Monday, February 22, 2010

Letter d, day 4

Theme: dinosaurs

Sound:
d says /d/

Sample words
doctor, dentist, doughnut, deer, dragon, dinosaur, dress, door, dominoes, drink, do

Books
10 Terrible Dinosaurs, by Paul Strickland
1-2 non-fiction books about dinosaurs

Sound/Movement
Dinosaur Songs and Fingerplays

Craft
Make paper plate dinosaurs-I really wanted to get to this because I thought they were adorable, but we didn't have time. (If we get to it this weekend, I'll post pics Monday.)


Instead, we made these cute dinosaur dominoes. Check out the other dominoes listed, they have a lot of different ones.




Sensory bin
Have your child do an archaeological dig. Talk to your child before hand about what an archaeologist is and what they do. A book would be a good introduction.

You'll need:
sand
bones (I happened to have some chicken bones so I boiled them and cleaned them off really well, then let them dry for a few days before we were going to use them. You can also make them out of plaster of paris or even cardstock that's been laminated.)
paint brush
plastic containers
small spoon or shovel
tongs







Dramatic Play
Put dinosaurs in dramatic play area and encourage your child to build a habitat for the dinosaurs and have them interact.

Handwriting
Practice writing the letter d.

Snack
dirt cups-make or buy pudding; crush oreos (you can have your child do this part) and put them on top to look like dirt

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