- Paint--tempera, watercolor, fingerpaint
- Various sizes of paintbrushes
- Sponges--to cut into shapes
- Stamps and stamp pads
- Crayons--different sizes and shapes
- Markers--fat and thin
- Pencils--different sizes
- Colored pencils
- Erasers
- Colored and white chalk
- Oil pastels
- Paper of all sizes and textures--construction, newsprint, lined, wallpaper, butcher, fingerpaint
- Glue, glue sticks, paste
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Hole punchers--three hole, one hole, and decorative
- Tape--scotch, washed, and masking (preferably multiple colors)
- Yarn--various sizes and colors
- Contact paper--cut into manageable sizes for impromptu collages 5 x 7 is a good size
- Tissue paper--scraps work well here
- Stencils
- Play dough, cookie cutters, rolling pins and other tools
- Coffee filters
- Envelopes
- Paper plates--great for project bases or paint plates
- Paper lunch sacks
- Cardboard tubes--for art projects and to protect children's rolled papers
- Wiggle eyes
- Craft sticks--various sizes
- Pipe cleaners
- Collage materials--sequins, stickers, scraps, feathers, Pom poms, straws, glitter, confetti, buttons, beads, ribbons, etc. (I like to organize collage materials in empty class pack marker or crayon boxes.)
Teacher Planning Resources:
- Smocks, aprons, or paint shirts
- Display space
- Containers to store supplies in for children's use--juice cans, baskets, boxes, and plastic/lidded containers
- Hand washing area
- Baby wipes
- Newspaper or plastic tablecloths--to protect tables and floors
- Space for projects to dry
- Clothes pins--for hanging items to dry
- Sharpies--to add names to masterpieces with children's permission
Favorite Teacher Trick: When filling paint containers, line with a plastic baggie first and then add the paint...lids will still fit and when you run out of paint or want to switch the color...simply throw the baggie away...no mess!
