Sunday, May 1, 2016

Where Are All of the Dinosaurs? { SMARTBoard Activities}

With only 3 weeks until summer break, things are going to be super busy for my kiddos. Muffins for mom on May 4th, Parent Teacher Conferences on May 6th, End of the Year Program on May 17th, Field Day on May 18th, and Class Party on May 19th.


I am including my lesson plans about dinosaurs. The lesson plans include the following types of activities: Morning Message with activity, Large Group Literacy, Phonemic Awareness, Small Group, two planned story times, and a closing activity.The standards are based on Bright From the Start GELDS.


DOWNLOAD>> 5 Day Dinosaur Theme Lesson Plans



YouTube.com Educational Links:
I have put together a collection of songs and read a-loud books about Dinosaurs.
GO TO>> YOUTUBE PLAYLIST.

Note: All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com


Note: Click on the image to read along. All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com

Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> Entire Page depending on your monitor’s resolution. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded. This way the games do not have to be re-set.

Morning Message Each day of the week for five days. Let the students fill in the missing letters to complete the morning message. Also, each day has a question and answer session geared towards vocabulary words associated with dinosaurs.

__ __ __ __   __orning __   __ __ __ ay
__ __  __on__ __ __, __ay __, 20 __ __.

Fill-in the blanks. The morning message is:

Good morning! Today is Monday, May 2, 2016.


Poems and Chants:
“The Dinosaur Song,” Author Unknown
“Dinosaur Stomp,” Author Unknown
“Dinosaur, Dinosaur,” Author Unknown
“Did You Ever See a Dinosaur,” Author Unknown
“I’m a Mean Dinosaur,” Author Unknown

Vocabulary Words Dinosaur Vocabulary and ~AP Word Family

Where is the Bone? Students identify the letters and then click the object. The students are looking for the hidden bones. Practice identifying lowercase letters.

Where is the T-Rex? Students identify kindergarten sight words and then click the object. The students are looking for the hidden t-rexes. Practice identifying: color sight words, I, a, me, am, like, see, the.

Where is the PaleontologistStudents identify the number and then click the object. The students are looking for the hidden paleontologist. Practice identifying numbers 0 to 21.

Carnivore / Herbivore Sort

Letter D Sort Game that allows students to practice classifying objects that begin or do not begin with the /d/ sound.

Letter V Sort Game that allows students to practice classifying objects that begin or do not begin with the /v/ sound.

Rhyming Word Sort Game that allows students to practice classifying objects that rhyme with the word map.

Beginning Letter Sounds Write the matching beginning letter sound in the box next to the picture.

How Many Syllables? Sort the pictures by 1, 2, 3, or 4 syllables.

Build a Word Use the letter tiles to build the word. Build a word uses both ~AP word family words.

Word Work ~AP word family

Check’s and X’s ~AP word family

Word Search ~AP word family

Beginning Letter 


Size Sort

Which One Comes Next? Look at the pattern and finish the pattern.

How Many Dinosaurs? Roll the die and count out the corresponding number of dinosaurs and put them in front of the volcano.

How Many In All? 

Roll & Cover: Roll the dice and count the dots. Then use the dinosaur and cover the matching numeral. Two versions: 1-6 and 2-12.







Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards: 

Approaches to Play
APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.
APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy
CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.
CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.
CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.
CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.
CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics
CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.
CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.
CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process
CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.
CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.


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