Getting Ready

Sunday, August 23, 2020 No comments


This last week I started going to the school to prepare my classroom for the school year. Our school is scheduled to start Tuesday September 8th. There have been many changes since that last day we attended in March. We attended school that day not knowing it was our last day and what was ahead.
Now after about 5  1/2 months we are returning with prayers, hope , faith and following CDC Guidelines. I believe if we all work together we can get through this.
I am excited about the coming school year and it’s time for the children and parents to be excited again too 🍎🥰. We all just have to be safe.
Another thing I am excited about is Experience Early Learning Curriculum. I am actually always excited 😆 about the curriculum but I am more so right now because of some new 
Learning Activities and Resources included this month and for the school year. 

These are new visuals and learning resources I will use in my Circle Time Area. 
The visuals are for learning and reviewing the  numbers, colors, shapes, Letters, and vocabulary word wall words.





This month our Music and Movement CD is called I’m Special . We use this 
And Our Monthly Calendar during Circle Time. The calendar numbers create a pattern.


Each month we focus on Core Concepts. This month they are Aa, Bb, Hh, 1 and 2.
The manipulatives are used for Table Top Math Learning Activities.


All About Me


This month All About Me is our Theme - week 1Body Parts/ week 2Five Senses/ week3Clothing/ week4Staying Healthy 


Monthly Family Newsletter - Each month parents will receive a newsletter about our theme , concepts, prop ideas and more.



Daily Lessons and Days Full of Fun!






Crafts , Games , Songs, Math , Science 
Literacy and more.







My Creative Mind

Little notes that go home explaining an activity done that day to encourage communication about their day at school.


 Experience Early Learning Curriculum Themes Through the School Year. 


This is only a little peek at how amazing 😉 the curriculum is. I can’t wait to get started. I will be back with my classroom setup and how I use  Experience Early Learning Curriculum in my Learning Centers. See you soon!
Mrs. Vonda 
Disclaimer: I am so thankful for the opportunity to use Experience Early Learning formerly Mother Goose Time Curriculum with my students. I can’t wait to share our learning experiences on my blog. In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews, Experience Early Learning has provided us with the curriculum free of charge.

Flight

Sunday, August 16, 2020 No comments


This last week we did so many fun Learning Activities with Experience Early Learning Curriculum . Our Theme this month is Let’s Be Superheroes and today I am sharing some of the Activities we did. 
I am so thankful for the opportunity to use  Experience Early Learning Curriculum with my students and to share our experiences on my blog. 
In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews Experience Early Learning has provided me with the curriculum free of charge.
I have used Experience Early Learning Curriculum in my Classroom since 2017. This Curriculum has been a True Blessing for me and my students! ❤️
This week our activities are centered around  Flight! We started with a fun art activity.

Flying Hero
My grandchildren made a Flying Hero. They decorated paper bags to look like buildings and wooden spoons to look like superheroes. They used crayons and markers to decorate the bags and felt and markers to decorate the spoons.

My granddaughter said her superhero was rescuing people from a fire in her building.





My grandson said his rescue hero was saving people from his building because it was being destroyed by an earthquake.
 Some fun questions to ask would be “What do you know that can fly?”
“Where would you go if you could fly?”

In Circle Time Pre-K We Would Include:
To Tune: Row Your Boat
Up in the Sky
Up , up , in the sky
Ariana is flying by.
She will help to save the day,
Superhero, YAY!
The child could pretend to fly around the circle when it is their name.

Would You Rather?
For this game my grandchildren read the question cards out loud  and placed the bingo chips on their favorite answer.



Would you rather wear a super-powered cape or mask?


Would you rather use super strength to lift a bus or a building?
These Questions are really fun and are great for sharing with my Pre-K Class during Circle Time.



I Fly!
Each month in Pre-K  a Sight Word Reader is included in the curriculum.It’s focus is on three new sight words each month. This month’s sight words are sky, try and fly. In Pre-K we encourage them to follow the text with their finger as it is read.







Flight Patterns 



My grandchildren made up  their own game and was very interesting. They wrote down a pattern of shapes and then they had to draw cards until they made that pattern . The first one to fill all the shapes of the pattern they wrote down was the winner.


They are Concentrating so hard! 😊





Meet the Super Shapes



Each month we receive a book and magnet story pieces in the curriculum. My granddaughter read us this month’s book. It is so cute! I will be keeping this out the first month of school since it is about shapes. I love it! ❤️






 We had such a Wonderful Time of Learning with Experience Early Learning. We  can’t wait until next Time’s Learning Adventures.




Disclaimer: I am so thankful for the opportunity to use Experience Early Learning formerly Mother Goose Time Curriculum with my students. I can’t wait to share our learning experiences on my blog. In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews, Experience Early Learning has provided us with the curriculum free of charge.

Superhero Dress-Up Continued

Sunday, August 9, 2020 No comments




This last week we did so many fun Learning Activities with Experience Early Learning Curriculum . Our Theme this month is Let’s Be Superheroes and today I am sharing some of the Activities we did. 
I am so thankful for the opportunity to use  Experience Early Learning Curriculum with my students and to share our experiences on my blog. 


In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews Experience Early Learning has provided me with the curriculum free of charge.
I have used Experience Early Learning Curriculum in my Classroom since 2017. This Curriculum has been a True Blessing for me and my students! ❤️
Superhero Dress-Up Continued
This week we continued our Superhero Dress-Up Theme. First we started by making Super Shields
My grandchildren made shields with the first letter of their names.
They colored with markers and added glitter.
In Pre-K I would ask the children to share a one action word 
and use it in a rhyme with their name. (flies, runs, jumps)
The children would pretend to be superheroes with in place running, flying or jumping during Circle Time.

Then it would be time for a fun rhyme:

Someone is in trouble; we need a hero fast.
Who can help us; who can we ask?
Here comes a hero; isn’t she great?
Ariana flies to action, before it’s too late!

I would ask them “What do you think a Superhero Does?”

“How have you helped someone today?”









Superhero Belt


My grandchildren designed superhero belts. They used markers to draw their designs and then they added jewels.


They enjoyed designing their belts.

In Pre-K We would discuss the tools a superhero needs.
I would cut ribbons of different lengths so the children could tie Superhero belts around Stuffed Animals.





Superhero Game 


My grandchildren love to play the games included in Experience Early Learning Curriculum. My Pre-K Students do as well.  They are so much Fun!

For my Pre-K students this game teaches important Number Concepts.Identifies numerals/ Counts to Determine Quanity




My grandchildren are really loving this super fun Theme. They will be going back to school soon and this is a really fun theme before school starts. Next we will be having fun with Super Powers ! We had such a Wonderful Time of Learning with Experience Early Learning. We  can’t wait until next Time’s Learning Adventures.

Disclaimer: I am so thankful for the opportunity to use Experience Early Learning formerly Mother Goose Time Curriculum with my students. I can’t wait to share our learning experiences on my blog. In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews, Experience Early Learning has provided us with the curriculum free of charge.

Superhero Dress-Up

Sunday, August 2, 2020 No comments



This last week we did so many fun Learning Activities with Experience Early Learning Curriculum . Our Theme this month is Let’s Be Superheroes and today I am sharing some of the Activities we did. 
I am so thankful for the opportunity to use  Experience Early Learning Curriculum with my students and to share our experiences on my blog. 
In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews Experience Early Learning has provided me with the curriculum free of charge.
I have used Experience Early Learning Curriculum in my Classroom since 2017. This Curriculum has been a True Blessing for me and my students! ❤️ 



Circle Time
The Superhero Wears a Mask


When we come to Circle Time in Pre-K I would ask
“When might a Superhero wear a mask?” We also may discuss regular face masks because some children might bring it up.  We can discuss how heroes wear face masks to keep people safe. This may put some children’s minds at ease that are a little unsure about seeing adults in masks.
Then we would sing a really fun song to the tune “The Wheels on the Bus.”
The superhero wears a mask,
wears a mask, wears a mask.
The superhero wears a mask,
On his face.
....cape...on his back.
....belt....around his waist.



A Super Game 

 
Super Spy 


I changed this to a super fun and challenging memory game for these two since they are older . They had their own stack of Letters and they had to try to find the Letter from memory  that matched from the main pile The first one to get rid of their Letters was the Winner. It went on for quite a while! Lol! 😂


For my Pre-K Class it would be a different version of the game that they would love and learn Letter Recognition. I would also use this mat in my Writing Center. I laminate everything so the children could practice writing their letters with markers and wipe it off. They always enjoy something exciting and new in the Writing Center.




  
Masks
The children decorated their masks with markers and they adjusted the elastic to fit their heads. They enjoyed creating their unique designs. 

I think this would be a fun activity to do with the pre-k children at the beginning of this school year.  A fun way to emphasize that superheroes can wear different kinds of masks.  🦸‍♀️ 😷 ❤️ 😷 🦸‍♀️ 👩‍⚕️👩‍🏫 



Super Writing 


The August Journal is the last journal for the yearly themes. In that journal the number writing practice is 1-20. In September it will start over again with  1&2. The Pre-K children love the journals that we do every month. This month on the cover my grandchildren drew themself as a Superhero.



  
Super Names 




Superheroes is so much fun! 
We had such a Wonderful Time of Learning with Experience Early Learning. We  can’t wait until next Time’s Learning Adventures.
More Superhero Dress-Up Coming
Next Week!




Disclaimer: I am so thankful for the opportunity to use Experience Early Learning formerly Mother Goose Time Curriculum with my students. I can’t wait to share our learning experiences on my blog. In exchange for my unbiased and honest reviews, Experience Early Learning has provided us with the curriculum free of charge.