Remember, our Mother Goose Time curriculum comes to us each month in exchange for sharing our journey here on the blog. This month we have been learning about the world! We are exploring travel, other cultures, and famous landmarks.
We started Lesson 9 with a discussion about the role drums play in various cultures and some experimentation... everyone enjoyed "drumming" on the table using different methods to achieve different sounds. We also explored rhythm as we practiced sending each other "drum messages." It was noisy fun for my preschoolers!
Next, we made our very own drums with Mother Goose Time's Make & Play creative art project. The kids had fun choosing colors for their drums and drawing their own designs.
These drums didn't really hold up to my rough & tumble kiddos but they still had fun creating them and showing them off to grandparents later in the evening.
Our next activity for the day focused on building early literacy with a fun I Can Read booklet. The best part? this booklet incorporated a fun "stamp" game. On each page, the children had to find a different world culture item (like a drum) and tape their "stamp" on top.
In the end, they got to choose their favorite item and explain why. Ada Grace liked the tribal mask best, because she said the face reminded her of the sun.
We ended our lesson about drums with a related math activity: Percussion Patterns. The children had fun guessing which percussion item (maracas, drums, etc.) completed the patterns and creating their own patterns for me to figure out. They each giggled when I pretended to get their pattern wrong!
We all had a lot of fun and I enjoyed hearing them share all they're learning with their Dad at the dinner table that night.
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