Free Dinosaur Printables for Preschool (22-Page PDF Pack)
22 free dinosaur worksheets for preschool: coloring, tracing, cutting, counting and letter pages with a T. rex, a stegosaurus and a triceratops. Download PDF.
Few things hold a preschooler's attention like a dinosaur. This pack uses that pull: every page tells a small dinosaur story, from an egg hatching to a stegosaurus finding its fern, so tracing, cutting and counting feel like play. Every page of the pack is shown below, and the whole thing comes as one free PDF by email.
Free printable pack · 22 pages · Ages 3 to 5
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Looking for dinosaur printables? This free 22-page dinosaur pack covers coloring pages, tracing lines, search and count, pattern completion, cutting practice and more, for children ages 3 to 5.
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What's inside the Dinosaur pack
Activity
Pages
Skills practised
Coloring pages
3
Fine motor control, colour names
Tracing lines
1
Pencil control, pre-writing
Search and count
2
Counting, visual scanning, focus
Pattern completion
1
Sequencing, logical thinking
Cutting practice
2
Scissor skills, hand strength
Count and trace
1
Number writing, one-to-one counting
Connect the dots
2
Number order, fine motor control
Dot marker page
1
Hand-eye coordination
Shadow matching
1
Visual discrimination
Letter tracing
5
Letter shapes, letter sounds
Word tracing
1
Letter sequence, first words
Alphabet overview
2
Letter recognition
22 printable pages, 12 activity types, one set of dinosaur characters throughout. Every page prints on US Letter with nothing but crayons, a pencil and, for two pages, safety scissors.
Dinosaur coloring pages
Color the dinosaur. A single big picture with large, simple areas to fill. Coloring builds the hand strength your child needs for writing.Color dinosaur eggs and nest. A single big picture with large, simple areas to fill. Coloring builds the hand strength your child needs for writing.Color the picture. A full scene to colour, with plenty of small details for children who are ready for more.
Dinosaur tracing lines
Trace the dotted lines. Start at the dot. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal dotted lines, each with a start dot and a picture to trace towards.
How many dinosaur eggs can you find? (Ages 3-4) Find 3 eggs hidden in the scene, circle each one, then colour the row underneath and trace the number 3. A calm, absorbing quiet-time activity.How many butterflies can you find? (Ages 4-5) Find 11 butterflies hidden in the scene, circle each one, then colour the row underneath and trace the number 11. The harder version has more to find and a bigger number to write.
Cutting practice Snip lines for beginners, then bookmarks and a card to colour and cut out.Cutting practice. Wavy lines to cut along, then shapes holding a picture each. Cut them out and glue them onto paper.
Count and trace. Six boxes: count the spotted egg, bold line, T-rex reading a book and palm tree and others, then trace the number. Numbers on this page: 3, 2, 4, 1, 7, 6. Two-digit numbers are traced at full size.
Connect the dots and color the dinosaur. (Ages 3-4) Connect the numbered dots to complete the picture, then colour it.Connect the dots and color the dinosaur. (Ages 4-5) Connect the numbered dots to complete the picture, then colour it.
Dinosaur dot marker page
Dab the dots to fill the stegosaurus. A big stegosaurus filled with dauber-sized circles for a dot marker, bingo dabber or a fingertip of paint, then the word STEGOSAURUS to trace underneath.
Match each picture to its shadow. 5 pictures along the bottom (T-rex waving, pteranodon flying, triceratops, volcano and spotted egg, bold line) and their shadows shuffled along the top. Your child draws a line from each picture to its shadow. Visual discrimination, the skill behind telling b from d.
Trace the letter D. The letter D, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real dinosaur words: dinosaur. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter E. The letter E, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real dinosaur words: egg and eggs. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter B. The letter B, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real dinosaur words: bone. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter V. The letter V, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real dinosaur words: volcano. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.Trace the letter F. The letter F, big and small, in tracing rows, then the letter inside real dinosaur words: fern and fish. Letters come from the pack's own pictures, so each one means something.
Trace the words. Four short dinosaur words in dotted capitals, EGG, BONE, DINOSAUR and FERN, each with its picture and an empty line to write it once more.
All the letters, A to M. Every letter from A to M, big and small, once each, on a three-line guide. A reference page rather than a drill.All the letters, N to Z. Every letter from N to Z, big and small, once each, on a three-line guide. A reference page rather than a drill.
Brachiosaurus was as tall as a four-storey building.
Stegosaurus had a brain the size of a walnut.
Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens.
Talking during the worksheet builds vocabulary and keeps a preschooler at the table longer. Ask which picture on the page is their favourite and why.
Skills your child will practise
Fine motor control, colour names
Pencil control, pre-writing
Counting, visual scanning, focus
Sequencing, logical thinking
Scissor skills, hand strength
Number writing, one-to-one counting
Number order, fine motor control
Hand-eye coordination
Visual discrimination
Letter shapes, letter sounds
Letter sequence, first words
Letter recognition
These are the skills children build in the years before kindergarten, each at their own pace. Curious where your child is right now? Our free five-minute check shows their current level in each area, the ones to focus on, and specific activities to help.
How to use these dinosaur printables
Daily practice. One or two pages a day, rotating activity types so it stays fresh.
A themed week. Pair the pack with dinosaur picture books from the library and one hands-on activity.
Quiet time. Coloring, dot marker and connect-the-dots pages work on their own once your child knows the routine.
Travel. A few pages and a pencil are all a car ride needs.
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