Category: Make and Play

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,...

Preschool Astronomer

leslie March 8, 2018 0 Comments
Astronomer.That is what Avaleigh became this first week as we studied the SUN, the MOON, and STARS with our SPACE unit from Mother Goose Time.Our week started with studying STARS and constellations.MGT sent us these glow in the dark stars in a variety of sizes and Avaleigh had to match them to the correct size on the constellation.We then did a STEAM station of punching out circles to be stars...

Getting Ready to Travel with Mother Goose Time

leslie February 12, 2018 0 Comments
During our first week of It's a Small World unit with Mother Goose Time, we had a ton of fun preparing for a trip!First thing up: We need to pack a Suitcase.Instead of digging out our roller suitcases, I grabbed one of our bags and asked Avaleigh to pack it.  The first thing she threw in was her Beauty and the Beast Usborne book.She LOVES that story.Then she packed her baby blanket, all...

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...

Make and Play: Taking Learning Home

leslie November 11, 2017 0 Comments
I am so impressed with the math skills my 3 year old is learning thanks to the help of Mother Goose Time.  Last year, when Sweet Pea was 2, we usually skipped out on the Make and Play crafts that were in our unit kit.  This year though, we are not skipping them!Here's why:  1. The Make and Play's can be great games to take home and reinforce concepts...like math! Last...

Writing Her Name…All On Her Own!

leslie September 19, 2017 0 Comments
 She's growing leaps and bounds yall.  On Leg day during our Mother Goose Time unit on About My Body, Sweet Pea and I read the book Whose Knees are These? After reading, I asked her what she used her legs for, and recorded her responses in this short little video.I love that she said cooking.  I know that her kitchen is right there, but we do cook a LOT together in the...