Habitats and Homes

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats by Jim Arnosky
• Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney

Lesson 4

• Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner

Lesson 8

• The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer

Materials

Common Materials

• crayons or colored pencils
• scissors
• glue
• blank paper
• colored pencils or markers
• poster board * (3.2 - Option 2)
• poster board * (3.2 - Option 2)
• books about an animal found in the habitat your child chooses to explore* (6.2 - optional)
• books about an animal found in the habitat your child chooses to explore* (Final Project.Option 2)
• scissors and glue * (9.1 - Option 2)
• scissors and glue * (Final Project.Option 2)
• books about starfish, snakes, lizards, or sharks

Lesson 1

• glue or tape* (1.2 - Option 2)

Lesson 2

• a variety of maps
• U.S. and world maps* (2.1 - optional)

Lesson 3

• crayons, colored pencils, or markers
• instruction page (kit)
• materials will vary based on the craft your child chooses
• black marker
• green bag (kit)

Lesson 4

• celery
• broccoli
• 2 carrots
• 2 spinach leaves
• paper towel
• sunflower seeds (kit)

Lesson 5

• animal crackers
• books with pictures of animal habitats

Lesson 6

• camera* (6.1 - Optional)
• clipboard* (6.1 - Optional)

Lesson 7

• grocery sack
• tape measure (kit)
• ruler (kit)

Lesson 8

• shoebox
• pet or stuffed animal
• clay (kit)

Lesson 9

• index cards (kit)
• 10-20 stuffed animals or animal toys
• yarn (kit)

Lesson 10

• counting manipulative

Final Project

• magazines * (Final Project.Option 2)
• stapler

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