The Cay

Reading and Materials List

Required Books

• The Cay by Theodore Taylor
• Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page
• Coral Reef Food Chains by Kelley Macauley

Materials

Common Materials

• journal
• colored pencils
• colored pencils or markers
• dictionary
• scissors

Lesson 1

• map of South America and the surrounding islands
• "Timeline of American History"* (1.optional)

Lesson 7

• book about coral reef organisms* (7.2 - optional)
• glue stick

Lesson 8

• action figures and other small toys
• string
• water bottle

Final Project

• art materials will vary
• brown construction paper
• glue or glue stick

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