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Dinosaurs: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · January, February, March

One week on dinosaurs for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (2 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Hickory Dickory Dock” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter D.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “Were dinosaurs bigger or smaller than our room?”
  4. Sing: Hickory Dickory Dock.
  5. Read: Big Egg (read aloud).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Big Egg (read aloud, level 4): A very big egg, for the hatching talk.
  • Mop Can Hop (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Hopping and stomping in the mud, like a dinosaur.
  • Jump, Jump, Jump! (level 2, free on peabody.kids): Big jumps for big feet.
  • Look at the Big Pig (read aloud, level 4): Big and little, the dinosaur question in a pattern book.

Craft: Dinosaur footprints

You need (4): large paper, a sponge cut in a three-toe shape (grown-up), washable paint, wipes.

  1. Dip the sponge in paint.
  2. Stomp the footprints across the paper.
  3. Count how many steps your dinosaur took.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Hickory Dickory Dock

The words

Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Ants on a Log from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter.

Letter pack

DdD is for dinosaur. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace D and d once, then find D in the room and in the book.

Outside: Dinosaur dig

Bury big blocks or toy bones in the sandbox; dig them up with spoons like scientists.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.