Butterfly Metamorphosis Activities for Preschoolers

leslie May 3, 2019 1 Comment
Our butterfly adventures ended this week.  We released our butterflies at the end of our last day.  It was the perfect way to end our week on Metamorphosis and our unit on Bees and Butterflies.I shared the other week some egg-celent ideas (pun intended cuz I'm cheesy like that) fromMother Goose Time as we studied the Egg in our Metamorphosis week. But here are our faves from the...

Metamorphosis for Preschoolers: Egg

leslie April 23, 2019 1 Comment
A butterfly emerged overnight!All day long, my girl has stared into the butterfly habitat whispering encouragements as the butterflies slowly move their wings.  It's adorable.I would have never thought to buy a butterfly habitat and all that goes into it if we were not having an amazing unit from our Mother Goose Time preschool curriculum.It was the perfect day to start our Metamorphosis...

Carpenter Bee Math

leslie April 21, 2019 2 Comments
We are having a blast with our bee week with our Bees and Butterflies unit from Mother Goose Time.  Down here in the south, the bees returned about a month and a half ago.  Because our yard is filled with azaleas in the spring, we have no shortage of bees in our yard.  In fact, the carpenter bees love our back porch, and every spring I can find some new holes drilled by them....

Honey Bee Activities

leslie April 12, 2019 1 Comment
We are into Bees and Butterflies around here thanks to our preschool curriculum from Mother Goose Time!If you missed my last post on Beehive Stamping, be sure to check that out.If you are looking for more bee fun, let me share what we did today!First things first... grab some bee wings you bought at Dollar Tree last Halloween and put them on.MathNumber RecognitionUsing the cards MGT sent and...

Beehive Stamping

leslie April 6, 2019 1 Comment
Spring has sprung down here in Texas!The azaleas are putting out their yearly show and our yard is exploding with white and pink azaleas.With the blooming of all the flowers, comes the pollen and the bees (and allergies)!It's absolutely perfect timing to start our Bees and Butterflies Unit from Mother Goose Time, our preschool homeschool curriculum.I have to admit... I despise insects-...

Preschool: Cactus Math and Other Desert Fun

leslie March 31, 2019 1 Comment
"Momma, we live in the woods."This has been one of my preschooler's recent observations, and I think it is because she's really understanding different climates as we have been enjoying our Desert Discovery box from Mother Goose Time.  As we studied the Mojave Desert this week, we had some special fun learning about Cacti.  Cactus SimulationMy girl had never really seen cactus...

Desert Discovery: Pyramids

leslie March 23, 2019 1 Comment
If you have missed it, we are on a Desert Discovery this month with our newest unit from Mother Goose Time.  We have had a blast learning about all things that go into the rodeo and what the nights are like in the desert. And you can't discuss the desert and not talk about the Great Pyramids in Egypt, which is exactly what we did this week!Here is what was included in our daily...

Desert Night Activities for Preschoolers

leslie March 17, 2019 0 Comments
We have had so much fun with our Mother Goose Time: Desert Discovery theme!Last week we did activities that were all about the rodeo and this upcoming week we will actually attend a rodeo in our small town so stay tuned.  Did you know that the desert night is filled with noise?From coyotes to campfires and caves, we had an absolute blast exploring the desert night in the comfort of...

Preschool Rodeo Learning Activities

leslie March 9, 2019 1 Comment
Down here in Texas, it is Rodeo season. The Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo starts at the end of February and goes through mid March.We actually have a rodeo in our community coming up the last weekend of March and I cant wait!In my opinion, the best part of the rodeo is "Mutton Bustin'" where preschoolers and early elementary kids ride on a sheep!  It's pretty amazing.So why am I...

Roll a Painting

leslie March 1, 2019 0 Comments
How can you incorporate kicking and painting?By painting with a ball of course!Mother Goose Time comes up with some memorable and amazing ways kids can create art- especially in their Invitations to Create which I love!They sent us a rubber ball (blue) and I added a yellow one for my 1 year old son because all things go in his mouth. MGT also included this amazing inspiration photo and the white...