Tot School – Page 5 – Jack of All Trades

Teacher Guide versus Little Goose…Which Guide to Use?

leslie November 4, 2016 0 Comments

Okay, I am a teacher at heart.When I taught public school, my bedside table was filled with curriculum books... that I LOVED reading (it's okay...I know I am a total nerd). I just like to see what the ideas are, where we are going, and how it all builds together. So for me...the teacher... looking into these 2 guides from Mother Goose Time was fun and interesting! Should I buy the...

Making and Playing with Our Food

leslie November 1, 2016 0 Comments

It's "Wheat Day" as we study food produced on farms this week. We read The Little Red Hen (A First Little Golden Book) and played in flour, but the best part was when all three of us (mom, dad, and Sweet Pea) got into the kitchen to cook together!Mother Goose Time included this wonderful "recipe card". All I needed was dough (you could totally use a roll of cookie dough here) which I...

Muddy Day Play

leslie October 24, 2016 1 Comment

Oh MUD day! How much fun are you?! Except for little girls who hate to get dirty.But that's okay when you pair mud with bath time. So here in Texas, someone forgot to tell October that it was Autumn, and the temps have been in the 90's and super humid. Awful.Finally last Friday, October got the message, and we were blessed with some of the most beautiful weather! So...

Muddy Letter Learning

leslie October 24, 2016 0 Comments

This past week we looked at 5 different things we can find "In the Barn" on our Farm Unit with Mother Goose Time. The last day was MUD. Now if you have been following along with my blog, you will know that my little Sweet Pea is not much into getting dirty. Read more about her here.I was super excited about MUD day and could not wait to see if she would be up for getting dirty...

Watching a Child Create

leslie October 14, 2016 0 Comments

Sweet Pea is a cautious observer. Always has been.. and hopefully, always will be.I have always known this about her, but I had never seen it so prevalent in her creations as it was on the day we had an Invitation to Create a Muddy Pig.She did not pick up the picture of the pig, or study it any more than she normally looks at something. But as I watched her place her "mud" aka brown...

Learning our Shapes

leslie October 11, 2016 2 Comments

Sweet Pea is 2 years old and 2 months. She is an only child and I am blessed to be able to stay at home with her. I say all of that because I do not have any other kids to compare her to or know at what age certain children learn certain things. I am just doing my best to expose her to new things, be intentional about what I say to her, and teach her to the best of my ability....

Getting a Handle on Emotions

leslie September 25, 2016 0 Comments

This month has been an emotional month FOR SURE. We have endured a flood of emotions this past month. Sadness reigned as we went to a funeral for one of my best friends, my pastor, and co-worker, Ryan King and his sweet brother-in-law, one of the finest men God let grace this earth, Bryson Adkison. That happened at the beginning of the month. However during that time, my...

Art: Process vs. Product?

leslie September 10, 2016 0 Comments

I went to college to be an art teacher. In fact my degree is in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting, and I graduated with an EC-12 Art Certification. I was blessed to be able to teach high school Art I for 2 separate years out of my 8 years of public education (art positions are hard to find and keep with all the cuts yall). Please allow me to tell you something about my experience...

Mother Goose Time: Organizing Leftovers

leslie September 4, 2016 0 Comments

I love that little school bus box, don't you? It is jam packed with awesome goodness for me and my little girl to play, learn, and discover together. However, for a pack-rat like myself, I just can't bring myself to throw away so many wonderful things! Maybe it's because my husband doesn't want to invest in a color printer... I don't know... but the thought of throwing away some of the...

Our Last Week in the Science Lab

leslie September 2, 2016 1 Comment

This has been our last week in the Science Lab, and it was the perfect week for our Ecology activities. After 2 and a 1/2 weeks of rain, we finally had some sunshine so we could go outside and play!Our Little Goose guide had us creating little creatures with grass for hair (super cute), but we went ahead and put our stuff in a jar and focused more on pouring.Using a nylon stocking (provided by...