July's Mother Goose Time theme is the art studio. It is set up differently than the rest of the year, and is meant to be like a summer camp. We started with day 1, self-portrait.
Elli wrote her name on her new paintbrush name tag. The color of the day was orange, so she used her new brush to paint things around the house that were orange.
A special feature for the month is Falco and his character feathers. We read the story of Falco and then Elli colored him. She made a nest out of a box, which we filled with all the character feathers. Today she had to find an orange discipline feather. We talked about what it means to be disciplined and not to give up on goals. I read the feather Elli picked and she correctly identified that Falco used his feather properly. I really like that they are introducing preschoolers to concepts like contentment, disciple and integrity.
The shape of the day is the square. We played the game square it up, which is like 4 squares.
Every day this month there is a new art project, which my girls love. Today Elli used a mirror to draw a self portrait.
I gave Elli 7 pieces of paper, to signify the 7 continents. She put them in order for smallest to biggest. We found Europe on the inflatable globe that came in this months box. We talked about how it is the 2nd smallest continent, and also where the girls' grandma is from.
There is also a money kit that came in this months box. Today we talked about what it means to earn money and played some games to illustrate this point.
Elli completed all of the days tasks, and as a result she earned 3 FLY dollars. She put 1 each in spend, save and give envelopes. This is something that she will be doing everyday throughout the month.
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