I’m a Dirty Dinosaur One Book One Bundy

by Angela · Published January 24, 2017 · Updated February 27, 2018

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur

One Book One Bundy

One Book One Bundy is an exciting community engagement project initiated by the Bundaberg Family and Baby Network working in collaboration with the Bundaberg Regional Libraries First Five Forever Project and the broader community of Bundaberg.

This project promotes early language and literacy across an entire year using the book I'm a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brien. The focus is to raise broad awareness of the importance of early language and literacy development and building relationships between parents and children around literacy.

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How to join in One Book One Bundy...

Step 1: Visit a Library Jungle Space

Visit Childers, Gin Gin and Bundaberg Libraries to see and play within the Dinosaur Jungle spaces! Each library will have permanent activities set up through out 2018 promoting lots of reading, talking singing and playing opportunities.

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Step 2: Download the Resource Guide

If you need some inspiration on how to incorporate I'm a Dirty Dinosaur in your child's day, download the Resource Guide.

This guide has been prepared by the FAB Early Language and Literacy Working Group in partnership with Bundaberg Regional Libraries and incorporates fun activities, songs and games all themed around the I'm a Dirty Dinosaur book.

DOWNLOAD RESOURCE GUIDE

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Step 3: Borrow a Resource Kit

Thanks to Bundaberg Regional Libraries, I'm a Dirty Dinosaur resource kits are available to borrow.

These kits were hugely popular last year with schools, child care providers and services accessing them to assist with running activities around the One Book One Book initiative. So please get borrowing…

Each ‘I'm a Dirty Dinosaur’ Resource Kit includes:-

Copies of the books I’m a Dirty Dinosaur and I’m a Hungry Dinosaur

Instruments to help you move, stomp and jump

Dinosaur dress-ups

Dinosaur puppet

Small, medium and large sized dinosaur figurines

Dinosaur bones with match and measure activity card set

3D dinosaur puzzle

Magnifying glasses

Kits will be available for borrowing from the end of February 2018, contact the library to book. Phone 4130 4140.

Step 4: Participate

Read the book
Decorate your book corner into a jungle
Make a dinosaur lift the flap book
Dig for dinosaurs in sand, rice or dirt
Make dinosaur eggs
Create a dinosaur land with small dinosaur toys and re-enact the story
Attend an I'm a Dirty Dinosaur community event. Check our community events calendar for events and keep up to date about when new events are added by subscribing to our E-newsletter

We encourage you to play dinosaurs with your child or a group of children you work with. Be creative with the activities and let your child/ren explore and be part of that creative process.

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Step 5: Share the Fun

Photograph and video your activities and share them with us.

Upload to Facebook: @widebaykids and @bundylib
Upload to Instagram: @widebaykids
Email: info@widebaykids.com.au

You can also:-

Display artworks within your homes, organisations and business shop windows
Run activities in public spaces inviting families to participate
Create public art activities and display pieces throughout our community (like yarn bombing or large scale animal scenes)
Create social stories by using the hashtags #onebookonebundy and #paintbundyread on social media and share your activities with the community (remember to set your privacy to public for these images)