Category: Mother Goose Time

The Purpose of a Garden

leslie June 1, 2018 0 Comments
Why grow a garden besides for yourself?To strengthen relationships with your neighbors and your community.During the month of May we learned all about growing gardens with our Mother Goose Time preschool curriculum.  As I have been reflecting on gardening this month, I have come to realize having a garden is all about community and sharing your abundance.  What better way to get to know...

Homeschool Preschool: Learning the Value of Money

leslie May 26, 2018 0 Comments
About 2 weeks ago, my 3.5 year old and I played a game, encouraged from our Growing Gardens unit from Mother Goose Time.  It has now become a highly requested game that we play for at least 30 minutes each time we play if not longer. It's called "Penny Produce Market."All you need are some vegetables, fruit, and some pennies.  The veggies and fruit could be real,...

DITL Homeschool: Preschooler and 5 Month Old

leslie May 21, 2018 2 Comments
**This is a long post.  But it is exactly what happened last Friday.**I roll over and look at the clock. 7:03 am. I glance at the monitor.  Everett is still asleep in his crib, but Avaleigh's bed is empty."Are you on the floor," I say groggily.Up pops her little head like a wack-a-mole.  "Go tee-tee," I tell her.My husband, Jason, knows I was up 4 different times...

Preschool Garden Sensory Bin

leslie May 16, 2018 0 Comments
I've been trying to build thematic sensory tubs each month that coincides with our theme from Mother Goose Time, our preschool curriculum.  This month it's all about the garden, so here's how we built ours and a few activities you can do with the bin.You will need:black beans, pinto beans, floral foam, fake flowers, little ceramic pots, floral cutters ($1 at Dollar Tree!) or scissors, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...