Character Education: Kindness

leslie October 1, 2018 0 Comments
There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful to the Lord for the heart He has given my little girl. Ever since she was crawling, she was always mindful about who's pacifier was who's and returned it to that baby in the nursery.It just boggles my mind sometimes.We started our Pre-K 4 homeschool year with our Mother Goose Time unit on Friends and Feelings.  One of the new additions...

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...

Calendar Time Routine with a Preschooler

leslie September 27, 2018 0 Comments
Hey friends! If you are new to the blog, WELCOME!I am a homeschooling momma to my 4 year old preschooler and 9 month old son.We are so blessed to share our adventures using our Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum, which we think is downright amazing.We never have school at the same time everyday.  However each time we start school, it goes in the same rhythm, and it always...

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...

Paul Bunyan Fun for Preschoolers

leslie August 27, 2018 0 Comments
This past week we studied the Tall Tales of Paul Bunyan with ourMother Goose Time Fables and Folktales Unit.MGT did not disappoint in the activity department either. Here's just a few of the activities we did this week....Literary Activities:Each day we had a story in our bag complete with colored cardstock puppets to cut out and play with.  My girl's favorite was Bessie the Cow and...

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...

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+...