Category: Homeschool

3 Shape Activities for Preschoolers

leslie September 29, 2018 0 Comments
We have had lots of fun with shapes this month. This month Mother Goose Time sent us Tangram Shapes as our monthly manipulative along with tons of activities and games.  Many of these activities revolved around Friends and Feelings- our theme for this month.You can easily do these activities at home by cutting out simple shapes from card stock or construction paper.Here were our top 3...

I Can Read: -ad Words

leslie September 22, 2018 0 Comments
My girl is book obsessed.Has been since she was less than one.If you sit on a floor, she will make a beeline for your empty lap.  With a book in her hands, she will fill your lap with her tooshy, and ask for you to read to her.Lately, she has become quite interested in words. She knows all her letters, capital and lowercase, and all their sounds, and she recognizes that all words "say"...

Home School: Preschool Classroom Set-up

leslie September 1, 2018 4 Comments
Our space is ready for our new 2018-2019 school year withMother Goose Time and Classical Conversations!Watch this video (11 minutes) to get the the whole low down on how I set up our room.FROM THE ENTRYWAY:Bookshelves: Rain gutters screwed to 2x4's which are screwed into studs.Bookcase: cheap from WalmartTrunk: given to me from my Banana Republic working daysRug: WayfairArt Display: burlap string...

Preschool Science: Volume and Water Displacement

leslie August 18, 2018 0 Comments
I get so tickled when my preschooler does things that I used to teach in 4th and 6th grade.Understanding VOLUME is a huge concept in both grade levels.This month with our preschool curriculum we are studying Fables and Folktales; one being The Crow and the Pitcher- an Aesop fable.The story goes that there once was a crow who was so thirsty on a dry, hot, summer day and the only water that...

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...

Writing with Shaving Cream

leslie August 8, 2018 0 Comments
I'll never forget my 3rd grade Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Carrier.It was in her class that we practiced our spelling words every week with shaving cream.I think it was on Wednesdays... could have been Tuesdays.  I might have forgotten the day,but never what we did.Today I had the privledge of watching my girl practice her letters in shaving cream.I wonder if she will remember today 20+...

Animal Homes: Spider Webs

leslie June 15, 2018 0 Comments
I love preschool!So much wonder and excitement about all the things I take for granted.Seeing life through the eyes of a child truly is a gift.My almost 4 year old decided she wanted to learn about WEBS from our Mother Goose Time preschool curriculum yesterday and we had a blast!I find that she stays engaged longer if I let her choose what she wants to learn about from a limited amount of choices...

Homeschool Preschool: Constructing Homes

leslie June 8, 2018 0 Comments
Learning all about homes is the theme for this month's Mother Goose Time, and although we are late starting our study this month, we have already had a blast constructing different homes.On our first day, we received these home templates. as we studied Houses.  Using stickers, markers, and shape stamps (provided in last years's boxes of MGT), we made houses while reviewing letters,...

Preschool STEAM: Root Study

leslie May 10, 2018 0 Comments
This month it's all about Growing Gardens with our Mother Goose Time preschool curriculum.Living in Texas you have to establish your garden bed by March or April because if you wait until May, it'll be to hot.   While we planted peppers, tomatoes, and zinnias in our garden, my neighbors planted all sorts of herbs, and root vegetables including carrots and green onions in their raised...

Obedience: Jonah and the Whale

leslie April 23, 2018 0 Comments
Obedience.It's so hard to obey.We have to die to our wants and desires and do what God wants us to do.A heart that desires obedience is what I want for my kids.What parent doesn't want their child to obey them?However obedience stems from love, and in order to obey, you must know that the person you are obeying loves you and is looking out for your best interests.Experience God's study this month...