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 tools
- machines
- construction materials
- paintbrush
- crayon
- Math Concept Card 23
- paint jar
- paintbrush
- smock and apron
- rulers
- blocks
- chart paper
- writing tools
- classroom objects
- children's name cards
- blocks
- tools
- toy hammer
- toy saw
- spatula
- photographs or illustrations of skyscrapers
Week 2
- magazine photographs of things people build
- photograph of a bridge
- three paper strips of different lengths
- chart paper
- writing tools
- blocks or colored cubes
- paper bag
- chart paper
- crayons
- toy construction vehicles
- pictures of bees, wasps, ants, and termites
- Math Concept Card 26
- blocks of different lengths
Week 3
- picture of a wood-frame house
- color tiles
- chart paper
- writing tools
- Math Concept Card 27
- children's name cards
- picture of a brick house or chimney
- brick
- small and big classroom objects
- paper bag
- blocks
- toy tools
- marker
- blocks or cutout construction paper circles of different sizes
- construction paper
- scissors tape or glue