Abacus Evolve
Foundation
Resources needed for Abacus Evolve Foundation
Books
-Oi! Get Off Our Train by John Burningham
-Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham
-The Magic Bed by John Burningham
-We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
-I Love You Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark
-Things I Like by Anthony Browne
-I Like Books by Anthony Browne
-Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present by John Burningham
-Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow
-Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish by Michael Foreman
-Dance of the Dinosaurs by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins
-Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory-Shields
-My Mum by Anthony Browne
-My Dad by Anthony Browne
-So Much by Trish Cooke
-Dad! I can’t sleep by Michael Foreman
-Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
-Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
-Mog and the Baby by Judith Kerr
-Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
-The Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram
-How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
-The Sand Horse by Ann Turnbull
-The Whales’ Song by Dyan Sheldon
-Dolphin Boy by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman
-Seal Surfer by Michael Foreman
-non-fiction animal books
-a book about a caterpillar turning into a butterfly
-a variety of counting books
-information books about dinosaurs
-animal babies book
-information book about stars
-information books about the seashore
-information books about sharks
-non-fiction text about rockets and spaceships
Videos and DVDs
-Toy Story
-A Grand Day Out
Stationery
-scissors
-serrated scissors
-glue
-felt pens
-crayons
-pastels
-chalk
-paints (watercolours, poster paint, acrylic, metallic)
-paint brushes
-paint roller
-varnish
-papier-mâché
-filling plaster
-modeling clay
-glitter
-tack
-sticky tape
-masking tape
-stapler
-coloured paper
-thin card
-sugar paper
-long sheet of paper
-paper, 1m
-brown paper
-wrapping paper
-tissue paper
-labels
-sticky notes
-stickers (cat-shaped or plain)
-sticky stars
-selection of notepads
-clipboard
-string
-small whiteboards
-moon-shaped cutters
-rulers
-metre stick
Toys
-model people
-models of fairy tale characters
-an action figure
-toys like characters and obstacles from Toy Story
-Russian dolls
-doll’s house and dolls
-model animals
-stuffed toy animals
-animal masks
-30–40 small plastic dinosaurs
-three soft toy owls
-toy fish/crabs
-model trees
-toy vehicles
-ride-on toy car
-a rocket
-construction toys
-sand toys
-water toys
-a magnetic fishing game
-large ball
-a range of balls relative in size to the planets
-bean bag
-five or six dice
-a large dice
-counters
-cubes
-plastic bricks
-big blocks
-marbles
Shapes
-2D plastic shapes
-large 2D shapes
-3D shapes: spheres, cones, cubes, pyramids, a cuboid
Clothing, fabrics and bags
-hats
-coats
-pyjama case
-suitcases
-large cloth bag
-bags
-sheets of cloth
-coloured fabric
-headbands
-hard hats
-blankets
-sequins
-wooden beads
-shoe
-scraps of fabric
-cloaks
-wellies
-white ribbons
Things to make
-box ‘train’ with shoulder straps
-10-page books: folded sugar paper stapled in middle, with white paper mounted on each page
-zig-zag books made by folding long strips of paper into concertinas
-strips of coloured card with one zig-zag edge
-two large card fish (30cm and 40cm long)
-two card snakes of different lengths (50cm–1m)
-cube made of card
-paper dinosaur footprint (1.5m)
-shark tooth-shaped beads made from clay
Outdoor equipment
-washing line
-pegs
-balancing and tunnelling equipment
-compost
-clay
-rocks
-plants
-mud
-climbing equipment
-water and tubs
-climbing equipment
-picnic set
-a torch
-picnic basket
-water-skiing props: life jackets, rope, cardboard ‘skis’
-fishing props: hat, tackle box, fishing rod, net
-fishing nets
-a rowing boat
-boat props
Foods and kitchen equipment
-biscuit ingredients
-ingredients for gingerbread men
-pizza ingredients
-salt dough ingredients
-sandwich ingredients
-ready-rolled icing and writing icing
-food colouring
-chocolate buttons
-cashew nuts
-hen’s egg
-cheese
-crackers
-dinosaur biscuit cutter
-yoghurt pot
-three jars
-a variety of plastic cups
-several teapots and jugs
-several saucers
-several different bottles
-paper plates
-small juice cartons
-sieves
-lolly sticks
-a blunt knife
-tin foil
-sponges
-kitchen roll tubes
-washing-up liquid
Images, pictures and audio
-desert pictures
-TV clip about dinosaurs
-pictures of construction vehicles
-three pictures of baby animals
-pictures of rockets
-pictures of constellations
-dinosaur pictures
Other
-holiday brochures
-cardboard box
-till
-cushions
-digital camera
-pretend egg (15–20cm)
-a fossil
-leaves
-tubes
-a bucket
-a tray
-trowels
-straw
-shells
-stones
-cotton wool
-baby bath products
-baskets
-newspaper
-balances
-household items
-a minute sand timer
-a digital minute timer
-a metronome
-10 boxes of descending sizes
-balloon
-small spherical balloons
-‘wobbly eyes’
-a candle
-lengths of thin elastic
-hoops
-sand
-a range of all the coins from 1p to £2
-seaside props
-small bits of wood
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