Pretend it is your first day at a new school-age summer camp program. You and the other staff members have been given the keys to your area and three days to prepare it for opening. When you open the door, you are surprised to see a room with furniture but no materials! Follow the steps below to practice filling a school-age learning environment.
- Step 1: Review the provided inventory below of what is located in the storeroom. Read through the list decide which items would be a good fit for your environment.
- Step 2: Use the diagram provided in this lesson’s Apply activity of a school-age indoor learning environment or use a diagram of your own program. Pick two areas and choose materials from the inventory list for it.
Store Room Inventory List
- Art smocks
- Aprons
- Alphabet chart
- Alphabet letters (large wooden)
- Atlases and maps
- Blocks (alphabet)
- Blocks (large wooden)
- Beads
- Books (board)
- Books (picture)
- Books (easy reader)
- Books (chapter)
- Books (facts)
- Board games (age 5+)
- Board games (age 8+)
- Bouncy balls
- Blankets
- Bean bags
- Crayons
- Craft materials (assorted)
- Cots
- Circle-time chart
- CD Player
- Classroom helper chart
- Classroom calendar
- Card games
- Carpet squares
- Colored Pencils
- Dolls
- Dress-up clothes
- Doll house
- DVD Player
- Dry erase boards
- Easel
- Envelopes
- Eye droppers
- Flashcards (all contents)
- Figures
- Animals
- Dinosaurs
- Multicultural people
- Hats
- Hopscotch puzzle
- Hula-hoops
- Legos
- Lacing cards
- Light board
- Magazines
- Magnifying classes
- Magnets
- Modeling dough
- Measuring cups
- Math manipulatives
- Musical instruments
- Shakers, Tambourines
- Electric keyboard
- Xylophone,Rain sticks
- Drum pad
- Paper (white)
- Paper (lined, writing)
- Paper (colored)
- Pillows (large)
- Paint brushes (large handle)
- Paint brushes (foam)
- Paint brushes (artist)
- Paint
- Pens
- Pencils
- Plastic tubs
- Puppets
- Play kitchen and materials
- Sand table (small)
- Sand
- Streamers
- Stamps
- Scissors
- Stuffed toys
- Stencils
- Water table (small)
- Water table (large)
- Watering can
- Wii
- Woodworking materials
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