While we know the general things to teach our preschoolers like A,B,C's and 1,2,3's, Mother Goose Time helps you teach your children lessons beyond the typical.
New to us this year are the Forest Friends. Each month these little forest animals help teach lessons like Generosity to your preschooler. This unique method of teaching really helps your little ones grasp and get involved in learning how to be a good friend and person.
Firstly, each month you are given a new book with a new topic. This month's was about generosity and was titled "Generous Friends".
The book is beautifully illustrated and can be read easily for the children to follow along.
Along with the book, you are given play-along characters. These characters appear each month and become friends to your little ones. I use these characters to act out the story as we are reading. We read each book twice. One the second time reading it, the girls act out the characters as I read.
They are also given popsicle sticks and a character to cut out and place on the sticks. They cut out their characters and tape them on themselves. This month's character featured was a singing bird. Each time the bird sang in the story, they would hold up the bird and sing a happy song. When the bird was sad, they would act sad. It is a great way to get the children involved in the emotions of the story and to understand how the character is feeling.
After the story has been read, acted out and discussed they are given Draw and Dictate sheets. This month's sheet asks them to draw a time where someone was generous with them and how it made them feel.
Bella (who turns 5 tomorrow) chose to think back to a time where her friend shared a toy with her. Trinity (who is now 3) chose to draw about an event that happened this morning. She drew her sister.
I always love these new opportunities I am given to teach the girls something that I wouldn't normally teach. I enjoyed watching them discuss when they were giving, and how it made them feel. We also talked about how we can be generous to friends, family and strangers. It brings up new topics each month and really helps us grow and talk as a family. I am excited to see what will be December's theme!
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