Here’s what you need for Week 1: Ocean:
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steven Jenkins (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- How to Survive if You’re a Shark by Kristen Foote
- The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond (or listen to this read aloud)
- Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh (or listen to this read aloud)
Optional additional reading:
- The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer
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)
- 5 clear rectangular spice jars or stacking containers with lids like these
- food coloring
- ocean animal figurines and deep sea animal figurines (optional—you could also print pictures of these animals and tape them to the containers. These figurines are often found cheaper at local craft stores!)
- sea turtle life cycle figurines (these may be cheaper at a local craft store as well)
- 2 eggs
- salt
- sensory bin or large baking dish
- blue and white kinetic sand
- shells (optional)
- small white rocks or dried beans (optional)
- dice
- UV-sensitive beads
- pipe cleaners
- straws, skewers, scrap cardboard, popsicle sticks, and/or recycled materials (for STEM activity)
- 2 water bottles
- cooking oil
- white playdough
- paper or plastic cup
- coffee filter
- rubber band
- coffee grounds (you could also use dirt)
- sidewalk chalk
- tape measure
- clear glue
- watercolor paper
- watercolor pens
- large aluminum baking dish (these are cheaper to purchase at a grocery or dollar store, or you can use a sensory bin)
- two paper towel rolls
- rainbow noodles
Here’s what you need for Week 2: Dance (Party!):
Books (find at your local library or order below on Amazon):
- I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood (or listen to this read aloud)
- Dancing in Thatha’s Footsteps by Srividhya Venkat (or listen to this read aloud by professional Bharatanatyam dancer Chintan Patel)
- Knockin’ on Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates by Lynn Barasch (or read it here on OpenLibrary)
- Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margartina Engle (or listen to this read aloud)
- Feel the Beat by Marilyn Singer (This book comes with a CD that makes it really come to life! Listen to this read aloud for a taste of how this book could be read.)
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)
- cardstock
- string or yarn
- straws
- tape
- pipe cleaners
- air-dry clay (or play dough)
- brads
- popsicle sticks
- sidewalk chalk (or masking tape, if doing this inside)
- tape measure
- 4 metal washers
- sticky notes
- paper plates
- index cards
- blue and red markers
- balloons
- Pop Rocks
- funnel
- bottled soda (any variety)
- quart-sized Ziplock bag (or other sealing plastic bag)
- vanilla
- sugar
- half and half
- salt
- ice
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