Category: Mother Goose Time

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,...

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...

Preschool Moon Rock Math

leslie March 6, 2018 0 Comments
Finally, we have seen the sun!  After weeks of gloom and rain, the most glorious days have arrived and we are soaking as much time outdoors as we can. So when our Mother Goose Time suggested a game called "Counting Moon Rocks" during our Space Unit, I tweaked it to be outdoors and it was perfect!  In fact, this game kept my girl busy for 45 minutes straight!Here's what we...

Salad Spinner Art!

leslie February 28, 2018 0 Comments
It's been raining here....constantly.For 3 weeks, I think we have seen the sun twice.That's not normal Texas weather... not that Texas weather is ever normal I suppose.When dreary days keep you stuck indoors, you have to find some activities to break free from the gray and bring some sunshine back into your day.Salad spinner art is the perfect rainy day activity!Thank goodness for Mother Goose...

Preschool Math: “Rocking” Out

leslie February 25, 2018 0 Comments
We journeyed to Ayers Rock this week.Have you ever heard of it?  I hadn't until our Mother Goose Time curriculum introduced me to this stunning red rock in Australia.Using our monthly manipulatives, Avaleigh "rocked" out her math lesson on Ayers Rock day :)Check out this 20 second video and catch some highlights of our day!So much of math is understanding abstract concepts.In order to make...

Preschool STEAM Station: Sedimentary Rocks

leslie February 22, 2018 0 Comments
We are on a whirlwind adventure this month as we study different destinations all over the world in our Small World box from Mother Goose Time. One of Avaleigh's most favorite activities happened this week when we "visited" the Grand Canyon, and it just so happened to be a STEAM station activity. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. (so glad they included Art... it...

File Folder Games with Mother Goose Time

leslie February 14, 2018 2 Comments
Hi, my name is Leslie and I am a former public school educator (8 years).Currently, I home school our little preschooler, Avaleigh, who is 3.5 years old using Mother Goose Time- a prepackaged curriculum unit study for preschoolers.The quality of the things we receieve are TOP NOTCH and as a teacher, I REALLY struggle in throwing this stuff away when were are done. But my house just can not...

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...