Each Morning we start with Circle Time. During Circle Time I bring out my Display Board (which I describe here). When I do this I also put in our Circle Time CD. This has a few songs Bella knows and we use to get in the mood for class!
After our songs we settle down and discuss the days Date and go outside to check the weather.
When this is done we discuss what we will be learning that day! I always turn to my Lesson Planner for guidance on the projects and lessons we will be doing. Here's what a typical day looks like:
From this point on, each day is different. We learn a variety of topics and do a variety of projects! On this day we learned about "On the Back" and baby animals that travel on their parent's back. Each month you also receive new numbers, shapes, letters and colors. Today I chose to focus on our shape, the hexagon, and one of our numbers, number 5. Each day I choose what we will focus on. Most days I don't do everything in the planner and only focus on topics that I can fit in during our school time slot.
Each month's box comes with new manipulatives for the kids to play with. This month came with these awesome Pattern Blocks and counting cards. Bella spent time using other shapes to create the hexagon and count out five hexagons total. It was a creative and hands on way for her to learn this new shape.
After learning our new shape and number we played a memory game with cards of animals that travel on their parent's backs!
After our game Bella became a mom herself and carried her baby monkey as she enjoyed her banana!
Since she was a monkey herself, we decided to read our story for the day about a monkey and a turtle. She moved the characters herself while I read the story. She learned about how animals move, working together and how roots grow trees!
She made me read it again... and again... and again! She loved it!
After this story it was the perfect time to create her own turtle!
While her turtle dried we winded down by reading this month's book which also came in our box. These books are always vibrant, entertaining and teach the kids really well. Trinity, my one year old, also enjoys these books!
Everything besides the paint and monkey was included for ONE DAY of our monthly kit! Mother Goose Time has done all the hard work and made teaching your toddler so easy and fun. I would never think of these topics on my own. I love it and, most of all, so does Bella!
After months of being a paying customer, I received this month's box for free in return for my honest feedback!
