DiNovember: Week 4 -- 11/26/24

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Tyrannosaurus Wrecks! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Some Dinosaurs Are Small by Charlotte Voake
Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken by Douglas Rees

Books:
Bigger Than You by Hyewon Kyung
The Dinos on the Bus by Peter Millett
Dinosaurs Don't Have Bedtimes! by Timothy Knapman
How to Be a T. Rex by Ryan North
I'm Bad! by Kate McMullan
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty

Craft: Standing Dinosaur

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color and cut out pieces

- Fold legs in half and cut along dotted line to make slits

- Slip the folded legs onto bottom of dinosaur's body to make it stand

Extension Activities:

- After reading Tyrannosaur Wrecks, have a discussion with your child about how the wrecks in the beginning of the book are different than the ones at the end.  What makes them different?  Why would reactions to those wrecks be different?

- Hold a dance party to go along with reading Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very FirstChicken.  Ask your child to dance like different kinds of dinosaurs.  Make sure to include the Chicken Dance.

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DiNovember: Week 3 -- 11/19/24

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein

Books:
Chill, Chomp, Chill! by Chri Ayala-Kronos
The Little Green Goose by Adele Sansone
Lizard from the Park by Mark Pett
Penny & Pip by Candace Fleming
Regina Is Not a Little Dinosaur by Andrea Zuill
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman

Craft: Hatching Dinosaur

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (egg and dinosaur) and color

- Fold egg in half along dotted line

- Cut along solid jagged line of egg

- Glue dinosaur "popping" out of egg

Extension Activities:

- After reading Dinosaur Kisses, ask your child to come up with directions on how to do simple activities as if teaching a baby dinosaur (ex - kiss, clap, etc.).

- Have your children poll people to find out the favorite dinosaur.


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DiNovember: Week 2 -- 11/12/24

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea

Books:

Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois G. Grambling

Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob Shea

If I Had a Triceratops by George O'Connor

I'm Hungry! Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez

Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo

Craft: Pterodactyl Headband

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces and color

- Cut two long strips of paper and glue into headband

- Glue head to front of headband

- Glue wings to side and fold so they flap outwards

Extension Activities:

- Focus on fine motor skills by having your child "rescue" a dinosaur.  Wrap several small rubber bands around a larger toy dinosaur.  Then have your child unwrap the rubber bands to "save" it.

- Create a Dinosaur Hopscotch board.  Use chalk to draw a hopscotch board outside.  Include other activities in the board such as Dinosaur Stomps, Dinosaur Hops, etc.

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DiNovember: Week 1 -- 11/5/24

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe & Susan Tuma
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy

Books:

The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara

Dinosaurs in Disguise by Stephen Krensky

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin

When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach

Craft: Dinosaur Magnets

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out dinosaurs

- Color dinosaurs

- Attach a small piece of magnet to the back of each dinosaur

- Optional: Glue on sequins for extra decoration

Extension Activities:

- Make some dinosaur cutout cookies.  Have your child decorate the cookies.

- Hide some toy dinosaurs for your kid(s) to search for in the house.

Virtual Story Time: DiNovember -- November 2024

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Dino by Diego Vaisberg
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems

Books:

Bop Bop Dinosaur by Jim Cosgrove

Dinosaur Countdown by Nicholas Oldland

Kitties on Dinosaurs by Michael Slack

The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman

Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge

Extension Activities:

- Edwina liked to bake chocolate chip cookies to share with people.  Make cookies with your child(ren) to share with their friends and family.

- Check out books from the library to learn more about dinosaurs.  There are a multitude of great nonfiction dinosaur books for kids.

- Make a dinosaur egg with your child.  Decoupage tissue paper or construction paper onto a plastic Easter egg.