Communities Change Over Time
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- A Street Through Time by Dr. Anne Millard
- Weslandia by Paul Fleischman
Materials
Common Materials
- journal
- scissors
- colored pencils or markers
- glue
- construction paper
- tape
- world map
- picture book about a different time period in American culture, such as colonial, pioneer days, Native American culture, etc.
- poster board
- tape or glue
- markers
- picture book about a child who lived in a previous time period
- art materials
- 10-12 metal bottlecaps* (5.6 - Option 2)
- 12" x 18" white paper* (5.6 - Option 3)
- craft sticks* (5.6 - Option 3)
- crayons or paint and paintbrushes* (5.6 - Option 1)
- feathers, beads, or found objects* (5.6 - optional)
- hammer* (5.6 - Option 2)
- nail* (5.6 - Option 2)
- non-fiction book about Brazil, Japan, or Kenya* (5.3 - optional)
- non-fiction books about South America, Asia, and Africa* (5.1 - optional)
- picture books about Japan, Kenya, and Brazil* (5.Introduction - optional)
- poster paper* (5.6 - Option 1)
- acrylic paint and paintbrushes* (5.6 - Option 2)
- pencil
- string or elastic* (5.6 - Option 1)
- strong wire* (5.6 - Option 2)
- strong y-shaped branch* (5.6 - Option 2)
- watercolors and paintbrushes* (5.6 - Option 3)
- wire cutters or scissors* (5.6 - Option 2)
- small box or large shoebox
- cardstock
- drill
- blue spray paint
- can opener
- paintbrush
- hot glue gun
- laminating sheets* (8.2 - optional)
- markers or crayons
- red and white ribbon
- small coffee can or large food can
- string
- white acrylic paint
- Velcro* (8.2 - optional)
- materials will vary depending on your child's ideas
- acid-free paper
- duct tape
- plastic storage container
- permanent marker
Lesson 1
Lesson 3
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used