W. Va. Code R. agency 78, tit. 78, ser. 78-01, APPENDICES, app 78-1-A
TABLE A: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD UP TO 6 MONTHS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Social and Fantasy | Non-breakable Mirrors: well-secured crib and wall mirrors; Dolls: soft-bodied or rag dolls; Stuffed Toys: washable stuffed toys and play animals; Puppets: simple hand puppets of visual and social interest for holding by adults. | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Visuals: materials that provide a focus for the child's eyes; Grasping Toys: simple rattles, teething toys, squeeze toys, sturdy cloth toys, disks, or keys on a ring, interlocking rings, grasping balls. | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Musical Instruments: bell on a handle, wrist or ankle bells, rattles; Audio-Visual: adult-operated music boxes, tapes or discs with gently rhythmic songs or lullabies. | |
Gross Motor | Large-Movement: balls to clutch. | |
TABLE B: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD 7 TO 12 MONTHS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Social and Fantasy | Non-breakable Mirrors: well-secured wall mirrors, unbreakable hand mirrors; Dolls: soft-bodied or rag dolls; Stuffed Toys: washable stuffed toys and play animals, soft rubber or vinyl animals for grasping and exploring; Puppets: simple hand puppets of visual and social interest for holding by adults; Transportation: simple transportation toys of one piece with wheels or rollers that may make a noise when pushed (for the child who can sit and is mobile). | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Grasping Toys: teething toys, beads on rings, rubber or plastic pop beads, squeeze-squeak toys, sturdy cloth toys, disks, or keys on a ring, interlocking rings, grasping balls; Construction: light-weight blocks for grasping and stacking; Puzzles: simple two- or three-piece fit-together objects used as grasping toys; Skill-Development: pop-up boxes, simple activity boxes or cubes, texture pads, simple nesting cups, stacking ring cones, container to empty and fill; Books: small picture books of cloth or plastic or cardboard to hold; simple picture books for lap reading. | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Art and Crafts: large, nontoxic crayons, large paper taped to a surface; Musical Instruments: bell on a handle, wrist or ankle bells, rattles or materials that make a sound when shaken, banging materials that are simple and light-weight; Audio-Visual Materials: adult-operated tapes or discs with simple rhymes and songs. | |
Gross Motor | Large-Movement: push and pull toys without rods, such as simple cars on large wheels or rollers; Balls and Sports: balls, including clutch and texture balls, chime, flutter, and action balls; Outdoor and Gym: safe swings sized and designed for infants, low, soft, or padded climbing platforms for the child who crawls. | |
TABLE C: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD 13 - 24 MONTHS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Grasping Toys: (the child may be losing interest in small hand-held manipulatives); Sand and Water: simple floating objects that are easily grasped in one hand, a small shovel and pail, and (from about 18 months) nesting materials for pouring, funnels, colanders, water activity centers and small sand tools; Construction: light blocks made of soft cloth, rubber or rounded plastic, wooden cubes for grasping and stacking (15 - 25 pieces) and (from about 18 months) unit blocks (20 - 40 pieces), large plastic bricks of the press together type; Puzzles: simple pre-puzzles or form boards in familiar shapes (2-3 pieces) and (from about 18 months) fit-in puzzles with very firmly attached knobs (3-5 pieces); Skill-Development: pop-up boxes that operate easily, simple activity boxes or cubes with doors, lids or switches, simple nesting cups and stacking materials, and (from about 18 months) activity boxes with more complex mechanisms such as a turning knob or dial or simple key, simple lock boxes, more complex nesting materials, objects in closed containers that may be opened, stacking materials (4-5 pieces), cylinder blocks, pegboards with a few large pegs, simple matching and lotto materials; Books: picture books made of cloth, plastic or cardboard, simple picture and rhyme book with repetition for lap reading, and (from about 18 months) touch-me or tactile books. | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Art and Crafts: a few large, nontoxic crayons and large paper taped to a surface; Musical Instruments: rhythm instruments operated by shaking (bell, rattles) and (from about 18 months) instruments for banging (cymbals, drums); Audio-Visual Materials: adult-operated tapes or discs, music with simple repeating rhythms, rhymes and songs, and (from about 14 months) music to "dance" (bounce) to, and (from about 18 months) simple point-to and finger-play games and songs. | |
Gross Motor | Large-Movement - Push and Pull Toys: push toys with rods with handles on the ends, toys to push along the floor, including simple cars or animals on large wheels or rollers, and (from about 18 months) simple doll carriages and wagons and push and pull toys filled with multiple objects; Balls and Sports: soft, light-weight balls especially balls with interesting audio or visual effects, larger balls including balls the size of beach balls, and (from about 18 months) balls for beginning throwing and kicking; Ride-On Equipment: stable ride-ons propelled by pushing with the feet, ride-ons with storage bins; Outdoor and Gym: climbing platforms that are low, sort or padded, tunnels for climbing through, baby swings made of energy-absorbing materials with seats curved or body shaped and a front closing, and (from about 18 months) low toddler stairs with handrails. | |
TABLE D: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD 24 - 36 MONTHS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Social and Fantasy | Non-breakable Mirrors: well-secured unbreakable wall mirrors, unbreakable hand mirrors; Dolls: soft-bodied or washable rubber or vinyl baby dolls, simple accessories for care giving (feeding, diapering and sleeping), dolls clothes that are simple and removable, small peg or other people figures for fantasy scenes; Stuffed Toys: soft rubber, wood or vinyl animals for exploration and pretend play, including mother and baby animals; Puppets: small hand puppets sized to fit the child's hand and representing familiar human and animal figures and community diversity; Transportation: small cars and vehicles to use with unit blocks; larger vehicles for pushing and fantasy play, large wood trucks to ride on, simple trains with coupling systems but no tracks; Role-Play: dress-up materials, housekeeping equipment, simple doll equipment; Play Scenes: small people or animal figures with simple supporting materials such as a vehicle or barn, or unit blocks to make familiar scenes. | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Sand and Water: people, animals, and vehicles for fantasy play, small containers for pouring, small tools such as a shovel or scoop; Construction: wooden unit blocks, large plastic bricks, large nuts and bolts; Puzzles: 4-5 pieces fit-in puzzles (from 24 months), and (from 30 months) 6-12 pieces fit-in puzzles; Skill-Development: 5-10 pieces to nest or stack, simple lock boxes, hidden-object pop-up boxes, safe pounding/hammering toys, cylinder blocks, shape sorters, matching materials, color or picture dominoes, feel bags or boxes or smell jars; Books: sturdy books with heavy paper or cardboard pages, tactile or touch-me, pop-up or hidden picture and dressing books; Pattern-Making: peg-boards with large pegs, color cubes, magnetic boards with forms; Dressing, Lacing, Stringing: large beads, cards and frames. | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Art and Crafts: large, nontoxic crayons and markers, adjustable easel, large paint brushes, nontoxic paint and finger paint; large paper, colored construction paper, blunt-ended scissors, chalkboard and large chalk; Musical Instruments: rhythm instruments operated by shaking (bell, rattles) or banging (cymbals, drums) and more complex instruments (tambourine, sand blocks, triangle, rhythm sticks); Audio-Visual Materials: adult-operated tapes or discs, music with repeating rhythms for rhythm instruments, music to "dance" (bounce) to, simple point-to and finger-play games and songs, short films and videos of familiar objects and activities. | |
Gross Motor | Large-Movement - Push and Pull Toys: simple doll carriages and wagons, push toys that look like adult equipment; Balls and Sports: balls of all sizes, especially balls for kicking and throwing; Ride-On Equipment: stable ride-ons propelled by pushing with the feet, bouncing or rocking ride-ons, and (as the child nears 36 months) small tricycles; Outdoor and Gym: tunnels, appropriately sized and safe swings, low climbing structures, and slides. | |
TABLE E: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD 36 -72 MONTHS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Social and Fantasy | Mirrors: full-length mirrors, unbreakable hand mirrors; Dolls: washable rubber or vinyl baby dolls and (for the child over 60 months), child-proportioned dolls with culturally relevant features and skin tones, accessories for care giving (feeding, diapering and sleeping), dolls clothes that are simple and removable, small peg, or other people figures for fantasy scenes; Stuffed Toys: rubber, wood, or vinyl animals for pretend play and to provide replicas of real domestic and wild animals for learning; Puppets: small hand or arm or finger puppets sized to fit the child's hand and representing familiar human and animal figures and community diversity, simple puppet theater; Transportation: cars and vehicles to use with unit blocks; larger vehicles with simple working parts for pushing and fantasy play, large wood trucks to ride on, small trains with magnetic or hook connections and simple wood tracks; Role-Play: detailed and culturally-relevant dress-up materials and props, housekeeping equipment, doll equipment; Play Scenes: small people or animal figures with simple supporting materials such as a vehicle or road sign or barn, to use with blocks or other materials to make familiar scenes. | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Sand and Water: people, animals, and vehicles for fantasy play, small containers for pouring or measuring, large and small sand tools, and (after 48 months) sand molds and a water pump; Construction: wooden unit blocks, large hollow blocks, plastic bricks, and (from 48 months) most types of interlocking blocks, except metal or very small blocks; Puzzles: (at 36 months) fit-in or framed - puzzles up to 30 pieces; (at 48 months), 20-30 pieces; (at 60 months) up to 50 pieces; simple jig-saw puzzles - 10-25 pieces; number and letter puzzles, puzzle clocks; Skill-Development: materials for matching and sorting and ordering, geometric concept materials, number materials that are simple and concrete, measuring materials, simple mechanical devices such as gears and levers, science materials, natural materials to sort, plants and animals to care for, printmaking materials, beginning computer software; Books: picture books with simple stories and rhymes, complex pop-up books, age-appropriate stories; Pattern-Making: peg-boards with smaller pegs, color cubes, magnetic boards with forms, and (from 48 months) a variety of beads for stringing, mosaic books, felt boards, and (by 60 months) block printing materials; Dressing, Lacing, Stringing: cards and frames for lacing and sewing and (from 60 months) beginning weaving materials; Games: dominoes based on color or picture, simple matching and lotto games, bingo, and (from 48 months) simple card games, and games requiring fine motor coordination, first board games based on chance not strategy, and (from 60 months) dominoes based on number and bingo or lotto based on letter or number matching. | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Art and Crafts: large, nontoxic crayons and markers in many colors, adjustable easel, paint brushes of various sizes, nontoxic paint and finger paint; large paper, colored construction paper, easy-to-use-round-ended scissors, chalkboard and large chalk, paste and nontoxic glue, collage materials, clay and dough and tools, and (from 48 months) workbench and hammer, and (from 60 months) smaller crayons and markers, watercolor paints and simple sewing forms with blunt needles; Musical Instruments: all rhythm instruments, blowing instruments (for one-child use only) Audio-Visual Materials: live or recorded music for singing, movement, or use with rhythm instruments, adult-operated tapes or discs with songs, rhymes, and stories for listening, short films and videos. | |
Gross Motor | Large-Movement - Push and Pull Toys: small wagons and wheelbarrows, push toys that look like adult equipment, and (from 60 months) full-sized wagons and sweepers that really work; Balls and Sports: balls of all sizes, especially balls for kicking and throwing, and (from 48 months) lightweight softballs and bats, and (from 60 months) jump rope and a lightweight flying disc; Ride-On Equipment: tricycles sized to the child, three and four-wheeled pedal toys, vehicles with a steering mechanism, full size rocking or bouncing "horse," ride-ons that several children can use together, and (from 48 months) low-slung tricycles; Outdoor and Gym: stationary outdoor climbing equipment, appropriately sized and safe swings, and (from 48 months) slides with side rails and ladders and, ropes or hanging bars and rings on a swing or climbing equipment and outdoor building materials. | |
TABLE F: EQUIIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD 6 -8 YEARS OF AGE | ||
Type of Materials | Types of Supplies and Equipment | |
Social and Fantasy | Mirrors: mirrors that adults would use, unbreakable hand mirrors; Dolls: washable rubber or vinyl baby dolls with culturally relevant features and skin tones and accessories for care giving (feeding, diapering and sleeping), small peg or other people figures for fantasy scenes; Stuffed Toys: realistic rubber, wood, or vinyl animals to incorporate into scenes and models or show characteristics for learning; Puppets: puppets that represent familiar and fantasy figures for acting out stories, simple puppet theater; Transportation: generic small models of cars and vehicles, construction or workbench materials to make models of forms of transportation; Role-Play: materials for creating and practicing real-life activities and letter-creating materials; Play Scenes: small people or animal figures with supporting materials to create fantasy scenes or models related to curriculum themes. | |
Exploration and Mastery of Skills and Language | Construction: large number of varied materials for detailed construction and for creating models (including metal parts and nuts and bolts); Puzzles: three-dimensional puzzles, and jig-saw puzzles with 50 to 100 pieces; Skill-Development: materials for making books, math manipulatives and fraction and geometrical materials, measuring materials, science materials, natural materials to examine and classify, plants and animals to study and care for, computer programs for language arts and books at a wide variety of difficulty levels for children to read, story books for reading aloud, books made by the children; Books: picture books with simple stories and rhymes, complex pop-up books, age-appropriate stories; Pattern-Making: mosaic tiles, geometric puzzles, art and craft materials for creating permanent designs; Dressing, Lacing, Stringing: bead stringing, braiding, weaving, spool-knitting and sewing materials; Games: simple card and board games, games based on words, reading and spelling, memory, and numbers and counting (dominoes, Pachisi) and beginning strategy games (checker, Chinese checkers). | |
Music, Art, and Movement | Art and Crafts: a large variety of materials - crayons, markers, colored pencils, art chalks and pastels - in may colors, paint brushes of various sizes, a variety of paints including water colors, a variety of art papers for drawing and tracing and painting, regular scissors, paste and nontoxic glue, collage materials, clay that hardens, tools, more complex printing equipment, craft materials - simple looms, leather for sewing and braiding, papier-machÉ, plaster of paris, beads for jewelry, and a workbench with tools and wood for projects; Musical Instruments: a wide range of real instruments Audio-Visual Materials: live or recorded music for singing, movement or use with rhythm instruments, adult-operated tapes or discs with songs, rhymes and stories for listening or for the child's independent use. | |
Gross Motor | Balls and Sports: youth or standard-size balls and equipment for beginning team play, materials for target activities; Ride-On Equipment: (riding bicycles is no longer considered a center activity); Outdoor and Gym: complex climbing structures including ropes, ladders, hanging bars and rings. | |
W. Va. Code R. agency 78, tit. 78, ser. 78-01, APPENDICES, app 78-1-A
Adapted from Martha B. Bronson, The Right Stuff for Children Birth to 8: Selecting Play Materials to Support Development (Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1995.)