Literacy Center

Materials Quantity Pictures Price and

Resource
Cookie Sheet 2 $6.44 X
Pan (2-pack) 2=12.88
Amazon

Magnetic 4 $2.66 X
Letters 4=10.64
Wal-Mart

Swat A Sight 1 $13.19

Word Hand2mind

Letter 1 $35.49
Construction Amazon
Activity Set

Sight Word 1 $10.15

Bingo (36 Amazon
Playing
Cards
Included)

Spinning 1 $24.99
Alphabet Amazon
Manipulative
Blocks

Total:
$107.34
 Materials Quantity Picture Cost
Fresh Mart 1 $26.99
Grocery Amazon
Store
Companion
Collection
(Includes
70 pieces)

Wooden 1 $17.09
Play Food Amazon
Groups

Kitchen 1 $25.98
Accessory Amazon
Kit

Community 1 $32.99
Helper Oriental
Vests Trading
 Tender 1 $20.11
Touch Baby Discount School
Set of 4 Supply

Baby 4 $4.50X4=$18.00
Blankets Dollar General

Magic 2 $4.39X2=$8.78
Bottle Set Amazon

10 Piece 1 $29.93
Plush Discount School
Doctor Kit Supply
 JOYKIN Toy 1 $20.96
Animal Amazon
Friends
Deluxe
Hand
Puppets 6
Pack for
Imaginative
Play
Total: $200.83
Materials Quantity Science/Math/Discovery Center Price and
Picture Resource
Play Brainy 1 $18.98
Balancing Amazon
Monkey
Math Game

Learning 1 $24.99
Resources Amazon
Mental Blox
Critical
Thinking
Game, 20
Blocks, 40
Activities

Lakeshore 1 $24.99
Tweezer Lakeshore
Tongs Color
Sorting Kit
 Lakeshore 1 $59.99
Shape
Discovery
Boxes

Dig a Dozen 1 $19.99

Dino Eggs Kit Amazon

Step2 Dino 1 $56.99

Dig Sand & Amazon
Water Table
 Be Good 1 $7.99
Company
Natural Sand Amazon
(Refill Pack)

Roylco 1 $23.59
Scents Sort Google
Match-Up
Kit (Includes
30 scents)

Total: $237.51
Materials Quantity Art/Music Center Price and
Pictures Resource
Wpxmer 30 1 $11.99
Pack Amazon
Colorful
Maracas
Shakers

144-count 2 $3.57X2=$7.14
Jingle Bells ConsumerCrafts
 Premier 2 $1.89X2=$3.78
Home
Cotton Yarn

Lakeshore 1 $9.99
Circle Time Lakeshore
Songs CD

Lakeshore 1 $15.99
Multicultural Lakeshore
Movement
Fun CD

Xylophone 2 $6.47 X 2 =
$12.94
ConsumerCrafts
Tambourine 4 $1.00 X 4 =
$4.00
Wish

Trophy 4 $2.59 X 4 =
Triangle $10.36
Musicians
Friend

Art Apron 22 $0.73 X 22 =

Waterproof $16.06
Opentip

Weoxpr 2 $6.99 X 2 =
White $13.98
Generic Amazon
Round Paint
Tray Palettes
for DIY Craft
Professional
Painting- 12
Pack
 Kids Omni 2 $9.99 X 2 =
Wooden $19.98
Toys Double Boscov’s
Side
Tabletop
Wooden
Easel

Total: $126.21
Materials Quantity Motor Skills Center Price and
Picture Resource

Play-doh 1 $22.99
School Pack Wal-Mart
48 count

Lakeshore 2 $6.99 X 2 =
Fine Motor $13.98
Tweezer Lakeshore
Tongs - Set
of 4
 KuToi 1 $10.78
Rainbow Toyboxtech.com
Snow Flakes
300 Discs

YHZAN 1 $15.99
Montessori Toyboxtech.com
Material
Early
Learning
Basic Life
Skills Learn
to Dress
Boards

Let’s Go 1 $24.99
Code! Target
Activity Set
 Learning 1 $26.49
Resources Amazon
Crocodile
Hop Floor
Game, Early
Learning
Skills,
Individual or
Group Play

Total: $115.22
Everyday Activities
Carson 1 $11.99
Dellosa Carson Dellosa
Deluxe Education
Calendar
Pocket Chart

Grand Total: $799.10

Materials and Equipment already available:

1. Variety of all types of paper

2. Variety of all types of writing utensils
3. Paint and Brushes
4. Glue and scissors
5. Tables for seating 22
6. Chairs for 22
7. Shelves for books and a beginner set of classroom library books with baskets
8. Shelves for books and manipulatives
9. Cubbies or hooks for 22
10. Refrigerator, stove, sink, and table for dramatic play center
11. Bulletin boards and dry erase boards on walls
12. 1 easel with teacher charts and markers
13. 1 CD player
14. Balls and ropes
15. File cabinet and baskets for teacher organization
16. Maps and globe
17. Workbooks for math and reading series and books for guided and shared reading
18. Basic math manipulatives (counters, pattern shapes, connecting cubes, etc.)
19. 2 computers for children with distinct learning software
20. Large carpet and easel for whole group area and table for small group time
21. Teacher desk with computer and printer and basic office supplies

Materials Brought from Home:

1. Old cookbooks for dramatic play center

2. Old cooking utensils for dramatic play center
3. Cups and bowls for dino dig and water play center
4. Homemade mail boxes and a bag for the mail carrier (dramatic play center)

Literacy Center

The cookie sheets and magnetic letters will be used to phonological awareness. The “Swat A
Sight Word” game will be used to increase the student’s ability to recognize sight words. The “Letter
Construction Kit” will be used as a manipulative to build letters instead of writing them. Sight Word
Bingo is a fun way to implement the repetition of sight words. The wooden word blocks will give
learners a better understanding of beginning, ending, and middle sounds of a word.

Dramatic Play Center

The Melissa and Doug grocery store set offers students the opportunity to be the shopper or the
cashier in order to improve social skills. The wooden food groups give children a visual representation of
proper nutrition. Students can learn how to choose a balanced diet by choosing one source of protein,
bread, dairy product, fruit, and vegetable. A kitchen accessory set will open the door for the student’s
imagination. It is important to add some old cookbooks from home in order to give students the optimal
chance for real-world play. A doctor plush kit is used to enhance the role of a doctor or a nurse.
Community helper vests offers students the chance to dress and play the role of an outstanding citizen.
Brief descriptions of the roles would aid in the learning process as well. A set of multi-cultural dolls gives
students a hands-on experience of accepting diversity. Dolls also give the students the role of a
caretaker. Providing blankets and bottles aids the learner’s ability to act as a caretaker. Puppets can be
used to put on a play. Puppets can have a multi-use ranging from dramatic play, literacy, and an
authentic assessment. Students may find it easier to display their understanding when they feel as if the
light is not shining directly on them. I also included bringing some handmade mailboxes and an old bag
for the role of a postal worker. This could be used in centers or for a classroom job.

Science/Math/Discovery Center

The Monkey Brainy game provides students with automatic feedback when using manipulatives
to represent numbers. The Mental Blox are a way to implement critical thinking with an assortment of
images students must build through trial and error. The Lakeshore Color Sorting game is a fun way to
learn about categories, colors, and the use of fine motor skills. Lakeshore Shape Discovery Boxes give
students a visual representation and the opportunity to sort shapes into categories. The Dino Dig Sand
and Water Table give students the opportunity to play with textures and learn about Earth’s materials.
The sand is necessary to play in the sand and water table. The dinosaur eggs can be placed in the Dino
Dig Water Table as a fun way to learn about dinosaurs. Each egg that hatches has a card with several
facts listed about the dinosaur. Roylco Scents Sort Match-Up will aid in the student’s ability to better
understand their five senses.

Art/Music Center

Maracas, bells, xylophones, tambourines, and trophy triangles all allow students to create their
own music. They can also be used together to create music as a group. I also included string to connect
art and music by allowing the students to create their own bell instrument. I chose one CD that can get
the class going by playing circle time songs. I also chose a CD that contains multi-cultural music in order
to for students to understand that not everyone listens to the same music. Waterproof art aprons and
paint palettes will give the students the chance to feel as if they are a “real” artist. They will also prevent
a few messes. Although paper plates would be cheaper, I thought the palates would be eco-friendlier.
Providing students with two chalkboard art easels allows multiple ways to express their art.

Motor Skills Center

Play-doh allows children to enhance their fine motor skills through pinching, rolling, squeezing,
molding, and cutting it. The Lakeshore Tweezer Tongs allow children to use enhance their fine motor
skills through squeezing the end to pick up a small object. The KuToi Snow Flakes give students the
chance to manipulate small objects into larger objects, increasing fine motor skills. The Dress Boards are
a way to help children learn simple every day tasks that require the use of fine motor skills. Floor boxes
allow children to demonstrate large motor skills such as balancing on one foot and hopping. The
Crocodile Hop Floor Mat is a fun way to incorporate math, literacy, and the development of gross motor
skills.