Mother Goose Time Welcome Kit

One of the things that was included with our Mother Goose Time curriculum was a Welcome Kit. I got really excited going through all these goodies and thinking of ways to display everything.

 

This is the flyer that came with the Welcome Kit. It shows everything that’s included.



This is our circle time display that I made using a tri-fold foam board. It was really fun to put together.

Included in the display is:

·         Clothesline – We’ll collect a new shape each month and place it here.

·         Weather basket – Holds our weather pieces that will be used during circle time.

·         Birdhouse – Will help us learn about colors and friendly behaviors. Each month, we’ll collect a color bird and a feather that will have a friendly behavior word on it.

·         Number line – Along the bottom of the display is a number line that will help us learn about numbers and we’ll be learning at least 2 numbers each month.

·         Another part to the main circle time display is the flower pot where we’ll learn about letters and sight words.

The world map is where we’ll learn about the world and collect a new country flag and sticker each month. We’ll experience diverse cultures through recipes, games and activities.

There’s also little helper tags that you can set up to help kiddos learn how to be responsible and contribute to the community through daily jobs. There’s also a “Little Helper” song on the Circle Time CD to go along with this.

 

Here’s how I set up our alphabet flip strip. Each shows an uppercase and lower case of each letter in the alphabet and when you lift up the flap, it shows a photo that helps form letter-sound connections.

This is the Circle Time CD. It’s a very fun addition to the curriculum. Included are specially designed Circle Time songs for certain group activities and transitions as well as classic children’s songs. The classic songs offer two variations – one is sung with lyrics and the other is an instrumental version.

Included with the Welcome Kit are labels for all 12 months of the year. They go with the monthly themed calendars and calendar pieces that are found in each monthly kit.

Also included in the Welcome Kit are an ASL poster, investigation station signs, and My Scrapbook.

I’m very happy with everything that’s included with the Welcome Kit. Everything is very well made and will last a long time. Well I’m hoping they will anyways since my 2 year old isn’t very nice with things most of the time ;)

We will start talking about our experiences with Mother Goose Time starting in June. We will be learning about “The Alphabet House”.