Mother Goose Time (a favorite preschool program) has some amazing units that capitalize on my kid’s natural curiosity about the world around them. Topics such as the theme for this month, Growing Gardens, capture my children’s attention immediately and keep their interest with projects focused on early literacy, mathematics, and creative arts. There are also some inspiring community challenges that reinforce teamwork and encourage group play.
The kids and I are enjoying all the monthly themes for 2018 and looking forward to the 2018-2019 term.
Weekly Investigations
Week 1: Planting Gardens
Week 2: Growing Gardens
Week 3: Garden Visitors
Week 4: Garden Vegetables
Teacher Resources
Growing Gardens comes with teacher resources that make planning and executing a fun learning experience achievable and organized.
There is a separate teacher guide for each week of the program. The guides include all the instructions you need for daily activities and projects with book recommendations, play suggestions, and helpful skill building tips. A learning objectives and overview page gives a weekly pictorial summary of all the projects.
Daily Child Projects
“The Alphabet House” is jam packed with wonderful projects focused on community challenges, creative arts (invitations to create & make and play), small group math and literacy, and table top math and literacy.
A quick pictorial overview of the daily projects and art included in the first week is shown below. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see the finished projects 🙂
Here is a quick sampling of some of the projects my kids are looking forward to the most:
Community Challenges
- Roots Deliver
- At the Market
- Build a Tunnel
Creative Arts
- Plant Parts
- Seed Mosaic
- Feed the Crow Game
Small Group and Tabletop Math and Reasoning
- Searching in the Soil
- What’s in the Garden
- Crow Tools
Small Group and Tabletop Language and Literacy
- Garden Journal
- Bee Letters
- Potato Race
Calendar and Daily Activities
We also have a whole new list of suggested books and outdoor and STEAM inspired play ideas.
We’ll be sure to share some of our favorites on Facebook and Instagram!
Manipulatives
Each month comes with thematic manipulatives. This month, rabbits and stacking blocks are included.
These manipulatives are used in several of the Mother Goose Time activities.
Music
The month’s musical selections are Rock-Inspired Children’s Music.
We’ll be listening and dancing to “Rabbit Hop” and “Wiggle Worm.”
We’ll be moving and grooving to Dancing in the Garden!
***The music CD is included with the monthly curriculum purchase.
Dance n’Beats is an optional dance and fitness program.
Celebration Kit
This month also includes a celebration kit for Mother’s Day.
We’ll be playing”Muffin Catapult Toss” and making an “Owl Craft.”
There are also some fabulous ideas for holiday snacks and exploration stations!
Add-Ons
We will also be learning about “The Parable of the Sower” with “God Is Wise,” from Experience God (Christian curriculum add-on).
The toddler is always included thanks to the Little Goose Program (toddler supplement).
We will also be adding “More Reading and Writing“and “More Math,” as part of Mother Goose Time’s prek and kindergarten enrichment program.
We hope you’ll join us as discover “The Alphabet House!”
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