One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean Craighead George

Materials

Common Materials

• journal
• scissors
• blank paper
• colored pencils or markers
• construction paper
• world map
• glue
• dictionary
• colored pencils

Lesson 1

• ¼ inch nails
• acrylic paint and brushes
• clear packing tape
• dried beans, gravel, or rice
• hammer
• markers
• paper towel tube, wrapping paper tube, or a mailing tube

Lesson 2

• strips of white paper 2 ½ inches wide

Lesson 3

• colored pencils or crayons

Lesson 4

• black pipe cleaners
• paint brush
• tempera or acrylic paint

Lesson 7

• celery
• peanut butter
• raisins
• spreader or dull knife
• library book about leaf cutter ants* (7.3 - optional)

Final Project

• books on animals your child selects
• materials will vary
• video camera

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