🦕 Letter of the Week: D is for Dinosaur

Featuring our $5 Paleontologist Dinosaur Dig Sensory Table Printable Pack

Rawr! It’s time to travel back millions of years to meet the mighty dinosaurs. This week’s theme — “D is for Dinosaur” — is packed with sensory fun and early learning designed to spark curiosity and imagination.

We’re pairing this letter with our Paleontologist Dinosaur Dig Printable Kit, a $5 pack that turns your IKEA Flisat table into an exciting dinosaur excavation site.

🛒 What’s in the $5 Dinosaur Dig Printable Pack

The Dinosaur Dig Sensory Table Decor Pack includes:

• A prehistoric-themed banner, awning, flags, and signs like “Dino Dig Site” and “Fossil Find Zone”

• 2–3 worksheets: letter D tracing, dinosaur matching, and fossil vocabulary

• Designed in soft earthy tones with pops of green and orange

• Sized perfectly for the IKEA Flisat table or any sensory bin setup

👉 Shop the “Dinosaur Dig Printable Pack” – $5

🧰 Materials You’ll Need

• Dinosaur Dig Printable Pack from the shop

• IKEA Flisat table or sensory bin

• Sensory base: kinetic sand, brown sugar, or dry dirt (non-toxic!)

• Small dinosaur figurines, excavation tools (brushes, scoops, tweezers)

• Letter D foam shapes or puzzles

• Optional: plastic bones or fossil replicas for digging

🦖 How to Set Up Your Dinosaur Sensory Bin

1. Decorate your Flisat table with the banner, awning, and dinosaur signs.

2. Fill bins with your chosen sensory base (kinetic sand works great for digging).

3. Bury dinosaur figurines, plastic bones, and fossils in the bin.

4. Include excavation tools like brushes and scoops to encourage fine motor skills.

5. Add worksheets nearby or laminate them and place inside the bin for letter practice.

6. Invite your child to dig, discover, and learn about the letter D and dinosaurs!

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💡 Tips to Extend the Activity

• Read Dinosaur Roar! or How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

• Make dinosaur footprints with paint and paper

• Pretend to be paleontologists and record your finds

• Use playdough to create dinosaur bones or fossils

• Practice the letter D with tactile writing in sand or flour trays

📚 Related Activities

• Jurassic Sensory Bin Ideas

• Dinosaur Matching and Sorting Games

• Fossil Craft and Excavation Activity

🔤 25 Vocabulary Words for “Dinosaur” Theme

dinosaur, dig, fossil, paleontologist, bone, excavation, brush, sand, roar, claw, tail, teeth, skeleton, scale, big, roar, egg, plant-eater, meat-eater, extinct, jungle, herbivore, carnivore, rock, cave, find

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