Dinosaur storytime

Dinosaurs, dinosaurs by Byron Barton.
New York: Crowell, c1989.
In prehistoric days there were many different kinds of dinosaurs, big and small, those with spikes and those with long, sharp teeth.

Patrick's dinosaurs by Carol Carrick ; pictures by Donald Carrick.
New York: Clarion Books, c1983.
When his older brother talks about dinosaurs during a visit to the zoo, Patrick is afraid, until he discovers they all died millions of years ago.

Dinosaur beach by Liza Donnelly.
New York: Scholastic Inc., c1989.
Frightened sunbathers flee from a crowded beach when someone yells "Shark!"; but it's really a friendly elasmosaurus who then takes our boy hero to Dinosaur Beach.

Can I have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois G. Grambling ; pictures by H.B. Lewis.
Mahwah, N.J.: BridgeWater Books, c1994.
A child describes all the possible advantages of having a Stegosaurus for a pet.

Dad's dinosaur day by Diane Dawson Hearn.
New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.
Dad's behavior changes when he becomes a dinosaur for a day.

The dinosaur who lived in my backyard by B.G. Hennessy; pictures by Susan Davis.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking Kestrel, 1988.
A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived in his back yard.

There's a dinosaur in the park! story by Rodney Martin; pictures by John Siow.
Milwaukee: G. Stevens Pub., 1987, c1980.
A young boy's imagination brings to life a dinosaur playmate in the park.

Whatever happened to the dinosaurs? written and illustrated by Bernard Most.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1984.
A humorous speculation on what really happened to make the dinosaurs disappear.

A boy wants a dinosaur by Hiawyn Oram, Satoshi Kitamura.
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1991.
Alex doesn't want an ordinary pet, he wants a dinosaur.

Dinosaur chase by Carolyn Otto; illustrated by Thacher Hurd.
New York: HarperCollins, c1991.
A mother dinosaur reads her sleepy dinosaur son a bedtime story about a dinosaur chase that occurs when a precious necklace is stolen.

Dazzle the dinosaur by Marcus Pfister; translated by J. Alison James.
New York: North-South Books, c1994.
Dazzle the dinosaur helps his friend Maia and her mother reclaim their former home from the nasty Dragonsaurus.

Dinosaur roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1994.
Illustrations and rhyming text present all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky, or lumpy.

Why the banana split by Rick Walton; illustrations by Jimmy Holder.
Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, c1998.
The people and objects of a town panic and flee when they see a Tyrannosaurus rex approaching, but they discover that only the bananas have anything to fear from this fruit-eating dinosaur.

My dinosaur by Mark Weatherby.
New York : Scholastic, c1997.
Every night a little girl waits by her window for her friend the dinosaur, and when he comes, they play in the woods all night until the sun comes up.

Tyrannosaurus was a beast: dinosaur poems by Jack Prelutsky; illustrated by Arnold Lobel.
New York: Greenwillow Books, c1988.
A collection of humorous poems about dinosaurs.

Long, long ago
When the earth was new
Dinosaurs walked
and swam and flew.

Allosaurus
Triceratops
Apatosaurus, too.

Iguanodon
Tyrannosaurus
To name a few.

Long, long ago
When the earth was new
Huge dinosaurs lived
and small ones too.
~Jo Ellen Moore~

There were five in the nest,
At the little one's request,
"Move over! Move over!
They all moved over and one fell out.

(Repeat with 4,3,2,1 until all are out of the nest) To use as a flannelboard story, gather five dinosaur shapes on the flannelboard and remove one each time.

1 red, 1 pink, 1 green dinosaur
1 blue, 1 purple, 1 yellow dinosaur
1 orange, 1 white, 1 black dinosaur
9 little dinosaurs ROAR

Cut dinos out of felt. Use flannel board to make a memory game. Have the children close their eyes while you remove one dino. Let them guess what color you removed. Give hints.

Ten Humungous Dinosaurs

Ten humongous dinosaurs,
Standing in a line.
One fell down,
And now there are nine.

Nine humongous dinosaurs,
Playing very late,
One went to bed,
And now there are eight.

Eight humongous dinosaurs,
One of them named Kevin,
Tripped on a mountain,
And now there are seven.

Seven humongous dinosaurs,
Doing lots of tricks.
One bumped his head,
And now there are six.

Six humongous dinosaurs,
Learning how to dive.
One did a belly-flop,
And now there are five.

Five humongous dinosaurs,
Pushing through a door.
One got stuck,
And now there are four.

Four humongous dinosaurs,
Stepping over a tree.
One got a sliver,
And now there are three.

Three humongous dinosaurs,
Going to the zoo.
One teased the tigers,
And now there are two.

Two humongous dinosaurs,
Liked to run and run.
One ran too far,
And now there's only one.

One humongous dinosaur,
Cozy in the sun,
Curled up and fell asleep,
And now there are none!

Here he comes just a stomping with his feet,
Singing " Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
Searching all around for something good to eat,
Singing "Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do".
He's huge (he's huge). He's strong (he's strong).
He's huge, he's strong, won't be hungry very long.
Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do....

Five E-Nor-Mous dinosaurs	arms extend to sides
Shouting out a roar.	cup hands over mouth like megaphone
Along came an alligator,	move hand in wavy motion
Then there were four.	hold up four fingers
Four E-Nor-Mous dinosaurs	extend arms to sides
Sitting in a tree.
'Til the wind blew by.	sweep hands across body
Then there were three.	hold up three fingers
Three E-Nor-Mous dinosaurs	extend arms to sides
Were taken to the zoo.
'Til one got away,
Then there were two.	hold up two fingers
Two E-Nor-Mous dinosaurs
Were having such fun.
'Til a volcano blew up	push both arms above head
Then there was one.	hold up one finger
One E-Nor-Mous dinosaur	extend arms to sides
He must have weighed a ton.
'Til the lakes dried up.
Then there were none!	Close hand into fist

The first big dinosaur went stomp, stomp, stomp
I said to the first dinosaur, "Stop, stop, stop!"
The second big dinosaur went run, run, run,
I said to the second dinosaur, "Fun, fun, fun!"
The third big dinosaur went thump, thump, thump.
I said to the third dinosaur, "Jump, jump, jump!"
The fourth big dinosaur went whack, whack, whack
I said to the fourth dinosaur, "You stay back!"
The fifth big dinosaur went creep, creep, creep.
I said to the fifth dinosaur, "It's time to sleep!"

Dinosaur,dinosaur, turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, touch the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, shut the door.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,jump and roar.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, tie your shoe.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp in goo.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn off the light.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, say "Good night."

Dinosaur, dinosaur
Where can you be?
Hiding behind me	hands behind back
Where you cannot see!
Now you see one	bring one hand out
It's been waiting for you.
Here comes another	bring out other hand
And now you see two!

The pteranodon"s wings went flap,flap,flap,
Flap,flap,flap,flap.flap,flap
The pteranodon.s wings went flap, flap, flap
All around the swamp.

The tyrannosaurus rex went grrr,grrr, grrr,
Grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr,
The tyrannosaurus rex went grr, grr, grr,
All around the swamp.

The triceratops horns went poke, poke, poke
Poke, poke, poke, poke, poke, poke,
The triceratops horns went poke, poke ,poke,
All around the swamp.

The brontosaurus went munch, munch, munch,
Munch, munch, munch, munch,munch, munch
The brontosaurus went munch, munch, munch,
All around the swamp

The stegosaurus tail went spike, spike, spike,
Spike, spike, spike, spike, spike, spike,
The stegosaurus tail went spike, spike, spike,
All around the swamp.

I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur
Won't my mommy fall right through the floor
I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur
Ouch! He squished me!
Flat as a pancake!
I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur
Won't my mommy hide behind the door
I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur
Tromp! Tromp! Tromp! Tromp!

1 big, 2 big, 3 big dinosaurs,
4 big, 5 big, 6 big dinosaurs,
7 big, 8 big, 9 big dinosaurs,
10 big dinosaurs!
They all lived a long , long time ago.
They all lived a long, long time ago.
They all lived a long, long time ago.
Now there are no more.

Five enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar,
One went away and then there were four.
Four enormous dinosaurs, munching on a tree,
One went away and then there were three.
Three enormous dinosaurs didn't know what to do,
One went away and then there were two.
Two enormous dinosaurs having lots of fun,
One went away and then there was one.
One enormous dinosaur afraid to be a hero,
He (she) went away and then there were zero.

Dinosaurs lived long ago,
Some swam, some walked,
Some flew, you know.
Some were very big and some were small,
Some were gigantic, very tall.
Dinosaurs lived long ago,
Some walked, some swam,
Some flew, you know.

Dinosaurs walked on this Earth,
On this Earth, on this Earth.
Dinosaurs walked on this Earth,
A long, long time ago.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the king,
Was the king, was the king.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the king,
A long, long time ago.
Tyrannosaurus (child's name) was the king,
Was the king, was the king.
Tyrannosaurus (child's name) was the king,
A long, long time ago.

Dinosaurs, dinosaurs
Eating fruits and weeds
Take a bite and chew it well
And then spit out the seeds.

Going on a dinosaur hunt.	slap thighs
And I'm not afraid.	point to self
There's a tall mountain.	look with hand over eyes
Can't go under it.	move hand down
Can't go around it.	move hand around
Guess I'll go over it.	reach hands as if climbing
There's a river.	hands over eyes.
	NOTE: REPEAT ABOVE ACTIONS AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE REST OF THE CHANT
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it
Guess I'll swim across it.	move arms as if swimming
There's some tall grass.
Can't go over it
Can't go around it
Guess I'll go through it	slap hands up and down in front
There's a cave!
Can't go over it
Can't go under it.
Guess I'll go in it
It's dark and spooky in here	shake
It's cold in here!	wrap arms around self and shiver
I feel some scales	pretend to rub something
I feel some big teeth!	pretend to touch something
OHH! It's a Dinosaur!	scream
Run out of the cave	slap thighs
Go through the grass
Swim across the river
Climb the mountain
Run home	slap thighs
Open the door
Jump into bed	cover head with arms as if hiding under a blanket
I went on a dinosaur hunt
And I wasn't afraid!

Allosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus,
Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex!
Stegosaurus, Trachodon,
Triceratops, Pterandon.
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs,
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, Oh...
Allosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus,
Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex!

The tyrannosaurus rex had great big teeth,
Great big teeth, great big teeth.
The tyrannosaurus rex had great big teeth,
When the dinosaurs roamed.

Additional verses:

The apatosaurus had a very long tail......
The diplodocus' nostrils were on top of his head.........
The saltopus was as small as a cat.......

DINOSAUR DELIGHT

1/4 cup dirt (cocoa)
1/2 cup swamp water (milk with green food coloring)
2 cups crushed bones (sugar)
1/2 cup fat (butter)
2 cups dead grass (uncooked oatmeal)
1/2 cup squashed bugs (peanut butter)

Mix dirt and swamp water. Add crushed bones and fat. Boil about 3 minutes. Add squashed bugs and dead grass, and stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir until mixture begins to thicken. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool, eat, and enjoy!

DINOSAUR EGGS
You Will Need:

21/2 cups Flour
21/2 cups Used Coffee Grounds
11/2 cups Salt
1 cup Sand
Up to 1 cup Water
** plastic dinosaurs

How To Make It:

Mix flour, coffee grounds, salt & sand.
Gradually stir in water until mixture holds together.
Use as little water as possible to speed drying.
Allow up to a week to air dry.
** Add the plastic dinosaurs as you are forming the rock, so that
when you crack it open, out pops a baby dinosaur.

** Looks like a rock when dry!
Breaks open easily!