Plants and Animals
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Lesson 1
Lesson 8
Materials
- scissors
- crayons or colored pencils
- colored pencils or markers
- glue
- yarn
- informational books on animals
- Spelling Journal
- blanket
- book on a habitat your child selects* (Final Project.Option 2)
- book on a habitat your child selects* (Final Project.Option 1)
- old magazines, catalogs, advertisements, flyers
- small bag
- colored construction paper
- red and green pen or marker* (2.2 - Option 1)
- tape or glue
- books about forests
- books or websites about an animal of your child's choice
- clay or craft materials
- 3 paper sacks
- cup or sack
- flashlight
- bean seeds
- soil
- ruler
- two containers for planting seeds
- blank thank-you note
- books or websites for identifying types of plants
- journal
- glue or tape
- books or websites that have pictures of animals at different points in their life cycle
- 2 or 3 poems
- safety pin
- red, green, blue, and yellow construction paper
- stuffed animals
- 3 paper plates
- encyclopedia
- construction paper* (Final Project.Option 1)
- large shoe box or similar box * (Final Project.Option 2)
- materials for a model habitat* (Final Project.Option 2)
- cardstock paper* (Final Project.Option 2)
- stapler* (Final Project.Option 1)
- scissor* (Final Project.Option 1)
Common Materials
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used