Here’s what you need for Week 1: Quilts:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- The Quilting Bee by Gail Gibbons (or you can find it here on OpenLibrary.org)
- Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by KH Pathways (or you can read it on OpenLibrary)
- The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud (or read it here on OpenLibrary) OR Under the Quilt of Night by Deborah Hopkinson (read aloud option)
- Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- The Quilt by Valériane Leblond
- (+) Jazz by Walter Dean Myers – This collection of poems introduces children to a timeline of jazz greats. While not required, it’s a lovely overview of this incredible genre. (And a great option for your next Tea + Poetry!)
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- laminator + laminator sheets (optional, but recommended for repeating lessons)
- cardstock
- wool roving
- bubble wrap
- spray bottle
- cookie sheet
- rolling pin (you can also use a tall bottle)
- small to medium cardboard box (and Amazon box works perfectly)
- felt
- hot glue gun + glue
- 2 bamboo skewers
- permanent marker (optional)
- dice
- 2 glass jars
- sand
- gravel
- coffee filters
- plastic cup
- medium sized binder clips
- paper cutter (optional, but it will make prepping the games go a lot faster!)
- tape
- crayons
- ingredients for this recipe
- vinegar
- salt
- copper coins
- paper plates (at least 4)
- paint
- paintbrushes
- glitter glue (optional)
- toilet paper roll
Here’s what you need for Week 2: Lights, Shadows + Rainbows:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- All About Light by Lisa Trumbauer (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- What Makes a Shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla (or read it here on OpenLibrary here)
- On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- All the Colors of the Rainbow by Allen Fowler (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- Newton’s Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries of a Young Scientist by Kathryn Lasky
Optional additional reading:
- Energy: Physical Science for Kids by Andi Diehn
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- clear glass cup
- marker
- paper towel roll
- craft knife and/or scissors
- blank (or old) CD
- scrap cardboard
- tape
- paint
- glass jar with lid (you will need four throughout the week)
- hammer
- 1-inch nails
- three feet of insulated copper wire
- 6-volt battery
- picture hanging wire (iron)
- electrical wire
- wire cutters
- laminator + laminator sheets (optional, but recommended for repeating lessons)
- dry erase marker (yellow)
- sidewalk chalk
- materials with different trasnparencies (examples: plastic sandwich bag, clear glasses, sunglasses, cupcake liner, plastic wrap, a Magnatile (or something similar), foil, a piece of felt, etc.)
- flashlight
- cardstock
- clear contact paper (you could also use a laminator + laminating sheet)]
- bamboo skewers
- aluminum pie plate (you might be able to find this cheaper at a local grocery store)
- magnifying glass
- food coloring
- masking tape
- thermometer (optional)
- toilet paper tube
- 2 googly eyes
- cotton batting (or cotton balls)
- glue
- ruler
- string
- markers
- plastic cup
- paper plates
- small mirror
- variety of prisms (Note: These glass prisms are more of an investment, but the produce much clearer results. Just be sure to make sure your child only uses them with supervisions because they can break. If you want an acrylic version your child can use on their own, this set is nice as well.)
- milk
- 15 pipe cleaners (including one of each color in the rainbow, if possible)
- playdough (any color is fine)
- pony beads
- glow sticks
- ingredients for this recipe (you’ll also need popsicles sticks)
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