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
- pictures of cats and kittens
- scissors
- crayon
- Math Concept Card 23
- a pear or plum
- pictures of healthy and unhealthy foods
- craft sticks
- glue
- chart paper
- pictures of small, medium, and large plants
- variety of books
- picture of a turnip, or a real turnip
- two construction-paper stick figures of different heights
- paper bag
- pictures of fruits and vegetables
- blue and red cubes or blocks
- baby pictures
- classroom books
Week 2
- name cards
- chart paper
- cutout circles, triangles, rectangles, ovals
- cutouts of two tiger swallowtail butterflies
- cutouts of four monarch butterflies
- large piece of paper
- glue
- paper bag
- packet of flower seeds
- containers filled with soil
- watering can
- Math Concept Card 30
- construction paper
- scissors
- large pieces of cloth
- color tiles or cubes
Week 3
- classroom books
- pictures of outdoor scenes in each season
- glass
- pitcher
- Math Concept Cards 25 and 26
- small objects of various weights
- bucket balance
- Math Concept Cards 24 and 26
- vegetables and flower seed packets
- Math Concept Cards 20 and 26
- thermometer
- paper bag
- classroom objects
- chart paper
- six paper flowers
- eight butterflies made from construction paper