Finishing up May

We finished up bubbles, boats and floats with Mother Goose Time this month.  

The kids used pipettes to suck up water colors and make pictures of rain out a window.  

You can't have a rainbow without rain.  The kids made their own fuzzy clouds with rainbows.  

The kids took turns rolling dice with different shapes on it, and used those shapes to design their own shirts.  

They made puppets of themselves getting a bubble bath that fit inside a bathtub cutout.  

One of the letters this month is V, the kids colored their letter V books.

The kids all took turns playing dominoes.

We played a game like follow the leader.  The kids would spin the spinner and then come up with an action for whatever body part it landed on.  

Our shape of the month was a diamond, the kids used with bodies to try and make diamond shapes.  

And when you have a theme involving water it only makes sense to use the water table.  We had a car wash where the kids cleaned cars, and then later they played in bubble water.  

Beavers and Bubbles

This months Mother Goose Time theme is Bubbles, Boats and Floats.  Everything we're learning about has an aspect of water associated with it.  

The kids always love using the look and find glasses with the monthly theme posters.  3 of the magnifying glasses have an object to find with prompts on the back to make it more engaging.  The last magnifying glass is blank allowing the kids to find whatever they want on the poster and tell their friends about it.  

Would you rather is a monthly game where the kids get to vote on things like would you rather have a pet duck or a pet alligator.  All the kids vote, we tally up which choice is the winner, and the kids get to discuss why they voted for their choice.  Sometimes after a discussion they will want to change their answers because they think about the options in a new way thanks to a friends explanation.

When learning about rivers, beavers were a natural animal to talk about.  The kids made paper bag beaver puppets.  

One of our monthly letters is Y, so the kids were able to color their letter Y books to add to their collection.

We did some patterning work,

and also practiced finding sight words in the I Can Read book for the month.  These easy readers are included in every monthly box and are a great way to introduce high frequency words to beginning readers.  

The kids took turns rolling the pocket cube and then drawing the same shape on a bubble card.  They loved putting it in bubble water and washing it clean.  We had to play this quite a few times because they had so much fun with it.  

Fishing and Rivers

May's Mother Goose Time theme is bubbles, boats and floats.  We spent a couple of days learning about rivers and fishing.  

The kids loved fishing for shapes.  They would roll the pocket cube and then using a magnet on a string they had catch the fish with the right shape on it.  We had to play this multiple times because they loved it so much.  

They designed their own fish and worked on their fine motor skills by lacing a piece of yarn around the fish.  

On the back of the fish was a poem that we went over when looking for rhyming words.

We played an animal river matching game.  If the kids found matching animals they got to put them in the "river" so they could swim away.  

We read books related to the monthly theme during circle time.

Every monthly box comes with a themed book and matching puzzle.

The kids had to swim under the blanket river and collect puzzle pieces.  They all worked together to build the puzzle and put their pieces in.

They made river collages using tissue paper and pebbles.

The first day of any new theme comes with a name tag to practice writing on.  The older kids have mastered their first names at this point, while the younger ones are working on tracing the letters.

What's in the Box: Bubbles, Boats and Floats

The Mother Goose Time theme for May is bubbles, boats and floats.  

The teacher tool bag comes with four lesson plan books, each for a different weekly theme.  It also includes a themed music CD, loose letter parts with cards, theme web, activities calendar, supply list, list of skills, and alphabet cards.  

Week one will be spent learning about things down on the river.  The kids will get to make beaver puppets, use look and find glasses, read the story book of the month, and much more.

Week 2 is on the lake with activities such as making a duck headband and fishing for shapes. 

Week 3 will be spent learning about soapy water.  The kids will get to make bathtub puppets, work on patterning, and play plenty of games.

For the final week everything will be wrapped up with wonderful water.  Mother Goose Time provides themed activities for a months worth of learning.  Everything is organized and the lesson plans are easy to follow, with engaging games and craft projects.