Storytime: Dinosaurs, Big and Bad

Family storytime for ages 3-8 and their families with a craft.  There are so many good new dinosaur books, the kids loved these!

 Books

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime

by Bob Shea

 

The Super Hungry Dinosaur

by Martin Waddell

I'm Bad

by Kate and Jim McMullan

Additional Books

Dinosaurumpus! by Tony Mitton

Gorgonzola: A Very Stinkysaurus by Margie Palatini

Prehistoric Actual Size by Steve Jenkins

T Is for Terrible  by Peter McCarty

Song

I'm a Mean Old Dinosaur

(Sung to: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a mean old dinosaur,

Big and tall.

Here is my tail.

Here is my claw.

When I get all hungry,

I just growl.

Look out kids...

I'm on the prowl!

Craft

Pasta Fossil Dinosaurs

Provide dry pasta for the children to paste onto black construction paper to create dinosaurs.  I found white chalk was useful for the parents to sketch dinosaurs for the littlest ones to fill in with pasta.

Storytime: Alligators & Crocodiles (Snip Snap Stories)

Family Storytime for Ages 3-8.  Alligators and crocodiles better get their snapping ready to go.  One of a my favorite storytimes because I can have the children "snap" through all these stories.

Books

Snip, Snap! What's That?

By Mara Bergman

Illustrated by Nick Maland

Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree

By Eileen Christelow

Where's My Mommy?

By Jo Brown

Alternate or Additional Books

Alligator Alphabet By Stella Blackstone and Stephanie Bauer

Alligator Baby By Robert Munsch

There's An Alligator Under My Bed By Mercer Mayer

What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? By Judy Sierra Illustrated by Doug Cushman

Songs and Fingerplays

Alligator Pie

Alligator, alligator, alligator pie.

(Hold arms out in front and snap down and together on the word "alligator")

If I don't get some,

I think I'm gonna cry.

(Mime crying)

You can take away the grass.

(Use an arm to make wavy motions)

You can take away the sky.

(Hold arms up and rounded over head)

But don't take away,

(Shake your finger)

My alligator pie!

(Snap your arms)

"Alligator Stomp"

by Anna Moo

from Classic Animal Songs

Craft

A Alligator

From No Time For Flashcards, see there for a step by step.