June 15-16,2015
Hello everyone, on Monday with Mother Goose Time we talked about cleaning up.
Bathroom and Bedroom
6/11-12/2015 Â 
Hello everyone, on Thursday  with Mother Goose Time we talked about the bathroom. We went over their morning and evening bathroom routines. Then put together various patterns with the bathroom  pattern cards.
  
After awhile we popped bubbles which was a lot of fun. Then we went to the bathroom and discussed the importance of washing hands and went over the hand washing steps from the chart.
  
  
  
  
  
On Friday, we talked about the bedroom. We talked about how it’s not safe to jump off the bed because they can get really hurt. Then read 5 Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed Rhyme and did the actions with the provided materials.
  
  
  
We also talked about what they keep on their beds and those thing are their favorite stuffed animals. Â Later on we played “Stacking Pillow.” The girls would roll the die and stack the pillows to the number it landed on and jump over the stack. They really enjoyed this game and had lots of fun.
  
  
  
Doors and Windows, Living Room
6/8-10/2015 Â
Hi everyone, on Monday with  Mother Goose Time we talked about doors and windows. They created a paper bag house with the provided supply then played “Lost Keys.” The girls hid and pressed the keys in the play-doh. They really enjoyed making key prints.
  
After awhile they played the game “Guess What Door.” The girls picked a door and I would give them three clues of what was behind the door.
  
  
On Tuesday we talked about the living room and they played “Cozy Chairs.” They cut out the sequence cards and put them in order. I asked both of the girls where is their favorite cozy spot in the house my youngest said the couch and my oldest said her bed.
  
Houseboat and Castle
6/4-5/2015  Mother Goose Time  Â
Hi everyone, on Thursday we discussed houseboats. The girls learned that these types of homes float in the water and they both thought that was cool. They looked at pictures of different style houseboats. Then the girls created a house with the shape manipulatives.
Friday, the girls learned about castles. They were excited to know there are queens, kings, princess, and princes that live in them. Then we looked at pictures of different castles. Â During arts and crafts the girls made castle crowns, they really had fun gluing the gems on. I also showed them pictures of crowns. Later on they put together a really cool dragon.
  
  
  
  
House, Apartment, and RV’s and Hotels
June 1-3, 2015Â Mother Goose Time
Hi everyone, So this month topic is “The Alphabet House” and the girls were excited to start and learn about different types of housing. On Monday the girls  learned about Houses. They looked at the houses in the neighborhood and the girls  notice there are houses in different colors  and sizes. Then the girls painted a house.
  
  
On Tuesday, the girls learned about apartments.  The girls looked at different styles of apartments that generated  questions, such as ‘How many rooms are in apartments?,” What’s the tallest apartment building?,” “What’s inside an apartment?” They also enjoyed creating an apartment building with the blocks.
  
Wednesday, they learned about RV’s and hotels. We looked at  different RV models  and  3 different types of hotels. Later on the girls did a RV night puzzle and worked on adding,writing the letter C, and color by number.
  
  
  
Our Trip To The Farm
Hi everyone, so last weekend we went to Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead. This is one of our favorite places to go in the spring and summer because the girls get to interact with the animals. Â So the first thing the girls like to is check out the chicken coup then head to the barn to see the new baby farm animals. On the way to the barn we saw tad poles in the pond.
  
  
Then we explored the replica Kenza Indian Village  and got to crush corn.
  
As we move down the trail we went to visit the baby goats and then went on a pony ride.
  
  
  
Are next stop was to visit the garden.  The girls saw snow peas, lettuce, potatoes, mixed greens, carrots, and so on. After that, we went to see the rabbit that’s hiding under the rock then off to the Koi pond.
  
  
  
  
Once we left the Koi pond the girls fed the chickens and pet a sheep. Then played at the playground and explored a log cabin. This was a great way to end Growing Garden.
  
  
  
Potato and Peas
May 25-29, 2015Â Mother Goose Time
Hi everyone, on Tuesday the girls learned about potatoes. They learned and looked at pictures of different types of potatoes such as the red, white, yam, and purple potatoes. The girls also learned the different ways potatoes are cooked. Then they did the “Potato Roots Experiment.”
  
  
Wednesday, the girls learned about peas  and made a “Stone Soup Collage” and they really enjoyed creating it.
  
  
  
Later on the girls worked on word puzzles. Filling in the missing letters they have the option of using upper and lower case letters.
  
  
Bee, Toad and Carrot
May 20-22, 2015Â Mother Goose Time
On Wednesday, the girls learned about the buzzy bee. We looked at pictures of the and watched a small video of bees working in the hive. Â The girls really had fun creating bee hives with the hexagon blocks.
  
  
  
Then they did “Pollinate the Poppies.” A project were they made a poppy flower and used cornmeal as pollen.
  
  
Thursday the girls learned about toads and the difference between the toad and frog. They also created a pet toad.
  
  
Friday, we discuss where carrots grow and the different colors of carrots. During arts and crafts the girls did Carrot Sewing, they decorated and sewed the carrots. Then put together the carrot puzzle.
  
Crow and Rabbits
May 18-19, 2015Â Mother Goose Time
Hi everyone, on Monday we talked about crows. The girls learned that crows eat a variety of foods such as fruits, vegetables, insects, snails, eggs, rabbits, toads, Â mice and snakes. Then they played a game called “Feed The Crow.”
    
After awhile the girls “Build a Scarecrow.” They really enjoyed mixing and matching the game pieces.
    
Tuesday we discussed rabbits. we talked about different types of rabbits and how they move by either hopping, running, and jumping. Then created a rabbit mask.
  
  
Dramatic Play-Produce
Hello everyone, this week I turned dramatic play into a little market. I displayed the fruits and vegetables for the girls. Then we went outside and grabbed some leaves to use for money.
  
  
The girls really enjoyed this change in dramatic play. Things they enjoyed about The Little Market was exchanging leaves for fruits and vegetables to fill up the grocery cart and taking turns being the storekeeper.
During arts and crafts the girls made “My Little Garden.” They cut  out vegetables and fruit shapes and added pictures of produce from the paper.
  
  
  
At the end of the day the girls played the game “Rabbit Relay.” They scattered the produce cards on the table and pretended the rabbits were invading the garden.
