Dinosaur Manners Lesson

I love using these manners dinosaurs to teach polite behavior to young kids. Each dinosaur has a name that represents their attributes such as Stingy Stego, Angryosaurus, Yellingdachtyl and Happyosaurus. There is a story you can tell about the dinosaurs. I usually customized my story to help teach behavior that was an issue with that particular group. Pokeyceratops was rarely slow but would poke and tickle and bother his friends. 

I printed the dinosaurs onto colored card stock and then laminated them. Happyosaurus was printed onto tie dye scrapbook paper. Visit Executive Homemaker for a free pdf file of the dinosaur pattern and story.  

Since I love books here are a few that tie in with the dinosaur manners lesson. 

The Mine-O-Saur

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs?

What are your favorite ways to instill manners in children? 

Learning Inspiration: Color Cats

I love playing learning games with children. This game is another great way to teach your child colors.

Learning Inspiration: Monkey Color Flashcards

This is a fun rhyme and flashcard combo to help teach your children the basic colors. My graphic is from The Mailbox Magazine, but you could use any monkey picture you like. The rhyme is also adapted from an issue The Mailbox Magazine.