Plants and Animals

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

Lesson 1

• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

Lesson 8

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Materials

Common 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)

Lesson 1

• old magazines, catalogs, advertisements, flyers
• small bag
• colored construction paper

Lesson 2

• red and green pen or marker* (2.2 - Option 1)
• tape or glue

Lesson 4

• books about forests

Lesson 5

• books or websites about an animal of your child's choice
• clay or craft materials

Lesson 6

• 3 paper sacks
• cup or sack

Lesson 7

• flashlight
• bean seeds
• soil
• ruler
• two containers for planting seeds

Lesson 8

• blank thank-you note
• books or websites for identifying types of plants
• journal

Lesson 9

• glue or tape

Lesson 10

• books or websites that have pictures of animals at different points in their life cycle
• 2 or 3 poems
• safety pin

Lesson 11

• red, green, blue, and yellow construction paper
• stuffed animals
• 3 paper plates
• encyclopedia

Final Project

• 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)

* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used