Dinosaur Activity Worksheets & Coloring Pages

Dinosaur worksheets support preschool children as they practice early literacy, math, and fine motor skills using familiar dinosaur themes. Children practice skills such as counting, tracing, letter recognition, and word recognition.

These printable worksheets include activities such as counting dinosaurs, tracing lines and words, identifying beginning sounds, and completing simple tasks using dinosaurs, fossils, and prehistoric scenes. Each worksheet focuses on one task to keep practice clear and focused.

These worksheets are used during centers, small group instruction, or short practice sessions. Teachers and parents can use them throughout a dinosaur theme unit to reinforce skills using familiar images.

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Dinosaur Activities for Preschool

Dinosaur activities give children additional ways to practice early skills using drawing, simple writing, and hands-on tasks. These activities support vocabulary development, early language use, and creative thinking using dinosaurs and prehistoric settings.

Dinosaur Facts

These short facts can be shared during circle time or small group discussion.

• Dinosaurs lived a long time ago.
• Some dinosaurs were very large.
• Some dinosaurs ate plants, and others ate meat.
• Fossils are bones left in rocks.

These facts are simple for children to listen to, repeat, and discuss.

Dinosaur Vocabulary Words

This word list introduces common dinosaur terms, nature words, and action words that children can practice during themed activities.

These words support early language development and can be used for speaking, labeling, and simple sentence practice.

Dinosaur Words

dinosaur, T-Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus, fossil, egg

Nature Words

rock, land, volcano, plant, earth

Action Words

stomp, roar, run, eat, hatch, dig

Drawing & Story Prompts

Drawing and story prompts allow children to express ideas through pictures and early storytelling. These activities support language development and simple sentence use.

Drawing Prompts

• Draw your own dinosaur
• A dinosaur in a prehistoric land
• Dinosaurs near a volcano
• A baby dinosaur hatching

Story Starters

• A dinosaur walked through the land and…
• I found a fossil and then…
• A baby dinosaur hatched and…

Dinosaur Crafts

Dinosaur crafts support preschool children as they practice fine motor skills using hands-on activities with simple materials and dinosaur themes.

Children practice cutting, gluing, coloring, and assembling simple projects while working with dinosaurs, eggs, and fossils. These activities build hand control and coordination.

These crafts are used during art centers, small group activities, or theme-based lessons.

 1. Paper Plate Dinosaur

Supplies:

• Paper plate
• Green (or any color) paint or crayons
• Construction paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Googly eyes (optional)

Steps:

1. Color or paint the paper plate (this will be the dinosaur’s body).
2. Cut out shapes from construction paper: Head Tail Legs Spikes (triangles for the back)
3. Glue everything together onto the plate.
4. Add eyes and draw a mouth.
5. Let it dry—your dino is ready to roar!

2. Handprint Dinosaur Art

Supplies:

• Washable paint
• Paper
• Paintbrush
• Marker
• Wet wipes (for cleanup!)

Steps:

1. Paint your child’s hand (any dinosaur color like green or purple).
2. Press the hand onto paper—this makes the dinosaur body.
3. Turn it so the thumb is the head and fingers are legs/tail.
4. Once dry, draw details like eyes, teeth, and spikes with a marker.
5. Add a background (trees, volcano, etc.) for extra fun!

Mini Dinosaur Lesson Plan (3 Days)

This simple lesson plan organizes dinosaur activities across three days using literacy, math, language, and hands-on tasks.

Day 1 – Types of Dinosaurs

• Read a short book about dinosaurs
• Identify dinosaurs (T-Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus)
• Practice letter recognition (D for dinosaur)
• Color a dinosaur

Day 2 – Counting Dinosaurs

• Count dinosaurs on worksheets
• Match numbers to sets of dinosaurs
• Sort dinosaurs by size or type
• Trace numbers

Day 3 – Dinosaur Exploration

• Create a dinosaur craft
• Draw a dinosaur scene
• Describe dinosaurs using simple words
• Complete a themed worksheet

Teachers and parents may repeat activities or add worksheets based on time and skill level.

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Themed-Based Worksheets

Continue worksheet practice with activities from other preschool themes. These printable worksheets include counting, tracing, matching, and coloring tasks using familiar pictures and theme-based images.

Bug and Insect Worksheets
Spring Worksheets
Dinosaur Worksheets
Farm Animal Worksheets

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