Category: Preschool

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 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...

Becoming a Leafcutter Ant

leslie November 10, 2017 0 Comments
Everyday her imagination grows.About 3 days a week, Sweet Pea has "Quiet Time" instead of nap time, which has helped her mind grow so much in terms of imagination and learning how to play by herself.I think having this Quiet Time has helped her in being able to role play more often, which is exactly what happened this afternoon as we pretended to be Leafcutter Ants from our Rainforest unit with...

Emergent Writing: My Little Journal

leslie October 25, 2017 0 Comments
"Emergent writing “means that children begin to understand that writing is a form of communication and their marks on paper convey a message” (Mayer, 2007, p. 35). Emergent writing progresses along a developmental continuum. Reading and writing develop simultaneously and are interrelated. The relationship between reading and writing is bidirectional (Mayer, 2007) such that reading facilitates...

A Typical Day in a Preschool Homeschool

leslie September 27, 2017 0 Comments
As a former public ed teacher, I loved a set routine!It allowed the students (and myself) to know exactly what to expect, providing a sense of comfort knowing what is coming.However being a part-time Children's Pastor and Homeschooling Momma, has forced me to live a life where our days are more fluid than structured.  Throw in a 3 year old who is also transitioning from naps to quiet time,...

Creating a Preschool Homeschool Space

leslie August 29, 2017 2 Comments
Do you ever feel like your kid's stuff has just overtaken every room of the house?Last year, I set up most of Sweet Pea's preschool items in our breakfast room next to the kitchen, which you can see here.  It worked great!However, I had also turned our front formal family room into her playroom, which she hardly used unless to get a book.  I really hated the fact that she hardly played...

The Fiery Furnace for Preschoolers

leslie July 9, 2017 0 Comments
First of all, I must apologize for the simply AWFUL pictures in this post.My Bible fell on top of my phone and shattered the camera lens. No amount of filtering can fully restore these images.  (my nice camera was borrowed over this week)I am in love with the Experience God pack from Mother Goose Time.Reasons why:It spends the entire month studying one truth about God.      ...