Materials List

Oddball Materials for Mission: Tigers!

We work hard to keep materials as simple as possible, but there are a few oddball items you may not have on hand.  Remember, you do not need to do every lesson!  Below, we've broken materials down by lesson to help you streamline your prep time!  K-2 lessons are listed first and I've bolded items I think are likely to be oddballs!

• Day 1 - To Thailand! 
  • maps, measuring equipment, a stapler, folder, or binder to create a Go2Science journal
  • We provide: printable journal pages and maps
• Day 2 - Weather the Market
  • props you can use to build a market
  • something real or pretend to sell at your market
  • classroom supplies for creating your own currency (paper, markers, etc.)
  • We provide: printable journal pages and rubrics
• Day 3 -  Camera Trap
  • ​digital camera, tablet, or phone students can use for taking photos
  • about an inch of painter's tape
  • blindfold, noise canceling/reducing headsets (OT might lend some?)
  • spray bottle for scented water
  • We provide: printable sense cards, journal pages, and rubrics
• Day 4 - Recycling Truck
  • recyclable materials (You may want families to save some.)
  • small wagon or box to represent recycling truck
  • tape, rope, or bungie cords to secure your load
  • yardstick or ruler
  • optional: scale and timer
  • We provide: printable data sheet, journal pages, and rubrics
• Day 5 - What's Eating You (game)
  • 12 sheets of  cardstock
  • We provide: printable game cards, journal pages, and rubrics
• Day 6 - Tiger Tracks
  • things to make tracks on (dirt, sand, play dough, water, wood etc.)
  • access to heating and cooling (a fridge or freezer, sunny window, hair drier, etc.)
  • small toys or other objects to make prints
  • optional: large sheets of paper and paint for arts integration
• Day 7 - Elephant Wash
  • stuff to build with (recyclables, cardboard, string, spray bottles, whatever you can scavenge)
  • optional access to water  (perhaps dish tubs, small watering cans, towels!)
  • We provide: elephant wash levels chart, journal pages, rubrics
• Day 8 - Comparing Adult and Baby Animals
  • tape or glue for assembling posters
  • optional hula hoops for large Venn diagram 
  • plenty of printer paper
  • We provide: printable poster puzzles and student Venn diagram journal pages
• Day 9 -  Build a Better Hide
  • stuff to build with (recyclables, Lego bricks, other construction toys, etc.
  • We provide: printable "action figures, " journal pages, and rubrics
• Day 10 -  Seed Dispersal (game)
  • Repositionable glue stick OR painter’s tape and 24 plastic sheet protectors
  • Cardboard and utility knife to assemble spinner
  • We provide: lots of printable game cards.  Allow some time for printing and prep on this one.
• Day 11 -  Resident Population (game)
  • Optional: pattern blocks
  • We provide: 2D and 3D printable game pieces, journal pages, and rubrics.
    
• Day 12 -  Publishing
  
  • The sky is the limit!  Create a bulletin board or poster series.  Go digital.  Or just keep it simple!
    
  • We provide: journal pages, rubrics, publication checklist.

Most of our PreK lessons utilize typical dramatic play props.   Most of the materials below are suggested play props.  We urge you to customize and make these lessons your own!

• Day 1 - To Thailand
  • Pillows, blankets, jammies, slippers, eye mask (can make one out of construction paper)
    
  • Books and flashlights
    
  • Teddy bears or other stuffed animals for comfort
    
  • Travel items (toothbrush holder, empty mini shampoo bottles, empty toothpaste tube etc.)
    
  • Suitcase or backpack
    
  • Tray and pretend food
    
  • Chairs or pillows to create the plane/boat/train/bus seats​
• Day 2 - Market
  • To make the money: Construction paper, scissors, crayons or markers, stickers or pictures, contact paper or clear tape, glue, round pieces of cardboard for coins
    
  • For the outdoor market: set up a table or surface and display toy items that might be for sale (toy foods, paper, books, clothes etc. ). Use umbrellas or fabric as a canopy over the table. Set up a cash register or toy money tray, provide cloth bags, toy plates 
• Day 3 - Camera Trap!
  • Small boxes or cardboard / construction paper rectangles for pretend cameras
    
  • Tape, velcro, or straps to attach the cameras to furniture
    
  • Scissors
    
  • Materials for camouflage - real or pretend leaves / plants
    
  • Crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint or other arts materials
    
  • Biologist dress-up clothes and props, such as oversized button-down shirts, cargo pants, safari vest, sun hat, boots, binoculars, clip board, etc.
• Day 4 - Recycling Truck
  • Non-breakable plastic, cardboard, paper, items from the recycling bin (rinsed clean) etc.
    
  • One or more large boxes or wagons to represent recycling trucks
    
  • Clock or timer
• Day 5 - What's Eating You
  • 24 sheets of cardstock
  • We provide: printable game cards.
• Day 6 - Tracks!
  • Sand table and/or outdoor space with access to different substrates, such as sand, mud, water, grass, pavement, wood, Play-Doh
    
  • Toy animals with distinctive feet shapes. Alternatively, if outside, kids can use their own feet or hands, or if inside, you can use different shaped objects.
• Day 7 - Life-size Animal Poster
  • Tape or stapler
    
  • Objects for measuring 
  • We provide: printable poster!
• Day 8 - Elephant Parade
  • Clothes that resemble a “mahout suit”
    
  • Elephant trunks and tails (yarn, paper, fabric, or other materials)
    
  • Paintbrushes, paint, paper, and easel
    
  • Flags
    
  • Blocks, sticks, or other materials for elephants to move
    
  • Musical instruments 
• Day 9 - Hide
  • Variety of toy animals, such as elephants, monkeys, bears, and tigers
    
  • Play dough, trays, and play dough tools
    
  • Pretend animal foods (fruits, animals, and/or real leaves/grasses)
    
  • Pretend or real seeds, grass, plants, toy bones that can be mixed into the play dough 
• Day 10 - Play Dough Poop
  • ​ Variety of toy animals, such as elephants, monkeys, bears, and tigers
    
  • Play dough, trays, and play dough tools
    
  • Pretend animal foods (fruits, animals, and/or real leaves/grasses)
    
  • Pretend or real seeds, grass, plants, toy bones that can be mixed into the play dough
    
  • We provide: play dough recipe 
• Day 11 - Resident Population (game)
  • Cardboard, glue, and a paperclip to make the spinner
  • We provide: printable spinner
• Day 12 - Publishing
  • Paper, writing and drawing implements
    
  • Water-color paints, paint brushes, collage materials, or other visual art supplies
    
  • Photos you have taken during the activities
    
  • Recorder device (optional) or notebook to record each student’s words
    
  • Hole punch and yarn, or sheet protectors and a three-ring binder to bind the book