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DINOFUN!Activities
Activities to accompany Deb Lund’s popular rollicking rhyming dinobooks, illustrated by Howard Fine.
DEB LUND is an author, teacher, and creativity coach who loves to visit schools. She and her musical family live on Whidbey Island, WA. Visit Deb at www.deblund.com.
HOWARD FINE is an award-winning picture book artist. He lives with his family in White Plains, NY. You can meet Howard at www.howardfineillustration.com.
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Make Your Own DinoplaneDino Mix UpPin the Dino on the TrainMake Your Own DinoboatDinodoughDinopuppetsDinowordsDinosearchDinorhymesWhere to Next?DinosongsDinocookies DinopunchDinoparty IdeasDeb Lund
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Yard Master
Switch Operator
Engineer
Co
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Brake Operator
Po
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Dino Mix UpYou can help this dinocrew
By matching them to jobs they do.Draw lines to connect dinos to their correct job titles.
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Pin the Dino on the Train Car!Engineer
Brachiosaurus(with assistant)
Brake OperatorSpinosaurus
Switch OperatorTriceratops
PorterTyrannosaurus Rex
Yard MasterHadrosaurus
ConductorStegosaurus
The brakes went out, they all got wet.They thought this was their worst trip yet.
But things will never be the same,Once you play this dinogame!
Draw a train car on a large sheet of paper. You can color in scenery if you like, including hills and a lake. Cut out pictures of the dinocrew above. Attach tape to the backs of the pictures and give one to each player. During each player’s turn, blindfold them, turn them around two times, and then have them attach their dino to the train car. See where the dinos end up!
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Make Your Own Dinoboat!
Place a rectangular piece of paper in front of you with one of the shorter sides at the top.Fold the top edge down to meet the bottom edge and crease the fold.Fold the two sides together to meet in the middle and crease, then unfold that crease.With the fold at the top, fold the top corners to meet in the middle and crease.Under the triangles you just made are two strips of paper. Fold the top one up and crease. (See diagram A)Turn the paper over and fold the other strip up and crease.Now it should look like a hat. Put your thumbs inside the hat-like opening.Open the “hat” all the way to make a diamond shape (B).Flatten it down, tucking in flaps, and crease. (C) Fold the first layer’s bottom point up to meet the diamond’s top point and crease. (D)Turn paper over and fold the other bottom point up to meet the diamond’s top point and crease.Open the new hat-like opening to make another diamond shape and flatten. (E)Gently peel back and pull out the two outside top points all the way and flatten. (F)Adjust your boat so it sits upright. (G)
Add a toy, dinodough, or dinocookie dinosaur to your boat!
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Dinodough!
Mix flour and salt, add oil. Add food coloring to
water. Add water slowly for desired consistency.
Store each color of dinodough in an airtight
container. Make play-dough dinosaurs!
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Food coloring
Water
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Dinopuppets!Hip, hip, hooray! Let’s hear a cheerMore dinotrips will soon be here!
Cut out the dinosaurs and glue them to craft sticks or sturdy cardboard strips to act out the stories in the dinobooks or to create new adventures!
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That’s the strangest thing I’ve heard.Did you just say a dinoword?Why would anybody useSuch silly words—I just refuse!
Okay, okay, if you’ll be quiet.Then I promise that I’ll try it…
But don’t invite a dinocrowd,And dinolaughing’s not allowed!
DINOWORDS!
dino dino
dino dino
Make up your own dinowords by writing words in the blanks below. You can cut them out and pull them out of a box to help you write your own dinostories.
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Dinosearch Draw a line through the hidden words using the list to the left of the puzzle.
Write the leftover puzzle letters in order on the lines below to read Deb’s message to you.
ABOARDBOSUNCONDUCTORDINOSAILORSENGINEHEAVEPILOTSAILINGTRAPEZEAIRPLANEBRIDGEDECKDINOSOARINGGOGGLESKERSPLASHPROPELLERSEASICKWATERAIRSHOWCAPTAINDINOFIREDINOTRAINHANDCARPARACHUTERIPCORDTRACKZOOM
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Dinorhymes!Cut out the cards below, mix them up, and turn them upside down, six cards in each row. Player one turns over two cards. If the words rhyme, the player keeps the cards and takes another turn. If the words do not rhyme, the cards are turned back over in their original places, and it’s the next player’s turn. The winner is the person who has the most rhymes when the cards have all been taken.
You may also use these cards to create pairs of rhyming lines.
Track
Far
Say
Slide
Right
Back
Each pair of dinolines must rhyme.You can do it! Take your time!
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Where To Next?
MY DINOADVENTURE:
Fire trucks? Rockets? Where to next?
Our dinofriends are so perplexed.
What will they ride? Where will they go?
Got ideas? Let us know!
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More Dinotunes!(to the tune of...)
Hadrosaurus, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, too,
Triceratops and T-Rex, Brachiosaurus, me, and you.
It doesn’t matter where they go, we’re glad to tag along
And sing this silly song!
Goody, goody dinosoaring
Goody, goody dinotraining
Goody, goody dinosailing
Oh where will we go next?
Trains and boats and planes are fun for kids and dinosaurs.
We love to jump aboard them and to hear the engines roar.
Adventure waits just down the track, the runway, and the sea
Just don’t leave without me!
Goody, goody dinosoaring
Goody, goody dinotraining
Goody, goody dinosailing
Oh where will we go next?
Dino Adventures(Battle Hymn of the Republic)
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Dinodinner(Do Wah Diddy Diddy)
Here we come just a stomping down the street
Singing dino dinner, dinner dine, dinner do.
Looking all around for anything to eat
Singing dino dinner, dinner dine, dinner do.
We’re tough (we’re tough)! We’re strong (we’re strong)!
We’re tough, we’re strong. We’ll be full before too long
Singing dino dinner, dinner dine, dinner do.
Singing dino dinner, dinner dine, dinner do.
One Little Dinosaur(One Little Elephant)
One little dinosaur went out to playOut on a ship on the sea one day.He had such enormous fun,He called for another little dinosaur to come.
Two little dinosaurs went out to playOut on a train on the track one day.They had such enormous fun,They called for another little dinosaur to come.
Three little dinosaurs went out to playOut on a plane in the sky one day.They had such enormous fun,They called for another little dinosaur to come.
(Have kids make up more verses.)
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Dinosaur Wish(Oscar Meyer)
Oh, I wish I were a daring dinosaur.
That is all I really want to be.
For if I were a daring dinosaur
Everyone would want to be like me!
Dino Pokey(Hokey Pokey)
You put your claws in,
You put your claws out,
You put your claws in,
And you slash them all about.
You do the Dino Pokey
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.
…feet …stomp
…spikes …poke
…teeth …chomp
…tail …whip
Dino Chant(no tune)
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Stomp around!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Touch the ground!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Shake the floor!
Dinosaur, Dinosaur,
Give a roar!
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• Soften butter.• Add sugar. • Cream butter and sugar
together until smooth.• Add eggs and vanilla,
then beat. • Mix in flour, baking
powder, and salt. • Chill dough in refrigerator
for at least one hour. • Preheat oven to
400 degrees F. • Roll out dough on floured
surface. • Cut with dinosaur
cookie cutters. • Bake on ungreased cookie
sheet for 6-8 minutes. • Cool and decorate.
Dinocookies!1 ½ cups butter 2 cups sugar4 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla5 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 ½ teaspoons salt
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2 quarts lime sherbet2 liters ginger ale or lemon-lime soda
Just before serving, place ingredients in punch bowl and mix together until sherbet softens.
Dinopunch!
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Dinoparty Ideas(You’ll find directions for these activities earlier in this dinofun guide!)
Read and act out dinobooks or create puppet plays.
Sing dinosongs and play “Pin the Dino on the Train Car.”
Have a dinoplane flying contest.
Make a dinoworld with crayons and dinodough on tables covered with white butcher paper.
Serve dinocookies in dinoboats.
Eat, drink dinopunch, and be merry!
Dinoparty!It’s a
For dinofun, good treats, and more, come and be a dinosaur!
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Deb Lund loves to visit schools, sing, ride her unicycle, and play with her kids and her dog Ollie. Besides being an author, she’s a creativity coach who helps others follow their dreams.
Deb was a music, classroom, and library teacher. Her master’s project 20 years ago was on teaching writing, and she has taught writing to kids and teachers ever since. She’s a popular presenter at conferences, libraries, and schools, and she would love to hear from you!
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These DINOFUN! Activities are free to download and photocopy, and may not be sold. Text © by Deb Lund
Illustrations © by Howard FineAdditional illustrations © by SC Watson
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