Category: Homeschool

Preschool Ocean Math Games

leslie April 23, 2018 0 Comments
It's been an Ocean Commotion in our house this month and we have had a blast!Avaleigh is obsessed with Octonauts, so all these ocean activities have been right up her ally.Mother Goose Time has sent us some wonderful math games this month along with real shells to use as manipulatives! Here's how you can recreate some of these games at home.Fishing for ShellsBuild a cave with a large sheet and...

Preschool Ocean Art: Salt Painting

leslie April 4, 2018 0 Comments
This month we are becoming Deep Sea Divers and exploring the Ocean with our Ocean Commotion Unit from Mother Goose Time.  We live about 4 hours from the coast, and my girl has yet to see the ocean; but that didn't stop us from experiencing.We first tasted the Ocean.After drinking regular water, we added a little bit of salt to our cup so we could taste what ocean water is like.  The...

Rainbow Rice Ocean Sensory Bin

leslie March 31, 2018 0 Comments
When possible, I love to make sensory play bins for my 3.5 year old girl.Most of the time our bins match the theme we are studying with our Preschool curriculum,Mother Goose Time.  I haven't made her a new bin in the last 3 months.  #momfail.However, our next month study is OCEAN COMMOTION and my girl LOVES her some Octonauts and ocean animals.  I knew I had to make her a bin for...

It’s Slime Time: Galaxy Slime

leslie March 28, 2018 0 Comments
Making Slime can be intimidating.Do I really want this stuff in my house? What if it gets on the furniture or the carpet?Ugh.... is it worth it?YES!We've been studying SPACE this month with Mother Goose Time and have had a "blast!" Our STEAM station on Galaxy day had us creating Galaxy Slime using liquid starch.I did not have any liquid starch, so I found a recipe from here using saline...

Cultivating Creativity with Mother Goose Time

leslie March 16, 2018 0 Comments
How do you teach someone to be creative?How do you foster the creativity of a student?In a world of Pinterest and sharing and copying ideas, how on earth do you cultivate CREATIVITY?According to English Oxford dictionaries Creativity is:"The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness."Creativity includes using imagination, curiosity, risk-taking, wonderment,...

A Typical Day in a Preschool Homeschool

leslie September 27, 2017 0 Comments
As a former public ed teacher, I loved a set routine!It allowed the students (and myself) to know exactly what to expect, providing a sense of comfort knowing what is coming.However being a part-time Children's Pastor and Homeschooling Momma, has forced me to live a life where our days are more fluid than structured.  Throw in a 3 year old who is also transitioning from naps to quiet time,...

Creating a Preschool Homeschool Space

leslie August 29, 2017 2 Comments
Do you ever feel like your kid's stuff has just overtaken every room of the house?Last year, I set up most of Sweet Pea's preschool items in our breakfast room next to the kitchen, which you can see here.  It worked great!However, I had also turned our front formal family room into her playroom, which she hardly used unless to get a book.  I really hated the fact that she hardly played...