This week, we talked about water striders. Water Striders look like this: I had never seen one before. They are cool looking. Mother Goose Time provided me with a variety of ideas to use with the children to teach about water striders. Water striders walk on the water. They make ripples when they walk. I had … More Pond Scientists

We recently played a phonics game (from Mother Goose Time) that helped the students practice the sounds for the letters ‘F’, ‘P’, and ‘K’. Each student got their own game board, die, and frog game piece. The students were most excited for the frog game piece. They rolled the die, identified the letter and sound, … More F is for Frog

A few days ago, we learned about algae. The lesson plan (from Mother Goose Time) wanted the students to explore mixing paint. That sounded messy, so I decided to have the students use only blue and yellow paint. They had a lot of fun discovering that when they mix yellow and blue together, it makes … More Yellow + Green = Blue

Today we played a math game. First we sorted the manipulative ducks that Mother Goose Time sent in their curriculum box this month. We sorted them by color and by size. Then, each student took a turn to roll the die. They identified the number they rolled, then put that many ducks on the plate. … More Counting, Adding, and Subtracting