Here’s what you need for Week 1: Greece:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- If You Were Me and Lived in…Ancient Greece by Carole P. Roman
- Greek Myths for Young Children by Heather Amery (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- Archimedes: The Man Who Invented the Death Ray by Shoo Rayner
- This is Greece by Miroslav Sasek
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)
- clay tools (or you can use skewers, toothpicks, chopsticks, plastic silverware, or other materials you might already own)
- bamboo skewers
- glue or tape
- cardstock or thin cardboard (like an old cereal box)
- air-dry clay
- yarn (optional)
- paint (optional)
- large ribbon (or something similar)
- large paper grocery bag
- black permanent marker
- a piece of PVC pipe (1.5 inch diameter pipe, about 14 inches long, or you can use an empty chip tube)
- clear plastic tubing (1/4 inch inside diameter)
- clear packing tape
- food coloring
- ingredients for this recipe
- frisbee
- tape measure
- green felt
- thin fabric-wrapped headband
- hot glue gun + glue
- laminator + laminator sheets (optional, but recommended for repeating lessons)
- dry erase markers (if laminating)
Here’s what you need for week 2: Tools + Construction:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- The Ultimate Construction Site Book by Anne-Sophie Baumann
- Construction People by Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Prairie Boy: Frank Lloyd Wright Turns the Heartland into a Home by Barb Rosenstock
- The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter
Supplies (use what you have, but here are links to shop if you need anything):
- small LEGO set (note: several of our activities call for LEGO this week, but feel free to use other similar blocks if you already own them!)
- paper + access to a printer (don’t have one? we like this model)
- stapler (or hole punch and string)
- crayons (or other coloring materials)
- laminator + laminator sheets (optional, but recommended for repeating lessons)
- dry erase markers (if laminating)
- counting blocks (or something similar)
- ingredients for these cookies
- glass beakers (any clear cup or jar will work, but these are great for a more accurate findings)
- toothpicks
- marshmallows (or playdough)
- wax paper
- construction paper
- tissue paper
- glue
- 8 paint stir sticks (or get them for free at a hardware store!)
- 2 1″x1″ boards, about 21″ long (something like this would also work)
- paint
- 16 finish nails
- 4 wood screws
- 4 decorative brads (optional)
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