Turning Trash into Treasure

leslie November 18, 2016 0 Comments
 Please excuse my pic heavy post.  A huge reason I keep a blog is to share what our life was like together at this time.A memory keeper for my girl and husband.It's amazing what tragedy teaches you, and I don't want to overlook one picture that meant something to me.  So please excuse the excess of pictures :)As a former art teacher (and one with a VERY SMALL BUDGET), you learn how...

Mail Carrier Memory Game

leslie November 15, 2016 0 Comments
It's Community Helper month with Mother Goose Time! Sweet Pea and I are having a blast learning about different people and the jobs they do all around our small town. Today was "Mail Carrier" day, and although our mail carrier doesn't walk door to door, Sweet Pea recognizes his special delivery truck everyday and waves from our driveway saying "Bye, Mailman."So when she was able to be like the...

A Review: Little Professionals Wooden Set

leslie November 14, 2016 0 Comments
A quick review on something I purchased recently...We are studying Community Helpers this month with our preschool curriculum, Mother Goose Time.  As I looked around my house to pull things for Sweet Pea to play with, I realized I had hardly anything to help reinforce the topic of community helpers.  So I did turned to the source that could help me in a bind and do it quick... amazon....

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...