Storybook Summer Week 7: How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

While reading this cute story you and your child will ponder how we say good night.  Do we slam our tails and pout?  No, we give big kisses!  While reading How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight this week we will learn about these fun friends.

The goal of Storybook Summer is to spend time reading with your children and engaging them in academic learning. No matter what the age of your child, he or she will love spending time reading a book with you! The lesson plans posted here are very informal but will give you ideas of activities you can do with your children every day related to the weekly book theme. Don’t feel like you need to do everything on the lesson plan. Go ahead and make revisions, additions, and deletions. Visit your local library and check out the Book of the Week at the library to save money (just remember to return it on time) or order it online from Amazon or similar.

Thank you for joining us for Storybook Summer!

Monday:
Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Color: Print a few coloring sheets for your child to color.  I like this and this.
Sing: “If you’re happy and you know it….”

Tuesday:
Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Activity: Make a schedule of your bedtime routine.  You can reenact  it during the day and take photos to have them printed or you can write/draw your schedule.  Use words like “first, next, then, and last.”
Sing: “If you’re happy and you know it….”
Physical Play: Piggy back rides!!!

Wednesday:
Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Craft: Fossil making!  Using play dough and elbow noodles let your child make fossils.  Extend the creativity to include sticks, rocks, grass, and leaves for the fossils
Sing: “If you’re happy and you know it….”

Thursday:
Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Craft: Volcanos!  While outside pour a little bit of baking soda in to the bottom of a plastic cup.  In a separate cup mix food coloring (optional) and vinegar.   Have your child pour the vinegar over the baking soda to watch a fun explosion.
Sing: “If you’re happy and you know it….”

Friday:
Have child read How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Sing: “If you’re happy and you know it….”
Craft: Paper plate dino.  Using two paper plates you will create a fun dinosaur!  Idea and photo from this site.

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