DINOSAURS- Preschool Weekly Lesson Plan

This week’s plan is designed to engage preschoolers with fun, interactive activities that help them learn about dinosaurs while building their vocabulary, motor skills, and creativity!

With this lesson plan your kiddos will:

• Learn about different types of dinosaurs (herbivores, carnivores, big, small).
• Understand the basics of paleontology and fossils.
• Develop gross motor skills by imitating dinosaur movements.
• Encourage creativity through show and tell and crafts.

Key Vocabulary:
Dinosaur/ Fossil/ Paleontologist/ Herbivore/ Carnivore/ Roar

PDF includes:

• two lesson plan sheets- color and black & white
• Show and Tell note for parents
• five pages of breakdowns for each day
• three printable activities
• visuals

B O N U S

• two extra printable activities
• affirmation cards -color and b/w

The dynamic mind-mapping curriculum is based on:
Monday: What do you think dinosaurs ate?
Tuesday: Which dinosaur do you think was the biggest?
Wednesday: How do we know dinosaurs existed?
Thursday: How do you think dinosaurs moved?
Friday: Show and Tell: Which dinosaur would you like to be?

Structure of the lesson plan:

• question of the day
• circle time (all the script)
• hands-on activity
• read aloud (book suggestions)
• Friday Show & Tell