Soil

We finally started Mays' growing gardens theme with Mother Goose Time.  Day 1 focused on soil.

During circle time we talked about the weather, day of the week, completed our calendar and figured out the pattern, and talked about things that grown and live in soil.

We also read The Tiny Seed, which was the suggested book for today.

After circle time we moved into the daily activities, each day has 3 suggested activities as well as a STEAM station idea. 

We went outside to make soil collages using nature items.  After the pictures dried picture frames were added.  The kids had fun collecting their own items and deciding where to glue them.

Since it was the first day of a new theme the kids were given new name tags and practiced writing their names. 

We finished up with seed exploration. I left a bunch of seeds out on the table for the kids to examine, feel, count etc. by themselves.  We also talked about the different types of seeds we eat.  Tomorrow we learn about seeds so this was a good introduction to the topic.  

Soil

Today we started growing gardens, which is May's theme through Mother Goose Time.  It's finally warmed up enough to play outside without winter gear on, so we headed outside to start the lesson.  The girls played in dirt, felt the difference between soil and sand, and looked for living and nonliving things on the ground. They were very excited to find a caterpillar and some beetles. 

After spending over 2 hours outside we headed in and the girls made their monthly name tags.

 Next we talked about what plants need to live and the girls planted grass seed.  Everything to do this was provided in the daily bag.  They also drew their observations of their containers on a tracking card, which we will use throughout the month to measure the grasses progress.

Every month Mother Goose Time provides a cute theme poster with look and find glasses.  The girls both love this and I keep it in a bin that they can reach and use all month long.

To end the day Addie completed her more math and reading work books.

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