For preschoolers who love everything about dinosaurs, this Sesame Street video is sure to be a hit. Elmo joins his friends, Telly and Abby, on an adventure to find all about prehistoric reptiles, from what they ate to what their world looked like millions of years ago. Children will giggle at Mr. Noodle's funny misinterpretations of how to pretend to be a dinosaur, including acting like a ballerina and an ape, as well as the TV and computer's attempts to turn themselves into dinosaurs too. Appearances by other Sesame Street favorites, such as Ernie and Snuffleupagus, will also delight little ones.
By the time your child is finished with this video, they will likely be able to tell the difference between a t-rex, triceratops, and brontosaurus. They'll also learn what a paleontologist does, even if they may stumble over the word as Abby adorably does in the film. When Elmo, Telly and Abby are visited by the Dinosaur Fairy and turned into the ancient reptiles (stegosaurus, t-rex and triceratops, respectively), the trio discusses who is big, bigger and biggest, thus giving kids a quick comparison lesson.
With so much pretending onscreen, it's only natural for children at home to want to play along. Emily, the three-year-old I nanny for, eagerly demonstrated her dinosaur roar for me and said that she wishes she could be a purple dinosaur for the day. She also mentioned though that she'd be sad if she couldn't have her blankie at naptime, since dinosaurs didn't sleep with blankets.
--Abby
