tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87655402072156565182024-03-12T22:23:57.042-07:00Caroline Brooke, Author, Illustrator and PhotographerCarol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-35320324521013745732016-10-14T19:20:00.003-07:002021-01-30T18:52:31.749-08:00Free Printable Mini Books, Puppets, Family Tree and Pumpkin Photo Frame<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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Here's a free, printable <a href="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/life-cycle-of-a-pumpkin-mini-book/" target="_blank">Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Mini Book</a>.</h3>
<a href="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/life-cycle-of-a-pumpkin-mini-book/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/life-cycle-of-a-pumpkin-mini-book/" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ah66BH5fdWxopdVQI751vd87FDz_FVKZir5otiNuZsW9siCRUTG65-BnX0SryZ8gL9hXOHIngLQOZmiPa7BexPxW0h_-RCDe5uCsloURtvt2vvuZISBfh0VUAqmbe89k8u5uWTT204RS/s1600/untitled.png" /></a>Here's a fun way to teach the life cycle of a pumpkin. Your children will love creating and reading books of their own.<br />
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Take a look at this <a href="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/my-trick-or-treat-ghosts-mini-book-and-puppets/" target="_blank">My Trick-or-Treat Ghost Puppet and Mini Book</a>!</h3>
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This is a fun, interactive story. Children get to choose what treat the ghost will eat and what color they will become. My youngest daughter just created this little mini book today, and she loves it. It also comes with puppets to act out the story. <br />
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<a href="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/family-tree-activity/" target="_blank">Family Tree Craft</a></h3>
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Looking for a fun activity to do with family around Thanksgiving time? <br />
This family tree will keep the family busy. <br />
(Tip: Have your family company help the little ones create it, as you make Thanksgiving dinner.)<br />
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<a href="https://carolbrookebooks.wordpress.com/category/photo-frames/" target="_blank">Here's a free, printable Pumpkin Photo Frame Craft!</a></h3>
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Print out, color and add a photo of your choice. You can put in photos from the pumpkin patch or the children dressed up for Halloween.<br />
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Planet Earth Art</td></tr>
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Planet Earth Art</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> provides all the supplies you need inside their fun school bus box for the month, but you can also create this activity at home with your own supplies.<br />
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Mother Goose Time sends a box each month will activities for everyday.<br />
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Planet Earth Craft</h3>
By <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a><br />
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Appropriate for children pre-k through elementary-age.<br />
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<li>Glue</li>
<li>Scissors</li>
<li>Crayons or chalk</li>
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<em>"Mom, Look at the stars I am making!"</em></h3>
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<em>"We see blue and green. There is more blue, because there is more water. The green is the land."</em><br />
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<em>"The earth spins around the sun, Mom."</em><br />
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Field Trip to <a href="http://www.discoverycube.com/" target="_blank">Irvine Discovery Science Cube</a></h2>
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Creating and Rocket Launching Pods Off the Earth and Attaching Onto Satellites</h3>
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<strong>The girls enter the<em> Mission Control Center</em>. They are about to design pods to attach to satellites.</strong><br />
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One of the many field trips we went on this month was to the <a href="http://www.discoverycube.com/" target="_blank">Science Cube in Irvine</a>. <br />
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The Irvine Science Cube had a new room, which looked like a satellite maintenance and creation station. It wall called <em>Mission Control Center</em>. (At least the room had changed since our last visit. I'm not sure how long it has been there.) The girls loved designing their own pods to rocket launch from the Earth and attach to satellites. They were able to design and give names to all of their pods that they attached to the satellites.<br />
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The girls are designing their own pods to launch and attach to the satellite.<br />
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This is exactly the type of thing our youngest daughter is into... Space, science and being creative. She loved all of it.<br />
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You can see our youngest daughter's that she attached to the satellite right here. It is called "MB". She got to choose the initials and design it.</h3>
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As they finished designing their pod, they saw it launch off of the Earth from their work station and attach onto the satellite on the huge screen in front of them. Each child can work independently at his/her own station, and see their own work, as well as the work of other children working at their own station.<br />
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This activity was a lot fun for the girls. They were also able to see a robot-type space vehicle that was used to explore another planet. This vehicle has a research station that can be operated remotely. <br />
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Here are more pictures of our visit to the Irvine Science Cube.</h3>
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Listening to and learning from the experts... Look at our little one. She was soaking it all in. This is her passion.</h3>
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Actively experiencing a wind tunnel.</h3>
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Our little pilot flying a plane... Of course.</h3>
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We loved all the hand-on experiences at the Irvine Science Cube! </h3>
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What a fun day!</h3>
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-35566552631359882462016-03-24T02:32:00.001-07:002016-03-24T02:32:53.363-07:00Mother Goose Time - Discover the Desert, Pyramid, Hieroglyphics and Horse Craft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
During the month of March, our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> topic is <em>Discover the Desert</em>. You can see that we have a colorful poster for every month, showing our monthly topic, each week and our daily activities. I love this web, because introducing our month this way will later help the children organize their thought for writing activities. </div>
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Monthly Topic Web, Discover the Desert</h3>
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As you can see, our oldest daughter decided to change the main characters on the story web. She personalized it by creating illustrations of her sister and herself. She taped her illustrations over the top. I noticed they tend to like to have characters that look like themselves. As a teacher, I noticed all kids like to do this. I guess that's why they have so many types of books that have personalization options now. As soon as she finishes her work, she tends to self-direct herself, as she creates her own little projects. </div>
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is a preschool curriculum that can easily be differentiated to include older and younger siblings. It can also give the older children a fun, yet educational break from rigorous studies. It can be used in school or homeschool settings. </div>
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I spent a great deal of time searching for the best curriculum I could find, and Mother Goose Time was the best answer for our family. My preschool-age daughter loves Mother Goose Time. Even though she is going to be in Kindergarten next year, we will likely continue using Mother Goose Time as we add more reading, writing and math. We will likely get her Kindergarten curriculum through <a href="http://www.setonhome.com/">www.SetonHome.com</a>, because that is working really well with her older sister. Mother Goose Time already has a lot of science, history, music, movement and art that can be educational for older elementary-age children. They also have an Experience God supplement that is excellent. I highly recommend it.</div>
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Some of our favorite crafts this month were creating pyramids with linking cubes, hieroglyphics and the horse craft... or unicorn.</div>
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Here is our portable bulleting board for March. It's so nice that you can move this around and even bring it with you if you are homeschooling as you are traveling. We added a United States of America flag to ours, so we can say the Pledge of Allegiance. I think next year we may add some prayers on it, too. </div>
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Each day, we have a new daily topic poster to add onto our bulletin board. </div>
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Pyramid Linking Cubes</h3>
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She really enjoyed using her colorful linking cubes to create pyramids. Mother Goose Time provided these linking cubes along with the beautiful photographs of the pyramid.</div>
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This was such a fun and educational activity. Mother Goose Time provided the sand and cards with words, such as house, foot, cobra, water, mouth and arm. The girls enjoyed creating the hieroglyphics. Then, they naturally decided to start creating their own hieroglyphics. </div>
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Creating hieroglyphics in the sand was really fun for the girls. This is one of the activities that was appropriate for her older sister, too. </h4>
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<br />"Mom, I made cobras!"</td></tr>
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"Look mom, I made an eye."</td></tr>
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Our oldest daughter is such a fun older sister. Look how she is using the horse she made to surprise her sister. Her sister just woke up and she wanted to teach her how to make the craft. She actually decided to create a unicorn.</div>
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Here you see water canteens, horse (a unicorn) and camel crafts. Of course, Mother Goose Time provided songs, games and lots of other fun activities, too.</div>
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All in this adorable, little school bus box.</div>
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Take a look at this adorable <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> Pet Tortoise Craft!</h3>
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"Mom, I love my tortoise. He is so cute."</td></tr>
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She had so much fun creating her tortoise. <br />
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<em>"Mom, I don't want him to be too bumpy. I don't want to glue on the lentils."</em><br />
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We talked about how tortoises can be different. We don't all need to be the same.<br />
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"His name is Dusty."<br />
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> provided all the necessary materials (other than scissors and crayons). This makes my life so much easier! Thank you, Mother Goose Time.<br />
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"His name is Dusty."<br />
Pet Tortoise Craft by Mother Goose Time</td></tr>
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Here is a photograph of the Pet Tortoise Craft instructions sheet. <br />
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Each time we have a craft, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> provides an instructions sheet with all the necessary materials.<br />
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After we did this activity, she naturally asked this question...<br />
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<em>"Mom, what's the difference between a tortoise and a turtle?"</em></h3>
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So, I got out the Mother Goose Time photograph that showed both a tortoise and a turtle with an explanation of exactly how they are different.<br />
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We read and discussed each difference. The beautiful photographs really helped her understand. I love this page. It made it really easy for her to understand. She then started to remember when she saw a real tortoise and real sea turtle.<br />
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"Remember when we saw a real sea turtle?"</td></tr>
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The little picture cards were an additional, helpful tool to help her visually see the differences between a tortoise and a turtle.<br />
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I could see in her eyes, that she was really beginning to understand the difference.<br />
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Mommy Reflection As the Year Comes to a Close</h3>
Next year, she will begin Kindergarten. As I am reflecting on the year, I cannot bear to not have Mother Goose Time in her life anymore. Everyday, we enjoyed this special time. Even her older 3rd grade sister loved taking a break from her studies and actually learning while doing these fun activities. My year contract with Mother Goose Time is coming to a close, but I will definitely find a way to include Mother Goose Time as part of her Kindergarten experience. As a former Kindergarten teacher, and now a homeschooling mom, I definitely see much that can still be learned while using Mother Goose Time in Kindergarten. My hope is that eventually Mother Goose will create Kindergarten add-ons or a complementary Kindergarten curriculum. I believe a lot of what they offer can be differentiated for all elementary grades. One thing I love about Mother Goose Time is how they combine science and art, like in the pet tortoise craft. These kinds of activities are useful for older elementary-age children, too.<br />
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On the same day that Tracy at Mother Goose Time emailed me and let me know that the year is almost over... Only one more box, <em>Bees and Butterflies</em>, my preschool-age daughter rode a bike with training wheels. My baby no longer rides on the back of my bike. I felt a sense of loss. Both of my little girls are growing up so quickly. It just reminds me to treasure everyday. <br />
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I am so appreciative that <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> focused on <em>Food and Fitness</em> last month. All the focus on that really made me think about mommy-self-care. With the encouragement of friends and our homeschool group moms, I decided to go get a blood test and I found out that I was anemic, deficient in iron, vitamin D3, calcium, magnesium and B vitamins! Wow, no wonder why I was so exhausted. I could not figure out why I had such horrible, painful muscle spasms and facial twitching. I am so thankful to say that I feel 100% better now. Now that I am taking all of those vitamins my energy is back. I do feel thankful, but looking back I wish I had known sooner. I went through a lot of pain and exhaustion over the past year just from the painful muscle cramps. As I really think about this, I just want to encourage everyone reading this to get your blood checked. Find out what vitamins and minerals are lacking in your bodies. I need to remember to treat myself as good as I treat my children.... I want to live a long time, so I can take good care of them and have fun. I'm sure you feel the same way, so be sure to check with your doctor and find out what your body needs. I took my multi-vitamin everyday, and it wasn't enough. Also, I wore so much sunscreen, I was deficient in D3.<br />
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For next year, I'm considering continuing with <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time Preschool</a> curriculum and enrolling her at <a href="http://www.setonhome.com/">www.SetonHome.com</a>, because Seton has Kindergarten workbooks with their curriculum. Doing both will give her plenty of learning, while still feeling the joy of play. Her older sister is enrolled at Seton and the program worlds really well for us.<br />
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This month was full of fun and adventures in homeschooling with the girls. Thank God for <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>. They sent the perfect box for this month because it helped us all get back to making healthy choices after all the unhealthy choices we made during the holidays.<br />
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February, Food and Fitness Theme</h3>
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The girls learned about how to create a healthy plate, exercise and how important it is to get a good sleep each night. Below, you can see our monthly topic web for February and what the topic was for each day. We also made check-up appointments with our doctors and got lots of exercise. We had a lot of fun exercising together this month. <br />
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Learning about Food Groups with Mother Goose Time.</td></tr>
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The girls learned about making healthy choices. You can see our beautiful <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> poster below. Our daughters are lactose intolerant, so we talked about ways we can get protein. We also talked about how important it is to eat healthy everyday. It was so cute at dinner tonight, because I just realized our youngest daughter was talking about eating all different types of food everyday with her dad during dinner tonight. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> Pizza Craft</h3>
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Mom, take the picture when I say, "I love pizza".<br />
Pizza Craft by 4-year-old</td></tr>
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No craft is complete unless she gets her little Blue Bear character in there somewhere. He's a character she just made up and has dreams about... Very detailed dreams about space travel and flying in airplanes. It's so interesting.</td></tr>
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Pizza Craft by 8-year-old</td></tr>
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Mother Goose Time sent us these adorable boxes for their pizza crafts.</td></tr>
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These pizzas have been used several times, as they like to use them to play with <br />
their stuffed animals and American Girl dolls.</td></tr>
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Lemonade Stand Craft<br />
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This adorable Mother Goose Time Craft came with the pop out, foldable lemonade stand, money, open/closed signs and cups. We made our own sign with an arrow, to attract customers. <br />
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Making a lemonade sign with an arrow.</td></tr>
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Rudolph did pretty well. Take a look at the line in the pictures below. <br />
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She completely set up the sale and lined up the animals. As each animal paid, she stuffed each cup with either a Kleenex or pieces of fabric, so she could pretend they had a full cup. <br />
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Using a piece of a fleece blanket for pretend rainbow juice.</td></tr>
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<em>"Mom, it's a party!"</em></div>
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She throws her balloon in the air.</div>
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(You can see a Christmas house/candy display. We got that at CVS for free after Christmas last year. <br />
We are going to make it into a doll house.)</td></tr>
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<h3>
Fun Fitness</h3>
Of course, jumping on the trampoline is a lot more fun in your pajamas, right? On day 12, our topic was "jump", so they jumped on the trampoline in their pajamas for exercise that day, and pretty much every other day after breakfast. Of course, that's a great stress release for all the 3rd grade work our oldest daughter has to do everyday.<br />
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We also went for lots of walks/run and bike rides.<br />
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We even exercised at church. <br />
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Taking more bike rides with dad was fun.<br />
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On the left there is a green/blue planet, then a rainbow (with no rain) in the center, and the sun is on the right.<br />
Random observation. :)</td></tr>
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Of course, Krav Maga is a great way to get exercise.</td></tr>
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We even took a field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. That was actually great exercise with all the walking around, too. That also gave the girls lots of exercise for their minds. Because we went with our homeschool group, it was only $27 for all three of us, including the 4D turtle movie.<br />
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About to relax and watch a 4D movie about turtles at the Aquarium of the Pacific.</td></tr>
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On the way home from the aquarium trip, the girls listened to their CD from <a href="http://www.meredithandrews.com/" target="_blank">Meredith Andrews</a> and fell asleep. "Rest" was our topic to study on day twenty.<br />
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So, the girls made little forts out of blankets in the backyard with their puppies.<br />
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Yes, and the caterpillars got rest, too.<br />
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Sweet dreams, February...</h3>
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Their little hearts dreaming of rainbows, unicorns and butterflies...</div>
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Here (below) are the prefect <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> books and crafts to go along with the aquarium field trip. It just reminds me that even though we try to plan, we need to be open to flexibility... Like this really nice field trip with our homeschool group that went better with our ocean theme month, but really who cares. Flexibility with positivity is important.</div>
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This month also reminded me to take better care of myself. Because food and fitness was our February topic, it made me focus on changes for the better for myself, too. I realized that I have to add mommy care to our homeschool routine, which is a new realization for me. Fortunately, our homeschool group mommies had shared lots of ideas about mommy-self-care.</div>
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This <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> activity is a fun way to teach children about safety near roads and streets.</h3>
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Then, they can use it for free play.</div>
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This <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> activity is from a few months ago, when our theme was Transportation, but it was such a fun activity and I had chosen to post other activities during that time.<br />
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I thought I'd share it with you today because it is important to periodically review safety near roads and in front of the house.</h3>
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> sent us a fun activity entitled, <em>Build a Road Art</em>. It came with everything we needed to get started. <br />
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Here she is building a sign.<br />
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Streets have lots of signs. It is important to pay attention to all of the street signs. <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> provided little signs for the children to cut out and build.<br />
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The dotted lines in the middle help us know what side to drive the car on.</div>
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Street and Road Safety</h3>
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As we created the streets and signs we talked about what side of the street people drive on. <br />
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<strong><em>"What is the first thing we do when we get into the car?"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"We put on our seatbelt."</em></strong><br />
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We talked about how important it is to look both ways before crossing the street. <br />
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<em><strong>"Where do we cross the street?"</strong></em><br />
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<strong><em>"Always cross at the cross walk. People might not see us if we cross on a busy street with no cross walk."</em></strong><br />
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<em><strong>"Not only do we need to look, but we need to listen, too. So, no headphones on or looking at iPhones. We need our eyes on the road."</strong></em><br />
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We also talked about how texting and driving can cause an accident. It isn't worth it. <br />
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<strong><em>"What should we do with our iPhone while we are driving?"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Put it away, and turn it off."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"What do you do if your ball rolls into the street?"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Tell mom or dad, don't get it yourself."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Why?"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"I don't know."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Well, you are small and a car may not see you. So, it is safer for mom or dad to get it for you."</em></strong><br />
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Of course, we talked about strangers and people we may already know, too. We may see more people by the roads. And how even if you know someone (even many years), you never get in the car with them if mommy and daddy aren't there... Even if they said mommy and daddy said it was okay... Even if it is one of your friend's mom or dad. We would never tell anyone that was okay. Also, sometimes people use cute puppies, kittens, candy and fun activities, like a trip to Disneyland, to try to trick kids and get them into the car. Those are not safe people. If someone is doing that, we know they are not safe. That is not a normal thing for an adult to do, unless they are up to something and not safe.<br />
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<em>"<strong>Mom, is it okay for the bunny to go in the street with the cars?"</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>"On your toy street the bunny can do that. If this were a real street why would we not want our bunnies to do that?"</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>"Bunnies don't belong in the street. They might get hurt."</strong></em><br />
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<strong><em>"Do you promise not to go into the street without mommy and daddy with you?"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Yes. I promise."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"I love you, my little bunny."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"I love you, too, Mom."</em></strong><br />
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Parent's Personal Reflection</h3>
My little sister was killed by a "reckless driver", so this is sensitive stuff for me. <br />
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When you were young, were you ever almost kidnapped by a road? I was. <br />
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So, this is not over-reacting. It happens. I was almost taken more than once. Fortunately, my mom had told me what to do, so I had enough sense to run away, so they could not follow me. She taught me to run the opposite way that the car was driving. Also, another time my grandmother walked out to the front yard just in time. I was selling lemonade with my sisters. A strange car pulled up and they were about to grab one of us when my grandmother ran out.<br />
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We need to teach our children these life skills, so that they are safe, but most of all, we need to keep a close eye on them. It's okay not to trust people with your kids, especially if they are too friendly, too fast and are being a bit too interested in your kids. Don't feel guilty for putting your kids feelings first. Did you hear that? Put your kids first. <br />
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-27385688337971593402016-02-17T00:38:00.001-08:002016-02-17T00:38:01.889-08:00Mother Goose Time - Food and FitnessOur <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> theme for the month of February is <em>Food and Fitness</em>. <br />
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We have had so much fun so far this month. Here is our February bulletin board.<br />
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The girls were just getting over being sick (especially little sister), but they did get to enjoy going out to English tea, lots of fun crafts and a horseback riding lesson for our oldest daughter. Of course, they had lots of work to do, but we try to make it fun.<br />
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Horseback Riding</h3>
The horseback riding lesson was a lesson I had purchased on Groupon for $30 after our oldest daughter graduated last year as a reward for her hard work! So, she had waited a long time for this lesson and was happy to get to go. It was a fun way for her to get exercise. Our youngest daughter wanted a unicorn, but they didn't have any. She was feeling sick anyway, so she learned a lot while watching her older sister. Actually, our youngest would have preferred a flight (plane) lesson, but she isn't old enough yet. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her first English riding lesson.<br />
She has ridden Western, but not English until today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This horse really wanted attention. :)<br />
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Joanne from Gladstone Performance Horses was her instructor.<br />
The horse is Chief.</td></tr>
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Exercises at Home</h3>
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> also included some exercises for us to enjoy together at home.<br />
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Food Groups</h3>
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We began the month learning about all the food groups. <br />
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We started with grains, so we had sandwiches as part of our study. After the riding lesson, we decided that going out to tea while learning about different types of sandwiches would be fun. It was my birthday, so it was nice to celebrate while learning about different types of tea sandwiches. <br />
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Here is her sandwich art!</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating Sandwich Craft<br />
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Poor, little girl was sick in this photo, but she is still happy to work on her Mother Goose Time activities. Here she is working on her little book and showing us the Lego plane she made with dad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lego plane made with dad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother Goose Time<br />
My Little Journal<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Writing in her <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> journal.<br />
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Here's a picture of her back in October when she got to ride a pony at the Irvine Park Railroad. That day her older sister didn't get to ride a horse, so it all evens out in the long run. At least I'm trying.</div>
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-85623104233472298672016-01-30T16:47:00.000-08:002016-01-30T17:18:14.396-08:00Mom, What Happens When We Pass AwayWhile we were driving in the car last night, our 4-year-old daughter asks, <br />
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<strong><em>"Mom, what happens when we pass away..."</em></strong> <br />
There was more to her question, and she was pretty concerned and looked worried.<br />
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My husband looked at me with a concerned "I have no idea what to say" type of look.<br />
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While I thought of what to say, I prayed to God to give me wisdom in my answer. <br />
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I knew both of our daughters were listening and I wanted to make sure they knew they were safe. We have talked about this before, but this time the question was coming from her, and she was ready to really understand the answer. She needed an answer... An answer she could understand.<br />
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"Give the butterfly a kiss goodbye!" <br />
Then, the butterfly (she had also held as a caterpillar) takes it's first flutter into freedom and kisses her "goodbye"!</td></tr>
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I then see visions in my memory of my daughters' beautiful, little hands holding baby caterpillars and later emerged butterflies from the same caterpillars. One of the blessings of homeschooling is to share the joy of learning and experiencing true understanding in real life.<br />
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This is the experience they needed to understand "passing away". <br />
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In the back of my mind, when we did this <strong><em>Life Cycle of the Butterfly</em></strong> study, I was also imagining how I would later explain how our spirits change, as we emerge from our earthly bodies, and into our heavenly bodies.<br />
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Life Cycle of the Butterfly... Like the Life Cycle of Our Spirits</h3>
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Butterfly Celebration<br />
Our butterflies fly free after we watched them grow from caterpillars, chrysalis to butterflies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke<br />
Butterflies fly free!</td></tr>
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Feeding butterflies oranges before they fly away.</td></tr>
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Feeding butterflies grapes and oranges.<br />
Helping the butterflies get food before they fly away.</td></tr>
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Honey, remember when I got you the baby caterpillars and you got to hold them?"<br />
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"Yes, they were soooo cute! I miss them."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caterpillar<br />
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The caterpillars crawled to the top, turned upside down, wiggled around and created their chrysalis right in front of our eyes!</td></tr>
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Here are the same caterpillars in the chrysalis. You can see that they are changing inside.</td></tr>
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Painted Lady chrysalis growing and changing over time.</td></tr>
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"That's how God feels about us. He just holds us in His hands and loves us."</div>
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"Well, remember when your little caterpillars starting wiggling around and created a chrysalis right in front of you? They were hanging upside down and we knew they were changing inside?"<br />
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"Yes, I miss them."<br />
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"Well, what happened after they got out of the chrysalis?"<br />
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"They became butterflies!"<br />
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"Yes, that is like what happens to us when we leave our bodies. When we believe in Jesus, we see His beautiful light and we can go to heaven. We are more beautiful in heaven. We feel free and we feel God's love. Our life in heaven is even longer than our life here. Wouldn't it be fun to fly like a butterfly?"<br />
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"Yes, but my favorite is the caterpillar. I love caterpillars."<br />
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"And that's okay, honey. That's how God feels about you. He loves you, but you need to know you are safe when you leave your chrysalis. Our body is like the butterflies chrysalis. Do you understand?"<br />
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"Yes, but I love caterpillars more."<br />
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That's okay, honey. You can love caterpillars. I will get you more baby caterpillars. Let's make a greenhouse with caterpillars and butterflies! That way the butterflies will have more baby caterpillars again and again. You can keep having more baby caterpillars."<br />
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(My husband looks at me with his eyes wide open.)<br />
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"Yeah! That is going to be so fun!" (Both daughters are so happy.)<br />
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"Wow, that was really good," my husband says in a shocked voice.<br />
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Beautiful, little daughter... I love you.</td></tr>
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Remember when we were saying a prayer for the family we were making this for and we did not even know God's light was shining down on us.</td></tr>
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Precious</td></tr>
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<br />Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-27772810298069414352016-01-24T14:34:00.000-08:002016-01-24T14:34:41.500-08:00Mother Goose Time- How to Make a Zebra Craft and Giraffe Footprint Craft<h3>
This month, we are learning about going on a safari with <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>! </h3>
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The girls have enjoyed going through all of the activities on the <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> January safari topic web. Each day we study a new topic. You can see "Packing Up" under "Topic" on Day 2 (right side of bulletin board below).<br />
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You can see our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> calendar and bulletin board here. This is a foldable and portable bulletin board, so you can take it with you while traveling and teaching.<br />
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They made their passports, packed a pretend suitcase, studied the map and went on a pretend safari.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packing for the safari.<br />
Passports and packing list. Checking off each thing as it goes in the suitcase.<br />
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me by their paternal grandma and their maternal grandma gave her the bear inside. <br />
As you can see, each thing to pack is actually a picture. You can see the pants there right on top.<br />
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After this, they actually created their own airplane out of cardboard and my youngest daughter pretended she was a pilot.<br />
She really wants to be a pilot already! Wow! She talks about it a lot.<br />
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January's safari topic to sing while packing suitcase for the safari.</td></tr>
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<em>"Let's point to Africa on the map."</em><br />
<em>"Look a zebra, lion and cheetah!"</em><br />
<em>"Let's go see the animals."</em><br />
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African Animals</h3>
Now, they are learning details about all the animals found on the game reserve in Africa.<br />
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They are learning that animals in Africa are different than animals here in the United States. Of course, they have been to the zoo and have seen giraffes and zebras in person, but I think it's time to make another trip to the zoo towards the end of this month to wrap up our safari topic. </div>
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One thing I love about homeschooling is showing the girls things in the real world, not just in books (like in the classroom). Yes, we love books, but there is nothing like experiencing the real thing. So, off to the zoo we will go. I will surprise them on the perfect morning. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See... These are animals that can be found on a safari in Africa.<br />
Matching Game by Mother Goose Time.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Favorite African Safari Animal Crafts</h3>
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Two of their favorite <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> animal crafts have been:</div>
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<li>Zebra Craft</li>
<li>Giraffe Footprint Craft</li>
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Zebra Chalk Stripes Craft</h3>
Explain that all zebra stripes are different, just as our fingerprints are different. <br />
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So, all of our zebras' stripes will be different. <br />
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Supplies:<br />
<ul>
<li>Light blue cardstock or construction paper</li>
<li>Black cardstock or construction paper</li>
<li>Googly eyes (1 for each child, since it is a side profile view.)</li>
<li>Chalk</li>
<li>Glue</li>
<li>Scissors</li>
<li>Green crayon</li>
</ul>
Instructions:<br />
<ol>
<li>Draw the grass on the light blue paper.</li>
<li>Cut a zebra shape out of the black paper.</li>
<li>Glue the zebra shape onto the light blue paper.</li>
<li>Draw stripes on with the crayon.</li>
<li>Glue on the googly eye.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Art from Mother Goose Time<br />
By 8-year-old<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Art from Mother Goose Time<br />
By 4-year-old<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Giraffe Footprint Craft</h3>
Supplies:<br />
<ul>
<li>Blue paper</li>
<li>Yellow Paper</li>
<li>Markers or crayons</li>
<li>Googly Eyes (2 per child)</li>
<li>Brown yarn</li>
<li>Pencil</li>
</ul>
Instructions:<br />
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<ol>
<li>Use the pencil to trace each child's foot. (This is the face of the giraffe.) Explain that we are all different. That is good, because the world would be boring if everyone was exactly the same.</li>
<li>Cut and glue a strip of yellow paper onto the blue paper. This is the neck.</li>
<li>Then, cut out the child's foot tracing to make the face.</li>
<li>Cut and glue on triangular pieces to make the ears.</li>
<li>Draw the face.</li>
<li>Draw the spots.</li>
<li>Glue on the googly eyes.</li>
<li>Glue the yarn onto the neck.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giraffe Footprint Craft<br />
Created by 8-year-old<br />
Copyright by Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giraffe Footprint Craft<br />
Created by 4-year-old<br />
Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Thanks, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>!<br />
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-76999956114245565982016-01-13T06:58:00.001-08:002016-01-14T11:00:50.869-08:00Homeschool Routine Saved by Mother Goose Time<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother Goose Time safari animals on a Christmas napkin.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Now that Christmas and New Years is over, we have started getting back to our homeschool routine. We have added some fun, new activities and it is working out great.<br />
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The girls were sad that it was over, but as we started back to our routine, I could see they were happy with all our new activities planned. <br />
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<h3>
Cleaning Up</h3>
They love to use their dad's shaving cream to clean their desks. I did this when I was a K-2nd grade teacher, too. Kids love it and it makes the room smell so good. It does an excellent job getting the desks clean. I dare you... Try it!<br />
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Of course, you will need to draw pictures and write nice notes...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning Desks with Shaving Cream is Fun<br />
"Thank you God for Dad, Mom and Sis."<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning Desks with Shaving Cream is Fun!<br />
Here is Blue Bear, Blue Bear<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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We put away all of our Christmas decorations. Last year, they cried when we took the tree down. Fortunately, this year they had fun taking it down. It was so much easier having both of them help me this year! They had lots more questions about the ornaments and where each ornament was from. <br />
This is going to get easier with their amazing help. I let them know I was thankful for all of their help. They made it fun. <br />
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We talked about going to Hobby Lobby and getting some fun Valentine's Day decorations as we put the Christmas decorations away. We ended up getting an adorable Valentine's Day decoration for our front door and a Valentine's day puppy craft. That really helped make the transition into January easier. I let them know they had Valentine's Day to look forward to. Plus, we got our January <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> box! I explained that we would be going on a safari this month! They were happy about that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warm Fuzzy Valentine by Caroline Brooke<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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One night, I had the idea to surprise them and make these cute, little warm fuzzies. I put the red one on my husband's coffee maker. I put the pink and blue ones on the girls' desks. I chose their favorite colors. They were so happy. I glued little notes on the side, inbetween the heart feet and the fuzzy. I thought this would be a good way to show them that I love them. I didn't want them to feel like all the fun was over... I want January and February to be fun for them, too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Warm Fuzzy for Everyone in the Family<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Even though <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is a preschool program we are using for our youngest daughter, it has really been nice for my older daughter, because she can relax and take a break from her 3rd grade level work and complete some fun activities with her little sister. She enjoys doing arts and crafts, singing the songs, playing the games and lots of other fun activities. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother Goose Time<br />
This month, we are learning all about going on a safari.<br />
Here is a song for day #2.<br />
Every month we get a new ring of songs that go with our theme.</td></tr>
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Bulletin Board</h3>
Here is our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> bulletin board, which we use all together in the morning. The girls like to say morning prayers, the pledge and then write in their morning journals. <br />
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My older daughter writes the date in cursive. She also writes and draws a picture about anything on her mind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke<br />
Mother Goose Time Bulletin Board<br />
This is portable, so you can move it around... You could even travel with it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke<br />
Blue Bear traveling to other planets. <br />
She made this all on her own.<br />
She loves airplanes and she is interested in space travel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studying and Concentrating... Serious looks. :)<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Then, we get started on all our academic work. A few days a week, we go to sports classes (Krav Maga and/or swimming). We also go to Bible studies and other activities with our friends.<br />
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<h3>
Showing We Care While Following Routines</h3>
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I was thinking about how we can show that we care for our kids, while still following our routine. That is why I think <u>all routines need to be flexible</u>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Warm Fuzzy<br />
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For example, if your child wakes up and they had a horrible dream and they start to talk about it during morning journal time, you may think of a more appropriate activity to help them be able to process what is really going on with them. <br />
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Maybe they need to say more prayers? <br />
Maybe they need to call someone to talk about something that needs resolution? <br />
Maybe they need to address an issue that day that is unexpected... <br />
Like the day that our cat died. <br />
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On those days, we need to decide if it is healthier and more appropriate to follow the routine or to just stop... Listen... Care... And address the issue at hand in a constructive way. Things come up everyday, so I've learned to be flexible, so they know I care about them...<br />
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<em>Truthfully, that is at the <span style="color: #cc0000;">heart</span> of taking the initiative and teaching our children ourselves.</em> <em>We need to be flexible for our children, so they grow to their fullest potential. We can create the best environment for them to learn to their fullest potential, based on their needs, talents and strengths.</em></h3>
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On those days, I'll remember to get out our warm fuzzies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Warm Fuzzy<br />
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<h3>
Looking at the Year/Planning</h3>
I love the "My Calendar" that Mother Goose Time sent out! Look, it has a place for handprints at the beginning and end of the year. <br />
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I had the girls show me the following on their calendars:<br />
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<li>Their birthday</li>
<li>Today's date</li>
<li>A week</li>
<li>A month</li>
<li>A year</li>
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She felt like this little doll matched her calendar, so she set her next to it while she worked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Writing her name at 4-years-old.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Calendar by Mother Goose Time<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<h3>
Enjoy Everyday and Make it Fun</h3>
We made passports and the girls enjoyed looking on their maps to see all the places they could travel to...<br />
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We stamped their passports after they rolled the dice with all the continents. <br />
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They chose a country in the continent and found out the name of the country. <br />
They used their Leap Reader pens to read the map.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finding the names of states using the Leap Reader Pen.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rolled the dice and saw Europe.<br />
Then, she colored Europe in her passport, stamped it and found a country in Europe on the map.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asia on the continent dice and passport.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What country do you want to go to in Europe?<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I colored South America red in my passport to match the picture on the dice.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to go to Brazil in South America.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's stamp your passport and write a "B" for Brazil.<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studying... Concentrating...<br />
3rd Grade Work is Challenging<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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<h3>
Peace Party</h3>
I love that Mother Goose time sent a packet of activities for a Peace Party. One of the activities inside was this Peaceful Poses activity. The girls spin and find out which exercise we all do together. It's a fun way to get exercise as a family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaceful Poses Game by Mother Goose Time<br />
Time to do the surfer pose!<br />
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Turn the spinner.<br />
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Looks like we need to do the surfer pose!<br />
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Here she is doing the surfer pose.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surfer Pose<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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Looks like we found a fun activity to add to our morning routine, Peaceful Poses.<br />
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Thank you, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>!<br />
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Seriously, without all the fun packed into our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> box, I would have a heavy burden and the girls would not have nearly as much fun.<br />
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-21171600109564291922016-01-13T02:15:00.002-08:002016-01-13T02:15:10.217-08:00KRAV MAGA Israeli Self-Defense <h3>
Our family has decided to learn more about this powerful type of self-defense, <a href="http://www.kravmaga.com/" target="_blank">Krav Maga</a>. </h3>
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Today, my oldest daughter was in the class with her close friend and she loved it! I am also going to sign-up for a women's class. <br />
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You can see a photo of her with <a href="http://www.kravmaga.com/" target="_blank">Krav Maga</a> Instructor, Steve, here. <br />
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Krav Maga Self-Defense Class</td></tr>
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When I watched their <a href="http://www.kravmaga.com/" target="_blank">Krav Maga</a> online videos (you can find it on their website), I knew that our family needed to learn these techniques. Especially, since I have daughters and I want them to learn how to effectively defend themselves. <br />
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I took Tae Kwon Do in college. It did end up helping me a lot. I learned about pressure points, how to kick and how to punch. I loved it. I even got to use it to defend myself in real life. Yes, you could see in his face that he knew he chose the wrong one to attack. :) Honestly, some of the craziest ways I defended myself was from a mixture of deciding that I would make the person decide that they chose the wrong person in a crazy, unexpected way... And martial arts. I'm looking forward to learning how Krav Maga does this.<br />
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My daughter enjoyed the class. They did a warm-up, punches, practiced escaping from a neck hold and more... My daughter and her close friend seemed to like the kicking. They hold up a padded thing and kick each other. It was a great way for the kids to get out any aggression and stress.<br />
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Instructor Steve was very good with the kids. His voice is loud and kind of scary at first, but I think it is good because he is a very nice person. It teaches the kids not to be scared of loud voices. I was a kindergarten through 2nd grade teacher, as well as a school counselor. My voice is pretty relaxing for the kids (my husband and my kids think my voice is so relaxing, as long as I am not angry about something), but that is definitely not what they need when they are learning to defend themselves. I've had to learn how to make my voice loud and aggressive. So, I'm sure they will likely work on that, too. I did notice that he is very in tune with the needs of the kids. I saw that a boy was not feeling well and he let him sit out and got him some water. That was really nice. The kids definitely need water, as they take a water break.<br />
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It was interesting to watch the Krav Maga videos. As a mother, this is one of the best ways I can empower my children... Teach them how to defend themselves. Of course, I teach them to have good character. However, they are also strong and they can defend themselves!<br />
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Here you can see a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K79rekaAB2g" target="_blank">Krav Maga student defending himself against home invaders</a>! <br />
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Wow! I didn't watch this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmW56eKVgVM" target="_blank">Women of Krav Mag</a>a until now! <br />
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-16882216348983733752016-01-03T00:37:00.000-08:002016-01-03T01:13:10.211-08:00Hummingbird Coloring Page "With God All Things are Possible." Matthew 19:26<h3>
Here is a free Hummingbird Coloring Page for you to print and share.</h3>
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Hummingbirds are such beautiful and amazing creatures!<br />
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Their cheerful chirps and seemingly impossible flight ability helps us remember that with God all things are possible.<br />
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Hummingbird Food Recipe</h3>
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To make a little over 1 cup of hummingbird nectar recipe solution (normally enough to fill a standard feeder) follow the below directions: <br />
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(Hummingbird Food Recipe From: <a href="http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/hummingbird-food-recipe.html">http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/hummingbird-food-recipe.html</a>)Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-39061387204750159932015-12-31T01:07:00.003-08:002016-01-02T22:41:23.006-08:00Mother Goose Time - December Fun<h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
During this month, we have been studying the <em>Sights and Sounds of Winter</em>. </h3>
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Here the girls are making graham cracker houses! </h3>
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We did a lot this month with <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>, but this is one of our family traditions.</h3>
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Here's a pic of all the ingredients we needed to make the graham cracker houses. We got a lot of these sweets in a Christmas gift basket from Grandpa. So, we just decided to create graham cracker houses out of it. We added the graham crackers, frosting, teddy grahams and jolly ranchers. <br />
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In order to make the graham cracker house stick together we used frosting. We put the frosting in a zip lock bag and cut the corner. The girls had fun decorating their graham cracker houses.<br />
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Fill a zip lock back full of frosting. Then, cut the corner.<br />
Now, use the frosting to hold the sides of the graham cracker together as you build a little house.</td></tr>
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Put any characters you like inside the house before you make the roof.</td></tr>
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3-year-old's house</td></tr>
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Graham Cracker House<br />
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Graham Cracker House<br />
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Graham Cracker House<br />
Santa is a chocolate teddy graham with a frosting beard.<br />
His sleigh is made from two jolly ranchers (green and red), as well as peppermint bark.<br />
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Graham Cracker House<br />
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During December, we had the following <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> <em>Sights and Sounds of Winter</em> topics each week: </h3>
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<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> provides monthly newsletters, which show our theme as a web with each week and days' details. (See first image below.)<br />
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Each month, the <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> newsletter shares helpful, age-appropriate information for parents. These newsletters are helpful for preschool teachers to give to each parent. Because I am homeschooling, I post the newsletter up in our kitchen, so my husband can see what we are up to for the month. He seems to appreciate looking it over, and I've even seen him use some of the information, which is nice. He likes to bring the girls to the library, so sometimes he checks out the "Recommended Reads" for the month. This is a nice thing to have dad and the kids do, so I can clean up, organize and plan for homeschooling. It also keeps him involved in what they are learning. <br />
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This month, I found the <em><strong>Improving Transitions</strong></em> information helpful. I have always enjoyed using music to help children transition. Christmastime can be exhausting for children. Many times their schedules change and it can get unpredictable. Things like breaks from classes and fun events, such as performing for choir or attending celebrations can be fun, but it can also throw off their regular schedule.<br />
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My favorite song for cleaning up with the kids is:<br />
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<em><strong>Clean Up, Clean Up</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Everybody, Everywhere</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>Everybody, Do Your Share</strong></em><br />
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We are about to take the Christmas tree down. Last year, both of my daughters cried when we did this. So, this year I will let them know ahead of time. Maybe we can turn on some New Years music and dance while we pack up the ornaments. I will talk with my husband to try to make it fun... Not traumatizing. <br />
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Fun Christmastime Memory Pictures</h3>
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Here are some pics of our Christmastime events this year! I can hardly believe it's almost New Years! We traveled to go see the girls Great-Grandparents (pictures below). We also went snow sledding at Saddleback Church and out to eat at the <a href="http://www.americangirl.com/" target="_blank">American Girl Restaurant</a> in Los Angeles. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Grandma on Christmas 2015<br />
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Dinner at the <a href="http://www.americangirl.com/" target="_blank">American Girl Store</a> in Los Angeles</h3>
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On New Years Eve, <a href="http://www.americangirl.com/" target="_blank">American Girl</a> will release their new <em>American Girl of the Year 2016</em>!</div>
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I have a feeling the new American Girl of the year takes a trip to Brazil and learns to face her fears and scuba dive. We will see! The new doll will be revealed on Good Morning America tomorrow morning from 7-9 a.m.! I wonder what she will look like? I already know, but it will be fun to watch anyway. We'll have to watch it online because I disconnected the Direct TV/cable (whatever) and Netflix. We are usually too busy to sit around and watch television and most of the time we don't like what's on anyway. Because I have two daughters, I know a lot about these dolls. I love the stories and books that accompany the dolls. As a former K-2nd grade teacher I had read the books before I became a mom. One of our favorite stories is Felicity. It's a great movie and the books are worth reading just for facts about history. The American Girl books are perfect for our 8-year-old daughter. We have seen all of the movies and we have read many of the books. We just bought the Grace movie yesterday. It's a really nice story and a great movie for families to watch together. </div>
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-43607304881836622952015-12-13T13:54:00.001-08:002015-12-15T11:59:12.438-08:00Encouraging Children to Focus on Their Strengths<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Natalie Grant explained to our daughter that she loved singing since she was a child.<br />
She began singing in her church choir as a child.</td></tr>
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Think about what you wanted to be when you were a child?</h3>
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Have you heard the saying that we all know what we wanted to be back when we were a child, but somehow it was taken from us through the years.<br />
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After First Solo Singing Performance at Church</td></tr>
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Do you know what I find even more concerning than that? <br />
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When a children never find what they love to do, and what they feel they are good at... That is truly a tragedy. </h3>
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Parents have a very important responsibility to focus on their child's strength's. It is so very important to do this. As much as I would have never believed this as a former K-2nd grade teacher and school counselor, over the years I have learned from experience that the typical classroom environment is not set up for success in this approach to focus on the child's personal strengths for most children. It just depends on the child, and if the classroom offers what they are meant to do. We need to look at the gifts, strengths and challenges of each child and then focus on helping each child be successful in their strengths. Education is crucial, but approach is so important. <br />
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Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum</td></tr>
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It does not mean that we ignore our weaker areas, but we don't let these challenges overwhelm us and destroy our lives, whether we are children or adults. Learning to do this is an important life skill.<br />
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I already know what I love to do and what my strengths and challenges are. I am also aware of how not to push my wishes for myself onto my children in a hurtful way. I can do this by setting aside time for my dreams and mission. We can do this as parents by setting aside a quiet time with God everyday. This is not easy to do, and it may need to be in the morning or night after the kids go to sleep. We also need to journal and pray<br />
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Pastor Rick covered this topic for adults last weekend when he talked about <em><strong>Maximizing Your Strengths</strong></em>. It is part of his Toolbox for Life series. You can see it all here... <a href="http://saddleback.com/watch/media/series/2486/Toolbox-for-Life">http://saddleback.com/watch/media/series/2486/Toolbox-for-Life</a><br />
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I got to thinking about how we could teach our children how to use the <strong><em>Maximizing Your Strengths</em></strong> as my husband and I raise our children. What can we teach them? Well, most of all, they look at what we do. One thing I notice parents really need to be careful of is to not push their own dreams onto their children. When I think of my children, what I'm helping to encourage theme with is not even exactly what I want them to do, but it's what I see in their SHAPE. To be honest, this is not easy to do. I know they are still so young, but I am still encouraging them in their dreams. My older daughter loves to sing, and she is great at singing. She also loves to cook, act and create art. She has great social skills. My younger daughter loves to sing and I have also noticed that she is great with art, and she is very interested and passionate about airplanes. Over time, I will learn more about both of them and try to help them reach their goals. I'm sure we will see more talents and interests that we can help them develop over time.<br />
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Understand Yourself First</h3>
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Who are you and what do you enjoy? </h4>
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What are your strengths?</h4>
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What is your deepest pain?</h4>
Doesn't it sound strange to ask all of these questions together?<br />
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Well, first we must understand our strengths. <br />
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Then, we can use our strengths to help us use the wisdom of our scars to help other people. (This post is mainly focusing on the first step, understanding our strengths. It is important to teach our children how to do this, so they can be resilient, adaptable and caring towards all people.)<br />
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Here's an example of a self-reflection:</h4>
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For myself, I love to write, create and design things. I seem to be able to make something out of nothing... As my mom would say. Well, God is really the only one who can do that. I just know how to make stuff pretty easily. For some reason, I am able to create things easily and see things in a three dimensional way, like from different angles. I love to create anything artsy craftsy, I love writing. I'm a night owl and I love night time. I have stayed up all night working on writing and art on many occasions. I don't know why this happens, but I also have dreams and visions. I sometimes know about stuff before it happens. Most of the time, I don't want to know, and sometimes, I just don't know what to do with the information. I am introverted, but I spent much of my career life pretending like I loved to be around lots of people all the time. It made me sleep like a rock at night. Seriously, I just want to go in my little turtle shell and peek out every once in a while. I'm not as much like my social daughters. I love to draw, write and create things. I love to write children's stories. I like to help other people on stage, but I would rather stay in the background. It goes back to when my little sister and I created a show called, <em>Teen Talk</em>. She was the star. I was the set designer and helped her with her script. We brainstormed ideas together and came up with the show, but she really owned it. I miss my little sister. She and her fiancé were killed when she was only 25. There is something that died inside of me that day that I will never get back. She died, but I did, too.<br />
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This really is information everyone needs to know about themselves. It's important to think about yourself and realize who you are and what you enjoy doing. It really is life-changing. </h3>
I am still working on it in my life. I still have a lot of work to do myself. So, as I work on myself, I teach my daughters.<br />
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I'm sharing the notes with you that I wrote down during Rick Warren's service last weekend (November 14-15, 2015), and I'm thinking about how I can use it with my children and sharing it with you. (My background includes teaching K-2nd grade and counseling.) If you ever want to watch the services at Saddleback Church, it is here 24/7 <a href="http://www.saddleback.com/">www.Saddleback.com</a><br />
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Pastor Rick first talked about two important skills:<br />
1. Ignore the Naysayers<br />
Basically, just tell the ones who told you it can't be done to stand back while you do it.<br />
2. Recognize What Matters Most<br />
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Then, Pastor Rick discussed <br />
THE 5 ELEMENTS GOD USES TO "SHAPE" YOUR LIFE<br />
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<strong><u>S</u></strong>piritual Gifts<br />
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<u><strong>H</strong></u>eart<br />
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<strong><u>A</u></strong>bilities<br />
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<u><strong>P</strong></u>ersonality<br />
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<u><strong>E</strong></u>xperiences<br />
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HOW DO I MAXIMIZE MY GOD-GIVEN SHAPE? (Check on <a href="http://saddleback.com/">Saddleback.com</a> for more information about Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, books and classes.)<br />
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Paying Attention to Our Children's Strengths</h3>
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My daughters each have special interests and I have seen God working through them in really amazing ways.<br />
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Last weekend, Our <a href="http://www.saddleback.com/" target="_blank">Pastor Rick</a> talked about how singing is one way we can show our thankfulness to God. Both of my daughters love to sing. Last night, we went Christmas caroling and surprised a neighborhood with their choir group. A few days ago, our daughters both sang in our church choir. Our oldest daughter auditioned and was chosen to sing a solo. For our Bible study, my youngest daughter was chosen to be Mary. I walked into the room and was so surprised to see her there as Mary! I see that both of my daughters love performing arts.<br />
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Choir Performance</td></tr>
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Alana and Meredith Andrews<br />
She sang her song for her children's choir.<br />
<a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO8zVK6W1WM.MAj4dXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEydmluZGpyBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjExNzhfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=Meredith+Andrews+Ring+the+Bells&fr=mcafee#id=1&vid=a2764a6609a3ae078ee63b839180f14f&action=view" target="_blank">Ring the Bells</a><br />
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I Hear You, I See You, I Understand and I Care</h3>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Garry-L.-Landreth/e/B001IOH1Q8/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.amazon.com/Garry-L.-Landreth/e/B001IOH1Q8/" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGeodPGSFEMVjBdklFyid4wP1RlXQwRpyvmTAXrdXLeOhk5qvMh_r321qKyLGbfgs5ZB4aG4_wMs00CBW38Celr-JJrRZlJnBgKnKD5T-YISjMqbp6NGHzPWcw4feKqKzQdg012mkDcH1/s640/play+therapy+garry+landreth.jpg" width="426" /></a>When children truly feel this from their parents it depends the bond and encourages healthy self-esteem to develop. I first learned about this at a Filial Therapy Workshop with Garry Landreth at George Fox University in Oregon. We had one daughter at the time. I was planning to continue working full-time and find childcare for her as I focused on my career. <br />
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<strong>But after attending that workshop something inside of me changed forever.</strong> <br />
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I began to understand that I would sacrifice anything I needed to in order to be present with her. I vowed to never look back and regret missing her childhood because I decided to put my career and ego ahead of being a mother. I sold my car, found flexible employment and gave up material possessions to focus on being present with her. <br />
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I felt that God was calling me to give up my ego and trust my husband to care for us. To be honest, not all men can be trusted to care for their families in this way. They may not have the ability or the desire. It just depends. I am thankful that my husband has been loyal and trustworthy. Growing up, I was the oldest of four girls and my mother worked full-time. After my parents divorced, I knew the reality of having a single mom and taking on more responsibility than most children my age. I vowed to try my best to give my children stability. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Garry-L.-Landreth/e/B001IOH1Q8/" target="_blank">Garry Landreth</a> talks about showing children you care through play therapy. There is a type of play <br />
between parents and children called Filial Therapy. At the workshop designed for therapists and counselors, we learned how to teach parents to do play therapy with their children. Children communicate through play. <strong>Words are not the best way to communicate with children</strong>. This is an important concept to understand if we are to have good communication with our children. That is why I love <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> preschool curriculum. There are wonderful opportunities that encourage play using Mother Goose Time curriculum with children. <br />
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It is so important for us to spend time doing what our children want to do with us.<br />
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What Does Your Child Love to Do/Play?</h3>
What if you turned off your computer or set down your iPhone right now and just looked your child in the eyes and said, "What do you want to do?"<br />
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I bet that would make their day.<br />
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Setting a Good Example for Our Children</h3>
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I've noticed a few paths parents take:<br />
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<li>Giving up everything for their children, so it becomes dysfunctional</li>
<li>Ignoring their children's needs</li>
<li>Creating a healthy relationship with their children </li>
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What other paths do you see?<br />
What paths did your parents take?<br />
What path are you taking?<br />
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We aren't perfect, but we need to think about what we are doing. Not only will our children grow up to treat themselves the way we treated them, but they will learn from our behaviors how to treat themselves, as we cared or did not care for our own aspirations, dreams, spirits and bodies. <br />
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Character Development</h3>
What's the use of encouraging children to become computer engineers if they are going to use their talents to create viruses or destroy work from people trying to help others? What's the use of encouraging children to become scientists if they are going to create atomic bombs? What is the use of encouraging children to become doctors if they are going to kill people through euthanasia and abortion? <br />
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Character is THE MOST important thing to teach our children. </h4>
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Teaching children the <em>Fruits of the Spirit</em> is so important.<br />
<strong><em>"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."</em></strong><br />
Galatians 5:22-23<br />
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<a href="http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrSbp1N3m1WxlEAVchXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEybDk1aGtzBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDQjExNzhfMQRzZWMDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1450069709/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mothergoosetime.com%2fwp-content%2fthemes%2fmgt%2fpdf%2fExperienceGod_Sample.pdf/RK=0/RS=.P5ngYyd6HaY7x2UgeAWfUoHfZ0-" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time has a wonderful Experience God</a> supplement that my daughters love. This link provides a free sample. <br />
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Mother Goose Time Heaven Braceletes</td></tr>
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One thing I love about <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is that it has helped my preschool-age daughter to feel free to create and learn independently, and then share what she has created with the family.<br />
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Of course, our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is not really independent time, but structured learning within a creative framework. <br />
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However, this structure has taught her skills she can now independently do on her own. As you can see in the pictures below, she is demonstrating her ability to create on her own. <br />
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<strong><em>I want to make sure she keeps this feeling of freedom to create throughout her life.</em></strong><br />
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Designing the Characters</h3>
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For example, as you can see in this picture she created little carrots and turtles with her play dough. <br />
These were her own creations and it was really nice to see her take initiative and just make what she was seeing in her mind.<br />
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Creating a Song and Acting it Out with Her Turtles and Carrots</h3>
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Then, she made up a song (on her own) and acted out the story within the song she created with the characters that she designed. She did this completely on her own. I did not help her with this at all!<br />
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She made up this song...<br />
<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">"Three little turtles jumping on the bench. </span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">One feel down and bumped his head.</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Momma called the doctor and the doctor said,</span></strong></em><br />
<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">No more turtles jumping on the bench."</span></strong></em><br />
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She also made up the same song for carrots, but she changed the words around a little bit.<br />
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I was reflecting on her ability to do this, and I realized that all of the songs, arts and crafts, subjects (reading, math, science, etc.) and stories we worked on while having our Mother Goose Time actually helped give her the self confidence and framework to design this story, song and the play dough characters on her own.<br />
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Every month, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> sends us new songs to sing. We get a CD and a bunch of songs. These songs really help her think of creative ways to make her own songs, too. It is amazing to look inside this little school bus box each month (pictured above) and see a bag for every single day full of fun and educational activities. I truly believe Mother Goose Time is the best preschool curriculum for my daughter. She even says, <em>"I love Mother Goose Time."</em><br />
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She especially gets excited about opening the manipulatives and she immediately wants to read the book sent for the month.<br />
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I was really surprised on Thanksgiving Day when she asked to do <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>. She got out her Mother Goose Time bunnies and fed them Thanksgiving dinner. We got into her Mother Goose Time box and she created a new activity. I'll post it soon. Wow, we even did Mother Goose Time on Thanksgiving Day!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks, </span><a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Mother Goose Time</span></a>!</h3>
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<br />Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-80239692196013996132015-11-17T01:38:00.000-08:002015-11-17T03:16:21.185-08:00Mother Goose Time - Building and Flying Airplanes, Free Airplane Launcher ActivityOur <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> theme for this month is <em>On the Go</em>. <br />
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On day number eleven, we learned about airplanes!<br />
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Here is a free Airplane Launcher activity from <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a>.<br />
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Fortunately, on exactly the right day Grandma and Great Uncle Pete sent airplanes for the girls to build and fly. They didn't even know that is what we were working on. :) Our youngest daughter absolutely loves airplanes and spaceships. So, this was a really fun activity for her. My Uncle Pete was in the Air Force, so I bet it will be nice to learn more about airplanes as girls get older. Here, the girls are at the park building and flying planes with their dad.<br />
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Daddy taught the girls how to build the planes, while showing them the instructions.<br />
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Wow, it's a Flying Machine!<br />
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When my youngest daughter was about one-year-old, she looked up at an airplane in the sky. One of her very first sentences was in that moment as she stared at the plane... </div>
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<em>"I want to fly an airplane".</em> </div>
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I was a bit shocked, because it was not like a child wanting a toy. </div>
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It was like a passion for her. It was not whining, but a heart-felt longing. </div>
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Since then, she dreams about airplanes and tells me all kinds of adventures she has in her dreams about flying in the sky and going in spaceships to other planets, (please no). I am wondering what will come of all this. Is this fun childhood dreams or is there more to this? I am not so passionate about this, as she is. I kind of want to keep her from it, because I want her feet on the ground. Yet, I can't because I have to support her dreams. In fact, that is exactly why I chose to teach her myself. </div>
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I want her to feel free to do what she loves, whatever that may be. Who knows, she says right now that she wants to be a pilot. We will see. </div>
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I try to pay attention to my children's interests and spiritual gifts. We learn a lot about this at Saddleback Church from our Pastor Rick. With our youngest daughter, I noticed something interesting the day that we got the planes to build. She got out these white things.. You can see the girls carrying them here in the pictures below. We got these white things at Saddleback Church for Blocktober when the girls won some games. They are white and they light up different colors.</div>
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She started to tell her older sister that she wanted her to stop her airplane when she did this (crossed the white, light up stick in front of her). Then, she said, "I want you to go when I do this." Then, she held it up sideways. She got really happy and said, I want you to turn around when I do this...</div>
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You know what else was interesting about her and all this interest in airplanes and spaceships. The day that the white light was seen in the Southern California sky, guess who saw it? Yes, our youngest daughter. She ran over and told us! It wasn't until later that my husband told me he realized what she saw. She saw this huge light on November 7th. If you look on youtube, apparently tons of people saw it and it's still pretty unclear as to exactly what it was.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding the train at the Irvine Park Railroad. Just about to go inside a tunnel decorated for Halloween...<br />
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During the month of October the girls loved learning about our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> theme, <em>In the Orchard. </em>Even though <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is preschool curriculum for our younger daughter, her older sister ends up learning a lot, too. It's also a nice way for her to take a break from her studies. We had so much fun on our family trip to the Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival at the Irvine Park Railroad! <br />
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While we were at the Irvine Park Railroad, the girls got to go on a train ride, hay ride, play games and win prizes, go through a spooky (kid friendly) house, drive little cars, ride ponies, make cookies, jump in bouncy houses and pick out pumpkins.</h3>
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The train went around the park and the girls got to see peacocks, historic monuments, old trees, <br />
nature, all the harvest festival activities and a tunnel decorated for Halloween.<br />
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For some reason, Irvine Park Railroad only has the ponies that the really little kids can ride during the week. Older kids have to wait until the weekend. It is so busy on the weekend there, I wasn't about to go back! Our older daughter had to wait a few days until we had our fun event at Blocktober, which is at Saddleback Church. (There is so much to do at Blocktober, and its only $5! Pony rides are only one of the fun activities they have for the kids. Blocktober is the ultimate Halloween fun activity for kids in the area and it's at our church, Saddleback Church. I'll make a separate post about it soon.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All I can say is, thank God for Saddleback Church! My older daughter was very upset because she did not get her pony ride at the Irvine Park Railroad. She had done her chores that morning looking forward to it. <br />
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Lovely Trees Handprint Craft</h3>
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Age 4</td></tr>
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Lovely Tree Craft<br />
She has paint on her face and hands... So cute!<br />
Photo Copyright Caroline Brooke</td></tr>
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:) That shirt is from Auntie Crystal. Thanks sis!<br />
Here is one of her favorite toys from her Great Aunt and Uncle. <br />
It was supposed to be a Christmas tree ornament, and she just couldn't put it in the storage box a few years ago.<br />
Actually, I think it might be her older sisters. <br />
What a sweet, older sister to share.<br />
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-14255044152997267202015-10-25T16:30:00.000-07:002015-10-25T16:30:52.952-07:00When God's Light Shines Down on You... And You Don't Even Know<h3>
Light Shining Down on My Daughter's Hands as She Made the Blanket<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
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As I was browsing through pictures, I came across an image that clearly had a light shining down on my daughter's hands as she tied the edges to create a tie fleece blanket. As I looked closely at the image and really thought about what we were doing, the reality hit... <br />
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God really does shine His light down on you when you do His work... Even when you don't know it. </h3>
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Can you imagine why my daughter and I were making this blanket?</h3>
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We heard that a father had unexpectedly passed away, and he left behind his wife and sons. </h3>
His wife was pregnant with another boy, so we thought that a sports blanket would be the best gift for all of the boys. I just felt like they would wrap it around them when they wanted a hug from their dad. I just felt like it would help his wife, too. So, my daughter and I worked quickly and created the blanket at the park and promptly brought it to her baby shower.<br />
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We don't know the family, and we did not attend the baby shower... But as you can see in the image, God's light was shining down on my daughter's hands as the tied the blankets edges that day.<br />
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It reminded us to listen to the Holy Spirit and do what we feel in our heart for people, even if we don't completely understand it at the time.</h3>
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God's light shining down on a blanket we made for a wife and sons who lost their husband/daddy.</td></tr>
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Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-55041925563204858592015-10-25T16:13:00.001-07:002015-10-25T16:13:59.983-07:00Mother Goose Time - Preschool Books that My Daughter Loves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> sends us books that correspond with our theme for the month. We have a nice stack of Mother Goose Time books to fill in my daughter's book shelf in her bedroom.</div>
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Here are the covers of Mother Goose Time books, as you can see each one is unique and has always kept my preschool-age daughters interest. </div>
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She looks forward to reading the book with me as soon as we get the box for the month. <br />
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Here are the beautiful covers for many of our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> books. There may be one missing, as I had to scour my daughter's bookshelf. If I find any missing, I'll add them.<br />
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The photographs in this book are bright, colorful and very interesting. Not only did my daughter enjoy tracing each letter, but she got to learn about a new ocean animal on each page. There were some amazing creatures we weren't as familiar with in this book, like the fugu for the letter "F" and the "isopod" for the letter "I". It was fun to read the book, because it had consistency, tracing each letter, with a new animal to surprise us on each page. Even when I wasn't around, she enjoyed taking out this book and reading it to herself as she traced each letter.<br />
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A Ride for Duck <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This funny story about a baby duck looking for a ride goes along with our transportation theme for next month. Duck meets a goat, lion and fish, as he tries to problem solve how to get to the store for some foot cream. Ducks motorcycle has a flat tire, and she tries to get a ride with one of his friends, which all have different types of transportation. In the end, absent minded duck find a surprise he forgot about in his own garage. The photographs in this book really kept my daughters interest and the silly story line made her laugh.<br />
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A BIG Problem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As soon as my daughter got this book she was thrilled. She loves blue and had just got a blue elephant stuffed toy for her birthday gift. She ran to get her blue elephant toy, and we read the story together at bedtime. The children in this story work together, as they problem solve ways to get elephant down from the tree. It's fun to see the interesting pictures, as kids problem solve ways to save elephant. In the end, they put all their ideas together and save elephant in a creative way. It really is a well-thought-out story, that can teach a preschool-age child the scientific process and how to solve problems. They even provide an illustrated model for Solving Problems (imagine, plan, make, improve and ask) on the last page.<br />
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We read this book over, and over again. Even my older daughter enjoyed reading it along with the CD. It was wonderful to have daily, corresponding activities (such as crafts and games) to go along with each of the fables. As the girls worked on their corresponding activity, we listened to the fable. The lessons within these fables are really life-long lessons. This beautifully illustrated book included the following fables: The Lion and the Mouse, The Bundle of Sticks, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Dog and His Reflection, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Boys and the Frogs, The Young Crab and His Mother, The Milkmaid and Her Pail, and Bell on the Cat. This book is handy to keep in the car for long car rides because is has the CD to accompany it. These classics are a welcome addition to our library, because they remind us of choosing good character and timeless bits of wisdom to live by when faced with challenges in life.<br />
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Goldilocks</h3>
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We love the way this story is re-told in a more constructive, caring way than the original version. Goldilocks is a likeable character and she loves her Baby Bear. She must clean her room to find him, but falls asleep as she cleans. She dreams of her adventure to find her beloved Baby Bear. She comes upon a cottage that she cleans (just as she cleans her room) in hopes to find Baby Bear. It was worth re-telling because it ended in joy and appreciation, rather than fear. The illustrations are also adorable.<br />
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This book is creative on so many levels. The illustrations are actual prints of fruits and vegetables, which helps the child see them in a new way. On each numbered page, the child finds a silly riddle that plays with words. This book encourages healthy eating, too. When we were done reading my daughters asked for cucumbers and carrots, as printed in paint in the book.<br />
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Johnny Appleseed</h3>
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<em>Johnny</em> is a retelling of the classic Johnny Appleseed. Johnny travels state-to-state with his squirrel friend, planting and sharing apples. As people chased away his squirrel friend, in the end the found value in what squirrel had to share. Children learn that Johnny Appleseed was a real person named John Chapman. He was a vegetarian, who cared for mistreated horses. He was wealthy, but he did not flaunt his wealth, instead he shared medicinal seeds and plants. He was a real, Christian missionary.<br />
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Beatriz, Bananas and the Very Big Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this brilliant story, Beatriz, a creative entrepreneur living in the jungle, comes up with a functional hat to solve the problem of getting lost in the grass. She decides to work hard and create more of her well-liked hats to sell at the market. Unfortunately, selfish monkeys steal her hats, and she works through ways to get her hard-earned hats back. My daughters learned the importance of taking care of yourself, keeping your cool, and being creative with solutions, as you hold onto your hard-earned ideas. This insightful story helps remind us that learning to lead is just as important as creating, and sometimes simply being nice isn't the solution that works. Using your mind, and not letting monkeys take advantage of you takes sneaky solutions, that are less confrontational than you may first be inclined to resort to. In fact, it's okay to not let the monkeys steal from you. This book was accompanied by a fun game, as well as many other activities for the month. Of course, my daughters wanted to eat bananas like Beatriz. So, it's great that it encourages healthy eating, too.<br />
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This month, we got colorful light box shapes, as well as a few other manipulatives. These clear shapes show up brightly on a light box. I got out my light boxes, which I use for illustrating. For the first time, we used my light boxes in a new way, as she created interesting designs with her new Mother Goose Time shapes.<br />
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She loved creating interesting light box shape designs.</h3>
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Here's our <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time </a>circle time display.</h3>
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We added a United States of America flag. That way we can say our morning prayers and then do our flag salute together, too.<br />
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After that the girls put the next day on the calendar and say, "Today is (day of week), (month) (number of day), (year).<br />
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Example, "Today is Tuesday, October 13, 2015."<br />
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We ended up using the paint dipping sticks for our pointers. That way they can point to the calendar as we say the date.<br />
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What to Include in a Preschool Classroom Display</h3>
Mother Goose Time sends all the display pieces you will need to set up your classroom display. There are some pieces that are year-long and other pieces that change monthly. This is great, because it keep consistency, yet it also varies to keep the children's interest.<br />
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<li>United States of America flag (not included, but we put this on ours)</li>
<li>Calendar</li>
<li>Letter </li>
<li>Number</li>
<li>Poster (under the calendar, and the theme changes with the month)</li>
<li>Topic (upper right corner, and this changes everyday)</li>
<li>Weather (includes a little sun, wind, rain and snow)</li>
<li>Shape (changes occasionally, right now we have a circle and rectangle there)</li>
<li>Colors (paint buckets that we tuck into the grass alphabet under the tree)</li>
<li>Alphabet (We love the alphabet grass.)</li>
<li>Character Traits Family Bee Hive and Bees</li>
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It's really important to have fun songs for the kids to sing during circle time. Mother Goose Time has a Circle Time CD that includes all kinds of fun songs, such as:<br />
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Every month Mother Goose Time also sends a new CD to go with the monthly theme with fun songs, so the kids have even more music to enjoy. They also periodically have a dancer act out the song on youtube with fun dance moves. <br />
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Here's an example of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnm7iZkeSvQ" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time song, Stuck in the Muck</a>, on Youtube. Come on, you know you just want to jump up right now and dance, right? :) <br />
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Oh, you are going to love this one. Just be sure to show the kids a worm and dress up like her, too.<br />
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I love her skirt in this one, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNy_0CDuzpw" target="_blank">Shake Your Tail Feathers by Mother Goose Time</a>.<br />
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Here's a classic one, <a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KIo9hVISRWbUgAnt_7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ2hvdWlsBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEdnRpZANCMDk0Ng--;_ylc=X1MDOTY3ODEzMDcEX3IDMgRiY2sDYTN0ZTNlOWIwajBjMiUyNmIlM0QzJTI2cyUzRGVtBGZyA21jYWZlZQRncHJpZAM3SWYxNy5oOVFxS1NSYmdzYkk4VVhBBG10ZXN0aWQDVUkwMSUzREIwOTQ2BG5fcnNsdAM2MARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DdmlkZW8uc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAM1MARxdWVyeQNoZWFkIHNob3VsZGVycyBrbmVlcyBhbmQgdG9lcyBieSBtb3RoZXIgZ29vc2UgdGltZQR0X3N0bXADMTQ0NTIwODQyMAR2dGVzdGlkA0IwOTQ2?gprid=7If17.h9QqKSRbgsbI8UXA&pvid=ivqCQTYzLjKh9cNyVgmBgg1kNzAuMQAAAADNoM5j&p=head+shoulders+knees+and+toes+by+mother+goose+time&ei=UTF-8&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av%2Cm%3Asa&fr=mcafee#id=18&vid=7cd22f3a3c2609c1234e7e24cfe4141b&action=view" target="_blank">Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Mother Gooses Time</a>, too.<br />
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We also have a beautiful, colorful map of the world. The girls love to put in their little children characters onto the map from other countries. So far, we have friends from Russia, Poland, France, Australia, Oman and Korea. The map transitions nicely into our language studies.<br />
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I have just started studying Russian on my own, but my girls, husband and I know a lot of Spanish. I find Russian more difficult to learn because of the changes in the alphabet, but it sounds really nice. I like it. I will start teaching my older daughter Russian soon after I learn more, since she already knows quite a bit of Spanish. Because the Russian alphabet changes (as compared to English), I'll wait to teach my younger daughter Russian. Since Spanish is so similar, it's easy to teach her all the numbers, colors and alphabet in Spanish, too. It's nice, because Mother Goose Time writes most words in Spanish and English, so if you turn over the display pieces, you can see Spanish on the back. My great-grandmother's parents came to the United States from Italy, but she never once spoke Italian in front of us. I do know that she could speak Italian. I did hear her pray the rosary, and I thought some of the words were Italian, but she was whispering. I also love to study Italian. My older daughter loves to sing, so I think I will have her choose an Italian song to sing as part of her studies. It is so important to be sure that our children can speak and understand other languages.<br />
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This <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> activity will help your preschooler further develop his/her fine motor skills and self-concept.<br />
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Okay, usually a daddy doesn't do this, but he was being a good sport. (Thank you, so much, honey!) It made her so happy to create these with her dad. He usually sticks to music or legos, not the artsy-craftsy stuff. That's what I usually do with them. The <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> kit came with a brown pipe cleaner, so making one with daddy just came to mind, since he would not wear pink. LOL.<br />
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Here is a free <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> arts and crafts activity,<em> F is for Fox</em>.</h3>
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I love teaching my preschool-age daughter about letters and the sounds they make, while creating some type of art project out of the letter. She really enjoyed creating this fox by<a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank"> Mother Goose Time</a>.</div>
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Here is her fox. Her favorite color is blue, so she tends to like to color everything blue right now (as you can see here).</div>
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When we discussed what animals can be friends and what animals can be kept as pets (as it explains to do on the photograph above under "discuss"), my daughter mentioned roly-polys and crickets (of course). She is really into roly-polys and crickets. We discussed how normally, people don't keep roly-polys and crickets as pets, but that we do. Hobby Lobby sells a roly-poly playground and it's really nice to keep pet roly-polys in. We usually keep crickets in a jar for one day, and then let them go.</div>
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We agreed that dogs are pets we can more easily keep as pets, as compared to a fox. A fox could bite us and it is a wild animal. Well, dogs are a lot of work, but they are friendlier than a roly-poly, which is what we were focusing on... Friendship.</div>
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Why do pet dogs feel more like real friends, rather than a roly-poly, for example:</div>
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We talked about how dogs make eye contact. (Some humans even have a hard time with that.)</div>
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Dogs run over to you when they get hurt and comfort you.</div>
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Dogs try to work on their friendship with you by doing the right thing to make you happy.</div>
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Dogs need us to love and care for them, just as they love and care for us.</div>
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Dogs sometimes like to do the same things we like to do, like play sports or go for walks. They also like to cuddle and rest.</div>
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We talked about how foxes would probably not be good pets because they are wild animals. They would probably be sneaky and try to get our bunnies. (We have two bunnies, too.)</div>
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What Types of Animals Do Your Friends Remind You Of?</h3>
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Then, we started to talk about how certain friends remind us of certain types of animals. The fox reminded us of friends who seem like they are your friends, but they really aren't. For example, they may talk bad about you behind your back. Maybe, they try to pressure you to do things that they know are wrong. Maybe, they tell you things that are not true and try to deceive you for their own personal gain. Maybe, they even try to use religion or similar interests to gain your trust, and then stab you in the back.</div>
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We talked about how those types of "friends" can be hurtful and confusing. We talked about how we can forgive when friends hurt us, but we also have to be wise about who we trust. Once someone shows us who they really are (e.g. a sneaky fox), it is not wise to trust them anymore and not only is that okay, but it is as wise thing to do. (I wish somebody told me that as a kid.) We want our children to have good discernment. That is an important ability we want to help them develop.</div>
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After all, we all know sneaky foxes, don't we? Or maybe you know a vulture, snake, leech, cat, turtle or frog?<br />
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Then, we started thinking about what animals we are like? What animal would we want to be? Why? What animal would we not want to be? What behaviors do we associate with each type of animal?</div>
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We talked about baby chicks, cats, dogs, turtles and more. We remembered how we held the cute, fuzzy, yellow baby chick in the springtime...</div>
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The girls liked acting out different animals being friends with their new<em> Letter F foxes</em> using their puppet theatre, and they came up with other types of animals, too. Even though the letter F fox was too easy for our older daughter (so only our younger daughter created one), using the puppet theater and talking about friendship was definitely something our older daughter enjoyed learning about, too.</div>
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<br />Carol Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890661728648721612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765540207215656518.post-53359522956050317932015-09-23T03:24:00.000-07:002015-09-23T03:37:08.571-07:00Adventures of a Preschool Archerer and Escape ArtistToday, my daughters had a very busy day. Everyday is busy, but today was especially exhausting. Oh, but it was fun... And scary.<br />
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We began our day traveling to their homeschool P.E. The girls did archery, and lots of other sports.<br />
Today was the first day our youngest daughter, who is 4-years-old, ever shot a bow and arrow. She hit a blue balloon on her first shot (of course with help from her amazing coach)! It was amazing to see her face light up after making her first shot.<br />
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On our way back home the girls didn't want to go home, so we went for a little drive and I felt an urge to go towards a lake we like to walk around. As I began to park, I saw a man lying on the ground with people staring at him. Obviously, he was hurt, so I immediately called 911. <br />
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Of course, I ran right up and starting talking to him. I told him I just called 911 and that he was going to be okay. I prayed for him and I helped him calm down. He could not move his legs and he was shaking. He did calm down after I talked to him for a while, but he could not respond. It looked like he had a stroke. I could not tell for sure. I realized that he probably could not speak English. He was Chinese. After about 10 minutes, his wife showed up and she was very upset. I gave her my phone number because it seemed like she did not know anyone in the United States to help her besides her husband. She wasn't calling any friends or family to help them. I was worried about her. I helped her understand that she needed to go into the ambulance with her husband.<br />
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As we left, the girls and I talked about the reactions of people around him. Why did some people just stare and not try to help? Why were some people so weird that they thought it was funny? Why are they like that? This was completely in line with our preschool studies for this month, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank"><em>Friends and Feelings</em> with Mother Goose Time</a>. Maybe some people are not able to respond in a caring way because they are de-sensitized? We talked about why some people don't care about other people, or just don't know how to show they care. Abusive parents, neglect, violent television programs, and violent video games are all things that destroy the ability for people to respond appropriately to other people's feelings, especially other people's pain.<br />
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The Escape Artist Hanging Out with the Skateboard Boys!</h3>
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She stood on a water bottle to unlocked the <strong><em>very high</em></strong> double bolted top locks and walked out the front door, when I was only around the corner in the kitchen. She even shut the door behind her. I was sitting in the living room and I was shocked to see her walk in the front door! I thought she was in her bedroom! <br />
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As she walked in she ran up to me and said, "Sorry mom, I was playing outside with the skateboard boys." <br />
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I felt her little heart and it was beating very fast. My heart was frozen in a moment of extreme gratitude that she was in my arms. <br />
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I had her walk outside with me and show me everything she did in detail. I also talked to the boys that she met up with and they explained exactly what they saw her doing. Basically, running down the street and telling them she can run really fast, which she can. After our investigation, we realized that she was outside for a total of about 3-5 minutes. <br />
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If anyone knows me, they know that I am very careful, super-paranoid and I would <em><u><strong>NEVER</strong></u></em> allow my child to be anywhere without me. The only reason why she got away is because she purposely unlocked both bolted locks by standing on a huge water bottle to do it. I was shocked. That was very sneaky and very adventurous. It scared the heck out of me.<br />
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So, I <strong><em>immediately </em></strong>installed alarms on the door and windows. She was so mad at me for doing this. The alarm goes off really loud if a door opens and there is no way she will ever be able to get out again. It really upset her. So, I had to listen to her crying about this for a long time. (God, please help me.) I also moved the water bottles to a room far, far away from the front door. I am also looking around to see if she could ever use anything else to get out in the future. I also scared her by telling her about kidnapping. She is just so brave. God, please help. Thank God we have dogs that would <br />
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I then remembered the time I snuck out when I was her age. I walked over to the boys house next door and just walked into their house without knocking. I remember that his mom looked at me really funny and just started laughing, and she was shocked. She also wasn't very happy that when she made us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches her son would only eat the crust and he gave me the inside of his sandwich. Later, my mom had to explain to me that you can't just walk into other peoples houses and start hanging out with them. They did have their front door unlocked. I'm not sure about my parents though. I do remember climbing on a lot of stuff to reach locks and climb into and out of things, so I wouldn't be surprised if I did the same thing she did to get out. I also remember playing karate with him, and when he started to win my pit bull dog appeared out of nowhere and held onto the hand he had been using to injure me. She did not break his skin, and he was beating me up pretty bad. He never did it again. Especially after my dad taught me to kick between the legs the next day. So, honestly, I see where she gets it from.<br />
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Then, my husband got home and rushed out the door with our oldest daughter to church to play guitar with friends there. I went out shopping with our younger daughter and met up with them there later. While we were at church we had adventures, too. My oldest daughter loves to sing and was able to sing to a small group of people while we were there. That was the nice part. But there is more. I'm just so tired, I can't tell you more. I also don't want to traumatize you.<br />
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Insomnia</h3>
So, either I was going to hit my pillow like a rock tonight, or I would stay up much too late. Truly, I want to go to sleep. Yes, homeschool families just sit inside all day and do nothing, right? The kids are un-socialized and lacking. Ha! My daughters are social butterflies and they are full of adventure. Let's just pray that I can get some sleep. <br />
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Friends and Feelings Daily Activities for This Month</h3>
I love the <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> theme for this month, <em>Friends and Feelings</em>. It's perfect for the beginning of the year. Children need to develop trust before they can feel safe enough to really focus on learning. These activities are perfect for both classroom and homeschooling environments. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Month:</strong> Friends and Feelings<br />
<strong>Weeks:</strong> Making Friends, Identifying Feelings, <br />
Keys to Friendship and Talking with Friends<br />
<strong>Days:</strong> Each Day is Numbered<br />
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I also love these activities, because they can be differentiated easily. They can work well with all ages of children, with simple adjustments. Because I homeschool my daughters, ages 4 and 8, <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> is the perfect curriculum for my daughters. My older daughter has very challenging, age-appropriate curriculum (<a href="http://www.setonhome.org/" target="_blank">Seton</a>) and these <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a> activities give her a nice break, while helping her learn and have fun with her preschool-age sister. Surprisingly, my older daughter gets a lot out of it, too. So, we really enjoy Mother Goose Time.<br />
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How to Create Friends and Feelings Puppets by <a href="http://www.mothergoosetime.com/" target="_blank">Mother Goose Time</a></h3>
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The kids need to make two puppets, so they can act out friend scenarios. </div>
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The puppets can have fun, adventures and conflicts. </div>
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Then, the children can find creative ways to work out the conflicts.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hi, Yellow, is your eye okay?" <br />
(Blue is thinking that she does not know what to say about Yellow's drooping eye, but she wants to help him.<br />
Fortunately, she was able to help him without embarrassing him before his eye dried crooked. <br />
Friendship takes so much work. <br />
Then, Blue realized that her hair had glue in it, but she couldn't take it off because it was holding on her hair!<br />
What are they going to do?)</td></tr>
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How to Make Friends Puppets</h2>
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<li>Feathers</li>
<li>Cardboard puppets</li>
<li>Paper</li>
<li>Wiggle eyes</li>
<li>Scissors</li>
<li>Glue</li>
<li>Markers</li>
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<li>What do you do when you see a friend?</li>
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Explore</h4>
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<li>Encourage children to explore tossing and catching the feathers. Observe hand-eye coordination, as well as emotional response to missing or grabbing the feathers.</li>
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<li>Invite the child to create one puppet that looks like a friend and one that looks like himself.</li>
<li>Cut out the clothing from the paper and attach it to the puppets.</li>
<li>Glue on some feathers for hair and attach the wiggle eyes. Decorate the friends with markers.</li>
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<li>Encourage children to use the puppets to practice saying hello and goodbye to one another. What other conversations do the children have with their puppets?</li>
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The girls loved creating their puppet friends, eyelashes, necklaces and all. They even got out the <br />
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Here they are... Putting on a puppet show!<br />
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