Living Things and Their Environment

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Does the Sun Sleep? by Martha E.H. Rustad
• Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley
• Life Cycles: River by Sean Callery

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• crayons or colored pencils
• Spelling Journal
• flashlight
• glue
• basketball or volleyball
• tape or stapler

Lesson 2

• 4 plastic Easter eggs of different colors
• googly eyes
• pipe cleaners the same colors as the Easter eggs

Lesson 3

• globe or world map
• blank paper
• cup or round lid
• 2 pieces of black construction paper
• white chalk

Lesson 4

• thick string, wire, or long twist tie
• birdseed
• black permanent marker
• glue stick
• sewing pin
• shallow pan or paper plate
• marker
• orange
• orange, blue, yellow, white, green, and brown construction paper
• peanut butter or other nut or seed butter
• pencil
• piece of stale bread

Lesson 5

• stapler

Final Project

• printer* (Final Project.optional)
• journal
• magnifying glass* (Final Project.optional)
• digital camera or phone with a camera
• tool of your child's choosing (thermometer, magnifying glass, balance, etc.)

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