Here’s what you need for Week 1: Spring:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- The Reason for the Seasons by Ellie Peterson
- From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- We are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines
- Are you a Ladybug? By Deborah Short
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)
- coloring materials (crayongs, colored pencils, markers, etc.)
- cardstock
- wooden craft sticks
- glue
- permanent marker
- sidewalk chalk
- small flower pot (or you could use any jar or glass)
- tissue paper (or you can modify with paint and a pom pom)
- cotton balls
- clear glass or plastic cups or jars
- bean seeds
- laminator + laminating sheets (optional, but recommended for repeating lessons)
- dice
- dry erase markers
- mini chenille chicks
- medium sized cardboard box (shoebox size)
- white and blue mini pom poms or beads
- brown paper grass (or you can make your own with brown construction paper)
- hot glue gun + glue
- paint (optional)
- scrap piece of cardboard (about 10×10 inches)
- permanent marker
- shipping tape
- foaming shaving cream
- farm animal figurines (optional—use what you have!)
- vegetable + fruit figurines (optional)
- construction paper
- two black pipe cleaners
- 2-6 clear spray bottles
- food coloring
- ingredients for this recipe
Here’s what you need for Week 2: Insects + Spiders:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long
- When Butterflies Cross the Sky: The Monarch Butterfly Migration by Sharon Katz Cooper
- I Want to Fly Away! Animal Migration by Children’s Zoology Books
- The Bug Girl: Maria Merian’s Scientific Vision by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- (-) The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- butterfly figurines
- butterfly kit
- pom poms
- glue
- cardstock
- green foam sheets (or you could use construction paper or cardstock)
- brown paper grocery bag (or you could use real twigs or brown construction paper)
- tissue paper
- party blowouts
- paint
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- coffee filter
- markers
- spray bottle
- wooden clothespin
- googly eyes
- toilet paper roll
- laminator + laminating sheets (or you can use a sealing plastic freezer bag, but a laminator would work best)
- dry erase markers
- 2 lb. bag of white rice
- green food coloring
- tray or baking dish for a sensory bin
- bug catching tools (optional, but if your kids are like ours, they’ll get lots of use out of these materials!)
- artificial flowers (could also make out of tissue paper if you don’t have any on hand)
- yellow pony beads (could also use poms)
- math counters (optional, but you will use these for years!)
- straws (or you could use a small paint brush)
- coloring supplies
- mini popsicle sticks
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