Dinosaurs, May 19th and 20th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde; illustrated by Gideon Kendall.

Poem: Boa Constrictor by Shel Silverstein. We recited this poem using a sleeping
bag with eyes and a tongue and changed the word “boa constrictor” to “dinosaur.”

Oh, I’m being eaten
By a boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor,
And I don’t like it – one bit.
Well, what do you know?
It’s nibblin’ my toe.
Oh, gee,
It’s up to my knee.
Oh my,
It’s up to my thigh.
Oh, fiddle,
It’s up to my middle.
Oh, heck,
It’s up to my neck.
Oh, dread,
It’s upmmmmmmmmmffffffffff . . .

Book: Dinosailors by Deb Lund; illustrated by Howard Fine.

Song: We Are the Dinosaurs from the Laurie Berkner cd, Whaddaya Think of That?

Book: Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea.

Poem: The Tyrant King. We used a pirate puppet to tell
this poem, but also had a T-Rex puppet to prowl around the room.

Song: All Around the Swamp sang to the tune of the Wheels on the Bus, but with dinosaurs.
The dinos in the swamp go roar, roar, roar.
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar.
The dinos in the swamp go roar, roar, roar.
All around the swamp.

Pteranadon's wings go flap, flap, flap
Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr, grr, grr
The Triceratop's horns go poke, poke, poke
The Apatosaurus goes munch, munch, munch

Book: Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland.

by Patrick and Paul