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
• River by Sean Callery

Materials

Common Materials

• scissors
• crayons, colored pencils, or markers
• Spelling Journal (kit)
• flashlight
• glue
• basketball or volleyball
• construction paper (kit)
• tape or stapler

Lesson 2

• pipe cleaners (kit)
• 4 plastic Easter eggs of different colors (kit)
• googly eyes (kit)

Lesson 3

• blank paper (kit)
• cup or round lid
• white chalk (kit)
• world map (kit)

Lesson 4

• birdseed (kit)
• floral wire (kit)
• glue stick
• orange
• peanut butter or other nut or seed butter
• pencil (kit)
• permanent marker
• piece of stale bread
• sewing pin (kit)
• small paper plate (kit)

Lesson 5

• stapler

Final Project

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

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