Materials List
In addition to the literature, the Alphafriends Letters and Language Kit, the Sing and Share Kit, the Oral Language Cards, the Rhyme and Chant Posters, and the Teacher's Resource Book, you may also need to gather the following materials (depending on your activity choices). Materials are listed in the order in which they are used throughout each week.
Week 1
- toy domestic animals, such as cat, dog
- large book and small book
- attribute blocks or cutout shapes of big and small triangles, circles, rectangles and squares in red, yellow, and blue
- pointer
- name cards
- toy pet animal
- Math Concept Card 19
- demonstration clock
- toy animals in three sizes
- sorting cards labeled same, smaller, bigger
- a variety of books
- pictures of bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds, and oceans
- chart paper
- toy animals of different colors
- graphing mat
- toy pet animals
- variety of attribute blocks
- three-dimensional shapes such as cones, cubes, prisms, cylinders
- masking tape or rope
- crosswalk signs for Walk and Do Not Walk
- children's pictures of pets
- large star-shaped paper
- cardboard pennies and nickels
Week 2
- magazine photographs of familiar forest and farm animals
- assorted toy animals
- name cards
- books
- writing tools
- toy animals of assorted colors
- graphing mat
- a variety of fiction and nonfiction books
- chart paper
- attribute blocks (thick and thin) or stacks of paper shapes that vary in thickness
Week 3
- assorted toy animals
- paper bag
- chart paper
- writing tools
- graphing mat
- graphing grid
- 2" x 3" animal drawings of each group
- a variety of books
- globe
- pictures of jungles and jungle animals
- pictures of deserts, polar regions, rainforests, oceans
- cones, cubes, prisms, cylinders, spheres
- counters
- index cards with numerals 1–10
- classroom number line
- snack
- large spider web drawn on paper
- sketches of elephant calf, tiger cub, raccoon kit