Category: Preschool

Writing with Shaving Cream

leslie August 8, 2018 0 Comments
I'll never forget my 3rd grade Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Carrier.It was in her class that we practiced our spelling words every week with shaving cream.I think it was on Wednesdays... could have been Tuesdays.  I might have forgotten the day,but never what we did.Today I had the privledge of watching my girl practice her letters in shaving cream.I wonder if she will remember today 20+...

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

leslie July 24, 2018 0 Comments
 We are Nature Detectives for the month of July.Our preschool curriculum from Mother Goose Time had a whole week devoted to trees: Climbing Tress, Building with Trees, Painting Trees, Counting in Trees, and Writing with Trees.On our Building with Trees day, we built a bird feeder from a tree part- a pine cone!We've made pine cone bird feeders before, but this one was the best one...

Animal Homes: Spider Webs

leslie June 15, 2018 0 Comments
I love preschool!So much wonder and excitement about all the things I take for granted.Seeing life through the eyes of a child truly is a gift.My almost 4 year old decided she wanted to learn about WEBS from our Mother Goose Time preschool curriculum yesterday and we had a blast!I find that she stays engaged longer if I let her choose what she wants to learn about from a limited amount of choices...

Homeschool Preschool: Constructing Homes

leslie June 8, 2018 0 Comments
Learning all about homes is the theme for this month's Mother Goose Time, and although we are late starting our study this month, we have already had a blast constructing different homes.On our first day, we received these home templates. as we studied Houses.  Using stickers, markers, and shape stamps (provided in last years's boxes of MGT), we made houses while reviewing letters,...

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...

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...

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...

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...