Mother Goose Time

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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Living In the Dirt and Playing in the Dirt

Hey everyone, on Monday with Mother Goose Time we talked about what is “Living in the Dirt.” Then the girls did the “Underground Story.” They made up a story with the animals pieces and use the same pieces with the book “Who lives in a hole?”

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Later on the girls made some cute “Mushroom Houses”with the provided materials.

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On Tuesday We talked about “Playing in the Dirt.” The girls played a game called “Nature Moves.” They would roll the cube and do the action that it landed on.

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Drawing in the Dirt

Hi everyone, on Thursday with Mother Goose Time the girls did Drawing in the Dirt.  We talked about how squirrels, dogs, and cats can make marks in the dirt.  Then we went outside to do “Tray Writing.” the girls would select a shape car then draw it in the sand.

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Later on the girls Played the “Ant Races.”   They rolled the die and move the ant to the number amount of spaces. The girls had so much fun playing this game, they played it twice.

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Then did the “Mouse Maze.”

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Measuring Water, Sorting Water and Professionalism and Learning

7/15-16/2015

Hello everyone, on Wednesday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about Measuring Water. First we did “Measuring Depth.” They filled 3 different size cups with water then dropped the washer with the string tied to it in each cup.

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I asked them what would they do if they see a big puddle and they said jump over it or walk around it. So we played a game called “Puddle Jump. ” We measured the distance of their jumps from start to finish by their shoes.

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Professionalism and Learning

  • How do you continue to challenge yourself and grow as an educator?

I set goals for myself and once I complete my goals I make more.

  • How does Mother Goose Time curriculum help you learn and try new things?

Mother Goose Time  has helped me by taking learning out of the house and setting up more learning trips for my children that apply to the curriculum and it gives hands on experience.

  • What trainings, accreditation, or programs have you participated in that have been helpful?

I do my trainings online on websites that are approved by Mo Department of Health & Senior Services.  CPR and First Aid trainings I go to the class. If there is a class I’m interested in  I will go to it.

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Colors in the Air and Listening in the Air

7/13-14/2015

Hey everyone, this week with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about “Colors in the Air.” We started with the book provided by Mother Goose Time called “Get Close To Nature” and my oldest read it to us. They both enjoyed the colorful pictures in the book.

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Later on they did “Wash Away The Rainbow” they really enjoyed this activity. The girls made rainbows with chalk and sprayed water on them to wash it away.

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Later on we made a rainbow with water outside and talked about the color we saw. Then did “My Close to Nature Book.”

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On Tuesday the girls learned about ” Listening to the Air.”  We did a activity called “Thunder Patterns.”  The girls would roll the cube and put down the picture it landed on creating a pattern.

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Then we went outside to do “Nature Sounds” with the provided post card and drew a pictures of the animals and insects that made a sound.

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