ECERS-R Classroom Materials Checklist

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ECERS-R ITEMS and MATERIAL CHECKLIST

ITEM 15 Books and Pictures

• At least 25 books for group of 20 children

• 3-4 Fantasy (pretend storied about people and animals)

• 3-4 Factual Information (books w/pictures of real animals , facts about real life of animals and plants..etc..)

• 3-4 Nature and science (such as how five senses work, the human body, houses of different animals,etc)

• 3-4 Different races and cultures (historical and contemporary stories about people from different races and cultures or books in other languages)

• 3-4 Different abilities (individuals with disabilities and how they might use aids such as eyeglasses, a hearing aid, a wheelchair or crutches, etc)

• 3-4 Related to current activities or themes of classroom

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19 Fine Motor

• 3 Types of small building toys (interlocking blocks,Lincoln Logs,bristle blocks, Tinker Toys, magnetic blocks, etc..)

• 3 Art materials ( see examples in Item 20)

• 3 Types of manipulatives (beads/strings, lacing cards/strings, pegs/pegboards, gears, snap blocks, links, nuts/bolts, etc,)

• 3 Puzzles

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20 Art - 3-5 Items from at least 4 of 5 categories

• Drawing Materials (required category)(crayons, markers, pencils, various types of paper, chalkboards, etc..)

• Paint materials (finger paints, tempera, water colors, paper, brushes)

• 3-Dimensional materials (playdough, clay, wood for gluing or carpentry, pipe cleaners,etc..)

• Collage Materials ( paste or glue, various types of paper, felt, magazine pictures, cotton balls, sequins, feathers, etc..)

• Tools (scissors, staplers, hole punches, tape, playdough, cutters/tools, stencils, sponges for paintings, etc..)

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21 Music/Movement

• Enough instruments for 1/2 of children to use at once

• Music for children to listen to (that they can operate independently)

• Dance props

• Various types of music used with children ( classical, popular, children's songs, jazz, rock, rhythm &blues, folk songs, lullabies, songs in different languages, music characteristic of different cultures, country, etc..)

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22-Blocks

• ** Small blocks or any type of interlocking blocks are included in Item 19 Fine Motor and are not counted for this item

• 2 types of blocks (examples: unit, hollow, homemade, cardboard)

• Accessories (car, trucks,signs, animals, etc..)

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23 Sand//Water

• ** For a score of 5, sand and water required either indoors or outdoors. For score of 6, both required both indoors and outdoors

• Sand (or substitute) indoors and outdoors

• Water indoors and out

• Accessories (containers, funnels, molds, shovels, scoops, rakes, sifters, animals, boats, etc..)

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24 Dramatic Play

• Enough for 3 or more children to use materials at same time

• Dress up clothes (must include some gender specific items; hats,shoes, purses, ties, etc. are included)

• Materials for at least 2 different themes (themes categories: housekeeping, fantasy, leisure, different kinds of work)

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25 Nature/Science

• 3-5 Items from at least 3 of 4 categories

• Collections of natural objects (leaves, shells, rocks, pinecones, different types of wood, bird's nest, etc.)

• Living things (plants, pets, bird feeder, aquarium, ant farm w/living ants, butterfly hatching kit, eggs that hatch, etc..)

• Nature/science books, games, or toys (magnets w/objects to experiment with, magnifying glasses w/things to look at, sink/float activity w/objects to experiment, shaking cans filled w/different substances to match/compare sounds, etc..)

• Nature/science activities (books, w/realistic pictures and facts; games w/nature theme, nature picture matching or sequence cards,body parts matching games; realistic toy animals , etc)

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26 Math/Number

• 3-5 for counting (teddy bears or other small objects, money,pegs/pegboards,beads, puzzles/games, etc..)

• 3-5 for measuring (measuring cups/spoons, balance scale w/things to weigh, rulers, tape measures w/things to measure, thermometer, height chart, etc..)

• 3-5 for comparing quantities (toys/games to figure out "more and less", cubes that stack to various heights, nested cups, graduated cylinders, chart and graph activities, dominoes abacus, etc..)

• 3-5 for recognizing shapes ( puzzles, geoboards, attribute blocks, magnetic shapes, unit blocks, etc..)

• 3-5 for recognizing written numbers ( puzzles,magnetic, telephones, clocks, books, posters, cash register, etc..)

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28 Promoting Acceptance of Diversity

• Many books, many pictures, and many materials from all categories ( AT LEAST 3-5) that show diversity in a positive way: (pictures, books, puzzles, games, dolls, play people, puppets, music, dramatic play props, etc.)

• Races

• Cultures--Traditions of different groups such as holidays, foods, clothes; how different group live and do things; books in other languages

• Ages-- Children, parents, grandparents

• Abilities-- Individuals with disabilities and how they might use aids such as eyeglasses, a hearing aid, a wheelchair or crutches

• Gender in non-stereotyping roles-- Men and women shown doing different types of work including traditional and non-traditional roles

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