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Story Time at Home: Dinosaurs
Welcome to Story Time at Home! Each month we will search high and low for great books and songs for babies and toddlers and PreK to third graders. In celebration of International Dinosaur Month in October, this month’s theme will take you on adventures on with biggest and best reptiles!
Below we’ve listed our favorite tales for babies to toddlers and PreK to third graders, along with finger plays, songs, and a craft for each age group.
And if you want to learn more about dinosaurs stop by your local library branch or check out mytpl.org for access to dino materials.
We hope you enjoy your story time at home and can’t wait to see you all back at the library!
Books for Babies and Toddlers
Books for PreK and Up
Fingerplays and Songs
Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
stomp the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
show your claws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
snap your jaws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
sit back down.
Dinosaur Moves
Spread your arms, way out wide,
fly like a pteranodon, soar and glide.
Bend to the floor, head down low,
move like a stegosaurus, long ago.
Reach up tall, try to be,
as tall as an apatasaurus eating on a tree.
Using your claws, grumble and growl,
just like a tyrannosaurus on the prowl.
Five Enormous Dinosaurs
Five enormous dinosaurs,
letting out a roar.
One went away,
and then there were four.
Four enormous dinosaurs,
crashing down a tree.
One went away,
and then there were three.
Three enormous dinosaurs,
eating tiger stew.
One went away,
and then there were two.
Two enormous dinosaurs,
trying to run.
One went away,
and then there were one.
One enormous dinosaur,
afraid to be a hero.
She went away,
and then there were zero.
Dinosaur Handprint Craft for Babies and Toddlers
Supplies:
- a piece of construction or copy paper
- washable paint
- markers
Directions:
- Paint your child’s hand and press it on to the paper.
- Using a paintbrush or finger, paint the rest of the dinosaur (extra spikes, feet, etc.).
- Let the paint dry.
- Use markers to draw a face on your dinosaur.
Dinosaur Hat Craft for PreK and Up
– Naomi Hurtienne Magola, Youth Services Librarian, and Gretchen Avet, Youth Services Clerk