would love to do a letter a week. Pinned and shared!

    1. Having a letter to concentrate on each week has been fun. Thanks for pinning and sharing 🙂

  3. What an awesome collection of dinosaur activities. Thanks for sharing on our Playful Preschool Facebook days. I'm excited to showcase this activity on our blog!

  4. This looks so fun and perfect for my little Kindergartener…thanks for sharing it with us at The Mommy Monday Blog Hop this week…

    1. I hope we didn't disappoint! Thanks for following along with us! I hope you have a wonderful day 🙂

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