Once a resource room has been set up, it becomes an extension of the preschool classroom. Sometimes, items in the resource room spark the imagination. This could be the mirror for our ambulance. Items for the Resource Room F or a resource room to function effectively, a real collaboration among the school, families, and the community is necessary. Also, a few parents or teachers are needed to maintain and organize the room's contents, and to request new supplies when they are needed.
Recyclable items can provide many of the props and materials to be used in the classroom.
Items discarded by stores and businesses can sometimes be used. Parents might bring in other materials such as yarn, buttons, plastic containers, paper towel rolls, shells, pine cones, rocks, and feathers. Favorite items of children are boxes, which become many things in children's symbolic transformations. Often, items that children use at home can find their way into the classroom resource room. An old tricycle or toy can be disassembled, and the pieces placed in the storage room, where a new use awaits them.