Hey everyone, on Monday with Mother Goose Time, we started Going on Safari and day one was Passport. Â First the girls wrote their names on the name tags.
Then they did “Passport Stamp,” the girls made passports with the provided MGT materials.
 
Later on the girls played “Roll Africa.” They tossed the pompom onto the continent and measured the distance.
 
Then the girl played tossing and catching the ball.
 
Hey everyone, on Tuesday with Mother Goose Time  we talked about winter nights.  The first activity the girls did was “Bedtime Stories” with the concept cards.
 
Then the girls did “Night Sight.”
 
Later on they worked on the “Winter Solstice.” The girls put the strips in order from shortest to longest.
 
The last activity was “Snowy Night” and instead of making the snow, I scooped up some snow from outside for them to play in.
 
Stay tune for Going on a Safari next month.
On Wednesday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about the “stars.” First they made a “Star Wand” with the provided MGT materials.
 
 
Counting Stars
Then the sang “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”
After that the girls put the stars into groups and hopped and twirled over the stars.
 
Hi everyone, on Monday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about different types of fireplaces. First the girls did “Sewing a Stocking” with the provided MGT materials.
 
Then the Girls retold “The Mississippi Musicians”story with the story pieces.
Later on the girls collected sticks and built a fire pit out of  blocks and pretended to sit by the fire.
 
 
Hi everyone, on Friday with Mother Goose Time  we talked about the Mouse and the places they live and hide.
So the first activity the girls did was “Adding Mice.” The girls flipped over an equation and placed the mice on the cheese.
 
 
Then the girls read “Rat-a-Tat-Tat”
 
Later on they played “Cat and Mouse Game” and used a blanket as a mouse house.
 
 
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.
 
 
The next activity the girls did was “Cookie Shapes”
 
Later on they did “Cookie Jar.” I set out strips of paper for them to create a V and X.
 
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.
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.
 
 
The they did another really fun activity called “Water Bells”
  
Later on the girls played “Counting Bells.” They rolled the die and group the bells into the number the die landed on.
 
 
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.
Then the girls did “Drum Design.”
 
Later on they played “Rhythm Patterns.” The girls created patterns with the provided MGT cards.
 
Then I took out two different drums so the girls can play “Drum Communication.” They really had fun playing the drums.
 
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.
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.
 
 
The next activity was “Load up the Ferry.” The girls used a boat to transport the concept builder cards to their ferry’s.
 
Then used the concept cards to find something that matches the theme poster.
 
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.
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  On Tuesday with Mother Goose Time the girls learned about the different types of buses.
