Mother Goose Time

Cookies

Hi everyone, on Tuesday with Mother Goose Time we discussed cookies. We talked about different types of cookies and their favorite cookies are Chocolate Chip cookies and Vanilla Birthday Oreo cookies. Then the  girls did “Cookie Plate  Art” with the provided MGT materials.

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The next activity the girls did was “Cookie Shapes”

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Later on they did “Cookie Jar.” I set out strips of paper for them to create a V and X.

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Patterns, Sorting and Sequencing.

What MGT project or activity did you do that encouraged your child to build patterns, sorting or matching skills?
Describe how your child entered the activity, engaged, dealt with a challenge and extended or adapted the activity.

The MGT activity that encouraged my children to build patterns was the cookie shapes. They looked at the pattern on the plate, then picked out the shapes and put them the pattern was in. The girls were also talking about how different their patterns were.

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Bells

Hello everyone, Friday with Mother Goose Time  we talked about bells  and how the sound a large and small bells sound different.

The first girls made a “Bell Shaker” with the provided  MGT materials.

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The they did another really fun activity called “Water Bells”

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Later on the girls played “Counting Bells.” They rolled the die and group the bells into the number the die landed on.

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Sights and Sounds of Winter-Drum

Hi everyone on Tuesday we started Sights and Sounds of Winter with Mother Goose Time, and the girls learned about drums.

First the girls did  “Name Beats.” Clapping the syllables in their names.

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Then the girls did “Drum Design.”

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Later on they played “Rhythm Patterns.” The girls created patterns with the provided MGT cards.

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Then I took out two different drums so the girls can play “Drum Communication.” They really had fun playing the drums.

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Ferry

Hi everyone, Friday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about “Ferry’s.” First the girls looked at a really cool Ferry video on a YouTube channel called Things That Go TV.

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Then they did a activity called “Ferry Schedule.” They would pick a time and give each other tickets to catch the ferry. The girls used blankets as Ferries. They also explored time with their own clock.

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The next activity was “Load up the Ferry.” The girls used a boat to transport the concept builder cards to their ferry’s.

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Then used the concept cards to find something that matches the theme poster.

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1. Gross Motor

What MGT project did you do with your child this week that connected big muscle movement with language or math skills? What do you see as the benefits of combining physical activities with basic learning skills.

The girls used their large muscle movement with their math skills. During the ferry activities they worked with time and handing out tickets that matched the time on the ticket. I think it’s a great benefit for children to have combined physical activities with learning skills. All children learn differently and I believe hands on learning builds confidence and helps with skills.

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