Here you will find information on the books, resources, and supplies recommended for use with the Foundations & Fundamentals – Level: Orange program.

Primary Resources

Each unit in the Foundations & Fundamentals program calls for several books, at least one for each lesson. The books are grouped by lesson below. To jump to a particular lesson, click the link below.

Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 | Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9

Lesson 10 | Lesson 11 | Lesson 12 | Lesson 13 | Lesson 14 | Lesson 15 | Lesson 16 | Supplies & Extras

YouTube PlayList

All of the YouTube videos referenced in this program are collected into a single playlist on the Five Senses Literature Lessons YouTube channel. You can find it here.

Lesson 1

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

Hello Lighthouse

by Sophie Blackall

Lesson 2

Grandfather Tang’s Story

by Ann Tompert

Fox in Socks

by Dr. Seuss

Triangle 

by Mac Barnett

Lesson 3

Should I Share My Ice Cream? 

by Mo Willems

Edward the Emu

by Sheena Knowles

Lesson 4

The Patchwork Quilt

by Valerie Flournoy

Octopus Escapes Again!

by Laurie Ellen Angus

Octopus (A Day in the Life: Sea Animals)

by Louise Spilsbury

The Quilt

by Ann Jonas

The Quiltmaker’s Gift

by Jeff Brumbeau

We’ll Paint the Octopus Red

by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Square 

by Mac Barnett

Lesson 5

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

by Laura Numeroff

The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson

Why Blue?

by Josh Tuininga

Lesson 6

Amelia Bedelia

by Peggy Parish

My Five Senses

by Aliki

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

by Bill Martin Jr. (Author), Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Pigs Love Potatoes

by Anika Denise

Lesson 7

Go, Dog. Go!

by P. D. Eastman

Dinosaur Numbers

by David West

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr.Seuss

Lesson 8

Up, Up and Away! A Bedtime Shadow Book

by Heather Zschock

Inside Outside Upside Down

by Stan & Jan Berenstain

The Giant Jam Sandwich

by John Vernon Lord

Lesson 9

Exclamation Mark

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Fox in Socks

by Dr. Seuss

Lesson 10

Rainbow Stew

by Cathryn Falwell

Apples

by Gail Gibbons

Chasing Rainbows

by Tish Rabe

One Red Apple

by Harriet Ziefert

How Do Apples Grow?

by Betsy Maestro

Light Makes a Rainbow

by Sharon Coan

Lesson 11

The Bears’ Vacation

by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Diary of a Wombat

by Jackie French

Windows 

by Julia Denos

Lesson 12

Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

by Tina Freeman

Little Monkey Lost

by Keith DuQuette

Quick, Little Monkey!

by Sarah L. Thomson

Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina

Lesson 13

Extra Yarn

by Mac Barnett

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

by Dr. Seuss

Pink Is for Boys

by Robb Pearlman

Lesson 14

Crictor 

by Tomi Ungerer

Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown

Lesson 15

The King of Little Things

by Bil Lepp

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight, Numbers

by Danica McKellar

Oodles of Noodles

by Diana Hendry

Lesson 16

On Beyond Zebra!

by Dr. Seuss

Zen Shorts 

by Jon J Muth

The Very Cold, Freezing, No-Number Day

by Ashley Sorenson

Red: A Crayon’s Story

by Michael Hall

Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

by Dr. Seuss

Supplies & Extras

Washable Tempera Paint

by US Art Supply

Easel Roll, 24-Inch x 200-Feet

by PACON

Square Foam Sheets

by Crafters Square

World Globe

by TCP Global

Wall Map Mural Poster

by Swiftmaps

Tangrams Set

by Lewo

Wood Craft Sticks

by Darice

Suction Cup Darts

by SAS

Watercolor Paint

by PRANG

Left-handed Pointed-tip Kids Scissors

by Fiskars

5 Inch Blunt-tip Kid Scissors

by Fiskars

Washable Window Markers

by Crayola

UnScented Gluten Free Playdough

by Aroma Dough

Mixed Craft Beads

by The Beadery

Wikki Stix

by WikkiStix

Mathlink Cubes

by Learning Resources

Oil Pastel Set

by Pentel

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