Family Newsletter
Assessing Your Child
THIS MONTH’S THEME
Fables
and Folktales
This month, your child’s imagination
will take flight as he listens to fables
and folktales that have been shared
for many generations. He will
create art, write his own endings
and play games that invite him to
jump inside the stories. Watch your
child’s love for storytelling grow as
he explores characters and tales
from around the world.
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Young children learn through experience and participation. Likewise, assessment of
young children should be play-based and observed in the natural flow of the day. As
your child plays, creates, discovers and explores, there are many ways you can observe
his skills developing. Save work samples, record observations, take photos and engage in
discussions before, during and after activities to see where your child’s skill levels begin
and how they progress throughout the months and the year.
A few key skills and goals to look out for as you assess your child are:
MATHEMATICS AND REASONING
Skill: Number Concepts
Goals: Identifies numbers, Counts to determine quantity, Understands operations
Skill: Patterns and Sorting
Goals: Identifies and creates patterns, Matches, sorts and charts
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Skill: Letter/Word Recognition
Goals: Identifies letters and words, Makes letter-sound
connections
Skill: Emergent Writing
Goals: Writes names, words and sentences, Expresses
through writing
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Skill: Self Concept
Goals: Expresses preference, Takes responsibility,
Identifies and manages feelings
Skill: Social Relationships
Goals: Builds positive relationships, Cooperates,
Cares for and responds to others
For a complete list of the 33 Skills included in the
Mother Goose Time Developmental Continuum,
visit http://www.mothergoosetime.com/skills-andstandards/
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1 The Lion and the Mouse
2 The Bundle of Sticks
Aesop’s
Fables I
3 The Grasshopper and the Ants
4 The Hare and the Tortoise
5 The Dog and His Reflection
16 How the Rainbow Was Made
17 The Black Snake and the Eggs
18 Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
19 Stone Soup
nal
Internatio
Folktales
20 The Empty Pot
6 The Crow and the Pitcher
Aesop’s
Fables II
7 The Boys and the Frogs
8 The Young Crab and His Mother
9 The Milkmaid and Her Pail
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10 Bell on the Cat
Paul
Bunyan
Tall Tales
11 The Birth of Paul Bunyan
12 Babe the Blue Ox
13 Paul Bunyan and the Flapjacks
14 Paul Bunyan and the Log Jam
15 Paul Bunyan and the
Frozen Flames
Topics your child
will explore this month.
RECOMMENDED READS
Cuddle
Up
WITH A
GOOD BOOK
You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You:
Very Short Fables to Read Together
by Mary Ann Hoberman
The Classic Treasury
of Aesop’s Fables
by Don Daily
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs:
Making Sense of Animal Phrases
by Jackie Franza
American Paul Bunyan
and Babe the Blue Ox:
The Great Pancake Adventure
by Matthew Luckhurst
How the Stars Fell into the Sky:
A Navajo Legend
by Jerrie Oughton
Storytelling
Family Activities
Gather toys and stuffed animals with your child. Invite her to choose a few
favorites, and then make up a story together. Give the characters names,
choose a setting and pick a good character trait to discuss in your story. Take
turns making the characters talk to one another in silly voices as you practice
communication skills. Go back and retell the story with a different ending or
add more characters. Put on a puppet show if your child wishes to share your
story with others.
Tell the Truth
(Sing to the tune of “Skip to My Lou.”)
Tell, tell, tell the truth.
Tell, tell, tell the truth.
Tell, tell, tell the truth.
(Nod head “yes.”)
Never tell a lie.
(Shake head and finger “no.”)
Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories
by Mingmei Yip
© 2015 Mother Goose Time, Inc.