A Peek Inside Homeschooling This Week

April's Mother Goose Time box featured everything about Birds & Eggs. After a week of "work-ation" we got to come home and double up on some MGT activities! That is the main thing I love about Mother Goose Time, your schedule and set up is completely up to you. While they set up everything you could possibly need for a daily routine, sometimes life happens and you do less activities or may want to do even more!

The girls were happy to get home and get back to a normal routine. They missed all of our crafts, reading and activities.

One thing the girls enjoyed was this Eagle Eye project. While Bella is 3 and Trinity is 1, they were both able to play this game in their own way.

Bella loved finding the items and matching them with her cards. She recognized the number on the card, and found that same number in each item.

Trinity enjoyed looking at each item and having me name off what they are.

After learning about Eagle eyes and how great they can see, the girls created binoculars. Trinity even loved coloring the cups!

Bella loved peeking through her binoculars. But, we needed something to find!

After our binoculars, we decided to create on of our other day's bird beaks and "bird watch" each other.

Bella loved her beak and learning all about birds. While each day seems like only fun, there are so many new things we are learning with each new activity. Bella really enjoyed learning about bird beaks this week and how they don't have teeth. She loved that fact!

After months of being a paying customer, we received this month's box for free in exchange for me posting about our experiences!

A Day Inside Mother Goose Time Homeschooling - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

 

I use the Mother Goose Time monthly box for preschool homeschool with my 3 year old daughter. Each month, a few days absolutely stand out as my daughter's favorite. This week's was Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star! Here is a look at our lesson from my favorite box to date: Nursery Rhymes.

 

Each day we start off with our Daily Topic Poster. Each day's poster had the corresponding Nursery Rhyme right on it, which my daughters loved! We would start each day reciting that day's nursery rhyme.

 

 

The Teacher Guide was filled with great ideas on how to incorporate the days activities and theme.

 



 

 

Each day this month we have begun by reading our Nursery Rhymes book that was included in our box. Each month you will receive a real, sturdy, beautifully illustrated book that you can reuse over the years. This book has been my absolute favorite. The girls and I read it inside and out of class time!

 



The "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" page was bright and fun!

Next, Bella has been working on her monthly puzzle! Each month you receive an awesome sturdy puzzle that matches the monthly book. I save them and keep them together in our little library. We have such a great collection of books and puzzles that Trinity and Bella both use!

 

She has really started to get the hang of the puzzles and was so proud of her finished product! She has improved so much not just on the problem solving of the puzzle, but staying interested in the project until she finishes!

Next we used a couple pages in her My Little Journal to stamp and color Stars to go with the day's theme.

Each month you receive a new stamp in your kit! While the Star shape was from another box, I love how you can reuse and incorporate supplies throughout the whole year!

Bella created her own pattern of stamping a star, then placing a star sticker inside that star and lastly coloring the star in with a crayon. I always give her free-range on her My Little Journal and I love to see the things she creates on her own!

Next we created her Make & Play which was a star wand!

She "painted" the glue on the star herself.

She has become so determined on her projects and takes her time completing them.

 

I helped her pour the glitter, but her wand turned out perfect!



 

Lastly, we cut out these stars and the suggestion was given in my Teacher Guide to place them on the wall and have the children practice placement around the stars. While they suggested we use a paintbrush, I used a flashlight for the activity! I placed the stars on the wall with my mess free putty and had Bella come into the hall and use a flashlight to shine on specific stars.

I would instruct her to "shine on the blue star" or "shine above the pink star", "shine below the brown star". It was a great exercise and Bella loved it!

We are excited to begin March with Trinity and Bella both involved! I can't wait to share about it with you!

After months of being a paying customer, I was given this month's box for free in exchange for my personal feedback!