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Harvest Moon and Scary FUN

leslie September 14, 2019 1 Comment

This week we were all up in our feelings.We did games and learning that revolved around feeling Happy, Sad, Surprised, Mad, and Scared. Scared fell on Friday the 13th.It also fell on the Harvest Moon. Boom.Totally did not plan that!Our Kindergarten Homeschool year started this week.We had our first Classical Conversations Community Day (awesome!), continued our love of Mother...

Leaf Man: a FREE Nature Craft for Kids

leslie September 12, 2018 0 Comments

Have you read books by Lois Ehlert?He uses natural objects to make beautiful illustrations.And anytime I can incorporate reading or books into our learning, the better!Leaf Man is one of our favorite books of his.The leaves of our oaks and crepe myrtles are changing here in Texas, and as the nuts fall from the trees, it is the perfect time to go on a nature walk and collect items.That's just what...

Storytelling with a Sensory Bin

leslie August 13, 2018 0 Comments

It's a new month, and you know that means-- a new unit with our preschool curriculum from Mother Goose Time. This month it is all about Fables and Folktales, and we just spent the whole first week reading from Aesop's Fables.One of those fables happened to be about the Ants and the Grasshopper which inspired our monthly sensory bin. I have been working with my just turned 4...

Preschoolers and Pets

leslie June 30, 2018 0 Comments

About 2 months ago, we adopted a Golden Retriever named Bailey.Our last golden, Peyton, passed away on August 22, 2017. He was 12.5 years old. It was so hard. Especially having to explain to our girl what happened. She still remember him and talks about him. However, we remind her that Peyton is with Jesus and Jesus has healed him.Now we have Bailey, who absolutely...

Animal Homes: Lodges and Dens

leslie June 22, 2018 0 Comments

Did you know a beaver's home is called a lodge?I think I learned that long ago, but it felt new to me today as we as we studied lodges and dens with our Mother Goose Time: Alphabet House unit.We started our day by finding the beaver's home on the thematic poster.Avaleigh even told me that it was built in the river! I was surprised she just didn't say water.Our Invitation to Create came with...

Castles, Crowns, and Coloring, Oh My!

leslie June 14, 2018 0 Comments

This month is Vacation Bible School month.That means, as the VBS Director, my life is super crazy right now. I am hoping to share a few tips on how to help with that in a future post, so if you are involved with your VBS please stay tuned to the blog. :)However, in all the chaos of creating things for the church, I am so thankful for our Mother Goose Time (preschool curriculum)...

Literacy with Mother Goose Time

leslie May 1, 2018 0 Comments

This is my 100th post about our Mother Goose Time adventures!We have loved our Ocean Commotion unit from Mother Goose Time!Each month we receive 20 discovery bags about our unit, and each bag is filled with items to make art, crafts, games for math, and literary devices and games.Here are some of our favorite literary tools they send us each month.BOOKSWe receive 2 books each month. One is...

5 Tips for Raising a Reader

leslie April 17, 2018 0 Comments

Raising a reader is a daunting task.As a former language arts teacher, book lover, and Usborne book lady, here are my top tips toRaising a Reader!1- Expose your child to lots of books!Children are inquisitive. They ask a billion questions a day. One answer I have always tried to stray from is, "Because I said." Filling your shelves with fairy tales and classic stories is great,...

Preschool Dinosaur Activities

leslie January 22, 2018 2 Comments

Dinosaur Week!This past week we studied 6 different dinosaurs with our Dinosaur Dig unit from Mother Goose Time. We studied: Tyrannosaurs Rex, Brontosaurus, Stegasours, Triceratops, Mussaurus, and Pterodactyl.Tyrannosaurs RexThe first dinosaur we studied was of course T-Rex. This day we received her My Little Journal and for the first time she wrote her name all on her own without...

I Can Read: Creating Sentences

leslie November 28, 2017 0 Comments

My girl loves to read.If you decide to sit on the floor, she will find you, crawl into your lap and ask to read a book.Each month we get one of these I Can Read books from Mother Goose Time.I have been trying to find more ways to use it than just for reading, though.MGT sends arrows and rectangles with the sight words on it along with 6 pictures of real images of certain things discussed in the...