Two things my kids love? Sand and coins! Both are wonderful sensory experiences. Learning to recognize basic coins and how to tell them apart are huge steps toward beginning to understand money and commerce. This activity develops scientific reasoning and fine motor skills. The kids dig through sand to find their coin treasures. Then they […]
Counting Rattlers with Mother Goose Time
One of the best way to find out if play based learning is a good fit for your family is to try it! This is a simple math activity built around math story cards. Mother Goose Time helps adjust the activity to your child’s level by offering simplifications and challenges. Counting Rattlers Supplies math story […]
6 Ways Mother Goose Time Encourages Literacy
If you want your children to read, experts recommend that the single best thing you can do for them is read aloud. Reading aloud has so many benefits: strengthening relationships by connecting through stories, exposing children to vocabulary they might not otherwise hear in conversation, and building interest and intrigue about the world around them. […]
Boot Toss – Active Math for Early Learners
A ton of research has been devoted to showing how movement can encourage learning in young children. Active games like this one ignite all the fun centers in my children’s brains. Learning happens right along with the fun! These types of activities from Mother Goose Time are a huge part of why the kids and […]
Get Moving with Mother Goose Time
One of the biggest challenges of being home with my kids in winter is their intense need to run around and be active. An hour or two outside is simply not enough. This simple, but common reality can really aggravate my need for an intact home. The furniture and the dog are most at risk, […]
