Plant Life Study: Algae

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own  Pond life is the perfect exploration for preschoolers. So much life in the pond, not just the abundant variety of animal life, but the plant life as well. This...

Snail Exploration with Little Kids

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own  This entire school year we have been using the Exploring Nature with Children curriculum and this month is coincides with our Experience Early Learning...

Frogs, Ponds, and Poetry Tea Time

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own We've always spent time outdoors, but this year is different. I find myself not just going outside to be outside, but actually exploring and observing God's...

Pond Life: Creating Snakes

As a Experience Early Learning (EEL) Blogger, I receive the EEL Preschool Curriculum in exchange for my honest opinions and authentic stories about our experiences using the curriculum. All opinions and thoughts are completely my own. It's Springtime in Texas! The weather is glorious, the birds are returning and building nests, and the snakes are out. Blue Jays built a nest in our azaleas, and...

A Trip to the Pond

When I moved to this town 17 years ago, I hated it! It is a small college town halfway between 2 major cities."There's nothing here!  There's nothing to do!"   I was from "the city" when I first arrived in this town, and I didn't know all the gems this new area  had to offer.  Frankly when I first moved here, I didn't care much for even learning what this town had to...

Creating Alligator Skin

We are still hanging out at the pond and having so much fun.  I am definitely behind in my blogging, but I have been having so much fun with my girl.  Today during our Mother Goose Time (MGT), I gave her a choice between studying fish, ducks, or alligators.  She chose the ALLIGATOR and today Sweet Pea created a picture of ALLIGATOR SKIN!I can not recommend Mother Goose Time highly...

Creating Cattails

We've had so much fun learning all about the Pond in our newest unit study!Unfortunately Sweet Pea had the flu, so we haven't had many outdoor adventures to the local pond; however she did make her own picture of cattails at a pond the other day and had fun even with the flu.Mother Goose Time supplied us with sticks, green paper, and the blue sheet along with the inspiration photo of cattails....

Using the Planning Journal

In case you don't already know, I have a deep love for our monthly thematic study from Mother Goose Time.  Each month I try to do all 20 days.I have failed every month... for 7 months in a row thinking each month will be different.Obviously I can't do it all.Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.I am not insane, nor do I want to set myself up for...

Tot School: 5 Little Speckled Frogs

I have scavenged, pinned, researched, downloaded, printed, and created our first Tot School Unit on PONDS. For the next several weeks, Sweet Pea and I will do all things pond related and specifically talk about frogs and turtles more than other animals. Today I wanted to share a little game I made for my girl based on the song, 5 Little Speckled Frogs. Let me apologize in advance for the song...