Category: Preschool

Authentic Assessment: Squirrel Math

leslie November 1, 2018 0 Comments
First, please accept my apology for such awful photos.  I don't know why my camera on my phone has such a hard time focusing.  Ugh.But I wanted to talk about Authentic Assessment today.Wikipedia defines it as:"Authentic assessment tends to focus on contextualised tasks, enabling students to demonstrate their competency in a more 'authentic' setting. Examples of authentic assessment...

Creating Caterpillar Patterns

leslie October 28, 2018 0 Comments
I don't know about you, but it has been raining ALL month long here. However we still have tons of fun when we are stuck indoors thanks to our preschool curriculum: Mother Goose Time.  We've looked at all the parts of a tree including the trunk, roots, and branches, but on this particular day, we studied LEAVES.Our day began with the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.In...

BOOK Bug Scavenger Hunt

leslie October 17, 2018 0 Comments
We are spending time studying the orchard this month with our Mother Goose Time.  These last few days we have studied all sorts of animals that visit the orchard including: raccoons, porcupines, birds, squirrels, and today we looked at bugs!Our Mother Goose Time STEAM station had us going outdoors to complete a fun Bug Scavenger Hunt.  Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating...

Preschool STEAM Station: Pounding Colors

leslie October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Last week we began our Orchard Harvest unit from Mother Goose Time, and it had an awesome STEAM Station involving flowers.  STEAM stations are learning stations that revolve around Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math.  In this case, the STEAM station is focused mainly on Science, but I would also say Art. So last week, my 10 month old son decided he was not going to...

3 Shape Activities for Preschoolers

leslie September 29, 2018 0 Comments
We have had lots of fun with shapes this month. This month Mother Goose Time sent us Tangram Shapes as our monthly manipulative along with tons of activities and games.  Many of these activities revolved around Friends and Feelings- our theme for this month.You can easily do these activities at home by cutting out simple shapes from card stock or construction paper.Here were our top 3...

I Can Read: -ad Words

leslie September 22, 2018 0 Comments
My girl is book obsessed.Has been since she was less than one.If you sit on a floor, she will make a beeline for your empty lap.  With a book in her hands, she will fill your lap with her tooshy, and ask for you to read to her.Lately, she has become quite interested in words. She knows all her letters, capital and lowercase, and all their sounds, and she recognizes that all words "say"...

Leaf Man: a FREE Nature Craft for Kids

leslie September 12, 2018 0 Comments
Have you read books by Lois Ehlert?He uses natural objects to make beautiful illustrations.And anytime I can incorporate reading or books into our learning, the better!Leaf Man is one of our favorite books of his.The leaves of our oaks and crepe myrtles are changing here in Texas, and as the nuts fall from the trees, it is the perfect time to go on a nature walk and collect items.That's just what...

Home School: Preschool Classroom Set-up

leslie September 1, 2018 4 Comments
Our space is ready for our new 2018-2019 school year withMother Goose Time and Classical Conversations!Watch this video (11 minutes) to get the the whole low down on how I set up our room.FROM THE ENTRYWAY:Bookshelves: Rain gutters screwed to 2x4's which are screwed into studs.Bookcase: cheap from WalmartTrunk: given to me from my Banana Republic working daysRug: WayfairArt Display: burlap string...

Preschool Science: Volume and Water Displacement

leslie August 18, 2018 0 Comments
I get so tickled when my preschooler does things that I used to teach in 4th and 6th grade.Understanding VOLUME is a huge concept in both grade levels.This month with our preschool curriculum we are studying Fables and Folktales; one being The Crow and the Pitcher- an Aesop fable.The story goes that there once was a crow who was so thirsty on a dry, hot, summer day and the only water that...

Storytelling with a Sensory Bin

leslie August 13, 2018 0 Comments
It's a new month, and you know that means-- a new unit with our preschool curriculum from Mother Goose Time.  This month it is all about Fables and Folktales, and we just spent the whole first week reading from Aesop's Fables.One of those fables happened to be about the Ants and the Grasshopper which inspired our monthly sensory bin.  I have been working with my just turned 4...