This month we are in the middle of
Mother Goose Time's "Growing Gardens" curriculum. The kids have had a lot of fun doing many of the activities outside and getting dirty. We even took the time to plant our own garden.
Mother Goose Time's June curriculum is called
"Alphabet House". This unit looks like a really fun way to review letters and numbers the kids have learned throughout the school year.
Library-Style Story Time Book, Every Month
This month we are introduced to our story book on day two of the unit. This book is a fun retelling of the classic Goldilocks. While you are reading the story aloud to the children they are actively looking for punctuation in the story.
On day seven children will participate in the activity
Cozy Chairs. They will find a cozy spot in the house and work together to put the Story Sequence Wands in the correct order.
Finally on day 16 while learning about lodges and dens children will discuss where bears live. They will work together to build their very own den. They then will retell the story of Goldilocks using the Storytelling Set.
33 Skills Built. Every Month
On day one children will discuss what they would use to build a house. They then will try to build their own block house. Children will then write their name on their nametag and try to make the first letter of their name with blocks.
On day two children will start by talking about the tallest building they have seen. They then will explore the area outside to find the tallest buildings. They will then cut apart their apartment cards and match the letter cards to those on the writing paper.
Children will have a chance to work with shapes with both the RV Night Puzzle and House Shapes activities.
13+ Art Projects, Every Month
On day six children will talk about what rooms have windows and doors. They then will work with paper and a paper bag to create a house with windows and doors.
On day ten children will create their own bed for the monkeys and tuck them in. They then will act out monkeys jumping on the bed as it is read to them.
125 Active Discovery Tools, Every Month
On day four children will be learning about houseboats. They will have a chance to act like their boats are in the middle of a storm by shaking them on a sheet. On day seven children will have the chance to discuss fun things they do with their family. They then will draw a picture on their postcard of something fun they do with their family.
20 Brand New Sing-Along Songs, Every Month
Hear a sample of this month's CD
here!
If your child enjoys Mother Goose Time's music CDs provided every month check out Mother Goose Time's
Dance n' Beats curriculum. A new series is available every month that goes along with the monthly theme.
Parents Want the Best, Every Month
Caregivers
are provided with a monthly Family Newsletter they can give to parents
each month. This month's newsletter introduces parents to this month's
book
Goldilocks and gives a suggested book list. Lastly, it suggests at home activities parents can do with
their children outside of preschool. More
Family Connect Tools can be found here.
Child-led Exploration, Every Month
At
the bottom of many of the activities there are suggestions on how to
simplify or make an activity more challenging. I feel I mostly need to
simplify the activities for my 2 year old. I find that Mother Goose
Time's
Little Goose
curriculum is very helpful for finding things I can do with just her
while my three year old does the other activities in the curriculum. If
you are finding your child needs more of a challenge please check out
Mother Goose Time's
More Math and Literacy.
Discover Games, Every Month
Children will play the game
Choose a Chore on day 11. They will be given a number of chores and they have to choose which one they would prefer over the others.
Children will also have the chance to build their own bird and home and play Guess Which Door this month.
New My Little Journal, Every Month
Children
will review their letters and number this month in their My Little Journal. For more writing
practice please check out Mother Goose Time's
More Literacy resource.
New I Can Read, Every Month
This
month children will practice the sight words for,my, and make.
They will see these words often in their I Can Read! book. I
keep our letter and sight word flowers close during circle time and we
look at them each time we do circle time. Many of the resources I use
for our circle time are from Mother Goose Time's
Welcome Kit. The kids especially love our Circle Time CD. When it starts to play they know it is time to start the day!
New Letters, Numbers, and Shapes, Every Month!
This
month students will review their letters, numbers, and colors. During circle time children will add at least one letter to their alphabet house. At the end of the month they will build their own house. Students will visit the letter
sets over and over again throughout the month. They are a great long
time addition to your learning space also.
New Friendship Feathers, Every Month
This
month children will focus on being helpful. Children will add the helpful friendship feather to the others on their bird house. They will also
have their very own I am honest bracelet.
Monthly Skills Chart, Every Month
A
helpful skills chart and gathering list are included every month. The
skills chart is a great piece to hang where parents can see. I refer to
the gathering list each week before I go to the grocery store.
Teacher Guide with Built-in Assessment, Extensions, Every Month
You can find
other resources under
Member Resources on Mother Goose Time's website. The member code is included in your Teacher Guide each month.There are many other
Teacher Tools included each month that makes the learning more interesting and the planning much easier!!
I received curriculum from
Mother Goose Time for honest and authentic stories resulting from my
daily experiences in using the curriculum. I applied to be an official
Mother Goose Time blogger and will continue to
share my experiences throughout the 2014/15 school year.
