The Empty Pot

On Friday with Mother Goose Time we listened to the “Empty Pot” and discussed what helps flowers grow. The girls reply was “water, sun, and air.”

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Then we did “Stamping Art” with the provided MGT materials and they really enjoyed painting with the different objects.

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After awhile the girls did “Design a Flower” they want to do this one together. Then played “Would you Rather” game. Next week we start “Friends and Feelings” so stay tune and have a good weekend.

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The Black Snake and the Eggs and Stone Soup

Hello everyone, on Tuesday with Mother Goose Time was “The Black Snake and The Eggs.” We talked about why Stealing is wrong then listened to the story and created “Snake Necklace” with the provided materials.

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After awhile the girls did “Adding Eggs.” We used the circle and oval manipulatives for this number concept exercise.

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On Thursday we talked about “Stone Soup” and my youngest really had fun with this one. First she cut out the pieces. Then she listened to the story and added the story pieces in the pot as the items were being named.

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After awhile she headed off to the playroom to make “Block Soup” and used tongs to take out the blocks. My daughter isn’t into soups so we didn’t make the “Stone Soup” recipe from the card, however, she really had fun making it with the  pretend food.

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Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Flames

Hi everyone, Friday with Mother Goose Time we discussed what we should do if we see a fire and I showed them how to stop, drop and roll. Next we looked at my daycare fire  exit map and talked about the to exits for an emergency. Then the girls did “Don’t hide” and finger painted flames.

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After awhile the girls made a firefighter hat with the provided MGT materials and they enjoyed making them.

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The Birth of Paul Bunyan and Paul Bunyan and the Flapjacks

Hi everyone, Monday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about “The Birth of Paul Bunyan.” we talked about how I took care of them when they were babies. Then I set out baby toys for them to explore. After the girls explored the toys, I read “The Birth of Paul Bunyan” story and as I read the story they would get the item from the story.

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After awhile the girls made a growth chart with the provided MGT materials. I measured them and they measured their My Little Pony’s.

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Wednesday story was “Paul Bunyan and the Flapjacks” and the girls loved this story because they love pancakes. We talked about how their dad and I prepare their food for them. I read the story and as I introduce a story item they would pull it to the side.

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Then the girls made “Breakfast Pan” with the provided MGT materials. The girls took their breakfast pans to the dramatic play area and pretended to cook their breakfast.

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After awhile they pretended the shapes were pancakes and used a spatula to move the shape to a plate.

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The Milkmaid and Her Pail

Hey everyone, on Friday with Mother Goose Time I read the “Milkmaid and Her Pail.” As I read the story the girls would put the introduce story piece into the bucket. They really enjoyed interacting with the story.

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The girls played “Roll and Color.” They rolled the die and used the number/color key and colored the baby chick. Then the girls did “Egg Patterns.”

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After awhile the girls did the “Balance Bowl.” The girls really had fun doing this activity.

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The Grasshopper and the Ants and The Hare and the Tortoise

On Wednesday with Mother Goose Time  I read “The Grasshopper and the Ants.” Then we traced the letter “A.”

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The girls also did a page from the literacy and math workbooks provided by Mother Goose Time.

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Later on the girls played a game called “Counting Corn.” the kids would draw a number and put it by the grasshopper then draw another card to feed the ant then decide which insect had the most corn.

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Thursday was “The Hare and Tortoise.” I read the story and we discussed what animals move fast and slow. Then the girls did “Coloring Slowly” in their  journals. Then Played “Finish Line” game.

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