Good afternoon!

Several friends spent their morning in the housekeeping area. Eleanor used her imaginative play skills to cook in the kitchen and held up a piece of bread, sharing that it was “pizza.” Another friend worked on their self-help skills by dressing their baby doll.

We brought down the magnetic Mix-and-Match animals for our friends to explore again. We worked on identifying the name of the animal that our piece belonged to.

We went outside to enjoy another beautiful morning. Our friends drew with markers at the art table, took turns going down the slide, and pushed cars on the balance beams.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh mango and cooked peas.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with whole grain Wheat Thins crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-08

Good Afternoon!

We had an eventful and educational trip to the farm this morning!  We spent a lot of time with animals today.  Farmer Charlotte and a veterinarian were working on cleaning and filing the horses teeth today.  We got to watch the entire process and farmer Charlotte explained everything that was happening as it unfolded.  We also spent time with the chickens and a baby bunny, which everyone loved!  After our time in the barn, we went for a nature walk.  We worked on “walking in the woods”.  This seems simple, but it takes focus, body awareness and practice.  We traversed logs, sticks and bushes.  We practiced walking carefully around plants and problem solving our way through a tricky spot.  This is so good for kids as it improves their balance, focus and body awareness.

Yesterday afternoon, one of our friends found a crinoid fossil in the gravel under the log house.  He has been very interested in fossils and often looks for them.  He wanted to know what animal it came from and what it looked like.  We talked about the extinct sea lily that this fossil came from and we looked up pictures of it.  Today I brought some fossils of this extinct creature for the kids to look at.  We talked about how the large round part is the “flower or head” and the small disks, like the one found outside are the parts that make up the “stem”.

While several of our older kids were exploring the farm this morning, we headed outside early to take advantage of the nice, cool morning. Children immediately asked if we could get out markers down at the art table. Our newly rebuilt log house was sure used today!

We love offering semi-risky play opportunities in our indoor environment as well as our outdoor environment. Inside, our habitrail is meant for gross motor work such as climbing and jumping. Outside, our log house is great for getting those muscles moving but because it’s higher up, children quickly become aware of movements that are safe and unsafe while that high up . The log area is another favorite area for children to explore as they navigate standing on and carrying long branches and logs. When children are given the opportunity to indulge in risky play, they’re more likely to become more aware of their body, how it moves, and how to stay safe.

Below is a short PDF about the importance of risky play and possible terminology to use when communicating with children and identifying their goals during risky play!

https://www.bu.edu/childrens-center/files/2020/07/Risky-Play.pdf

PREK2: During group we read the book “Goodnight Construction Site” in response to the interesting construction going on outside this morning.  We talked as a group about all of the different jobs we have seen construction vehicles working on.  After the story, we sorted situations that would need a construction vehicle and those that would not.

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple/mango/apple, and fresh pepper/cucumber/carrot.

PM snack-Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/carrot.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-05-08

Good Afternoon!

We continued focusing on jobs that people do as well as the tools that they need to do their job! Our PREK1 sign in asked friends to choose a card from the bottom of the sign in board that had a tool written on it. We read the word aloud and then matched it to the corresponding job that uses that tool! A few younger children hung around the sign in board, soaking up everything that PREK1 group kiddos were working on!

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

Our welcome activity today was a cornucopia of materials with a wide range of possibilities.  There were several friends who wanted to build structures for animals on the building rug, so this activity grew from that interest.  The kids became interested in making ladybug homes using silk plants and flowers.  Someone asked if birds ate lady bugs.  Finding out that some birds might eat lady bugs since bugs make up the diet of several kinds of birds, the kids quickly began forming ideas about how they might build a more protective home for their lady bugs.  Some made gardens that the lady bugs could hide in.  Others made homes that had strong enclosed structures creating an impenetrable fortress for the bugs.

Some friends became interested in smelling all of the silk flowers.  It ay have been a placebo effect…but the kids swore up and down they silk flowers smelled wonderful:)  

PREK2:  Today we read the story “Albert the Fix-it Man”.  We talked about situations where one would need to use tools.  At the end end of the story, we drew a card from the basket.  As we listened to the scenario on the card, we decided whether it was a situation that required tools or if it if it was not.

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh mango/pineapple/oranges, and fresh green beans/carrot.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/green beans/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-05-07

Happy Wednesday!  What a beautiful day!

Enjoy the pictures from our day.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh strawberries.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh cucumber and pineapple slices and whole gran wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans with shredded mozzarella cheese and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-07

Good afternoon!

Reminder:  Wee Friends will  be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.  Thank you.

Our friends engaged in a variety of activities this morning. Cece rolled around the classroom while holding her mouse. Eleanor explored the big, wooden trucks and worked on placing Little People characters inside them. A friend also rocked in the rocking chair.

Our friends were eager to build with the waffle blocks again this morning. They asked Miss Tina how to connect the pieces and then tried doing it themselves. A few friends identified the color of the waffle block they were holding.

We enjoyed a wonderful morning outside. Our friends pushed trucks in the rock area, swept the sidewalk with their dust pan set, rode bikes and looked through the gaps of the log climbing house to share a smile.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, green beans and watermelon slices.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh apple.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber/ Sugar snap peas.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-06

Good Afternoon!

This morning we explored magnets at our welcome activity.  Some kids decorated their tray and can with magnets creating robots and faces.  Asher noticed that he could make a happy face and an angry face using the magnetic shapes in different ways.  Another friend made an amazing discovery.  He put a magnet under his shirt and it stuck to the other magnet through his clothing!  We turned this into an investigation.  We tried other objects to see what materials and what thicknesses the magnetic force would penetrate.  Several kids joined in exploring this idea.  Friends found they could put round magnets on top of a tray and move them with a magnet underneath.  They found this both magical and delightful!  Science is exciting!

We hope you enjoy some more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Chex cereal with fresh strawberries

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread with fresh watermelon and cucumbers/green beans

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cinnamon butter

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and carrots

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures:2025-05-06

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged in building with the Mix and Match Magnetic Animals.  Cece joined us in exploring the pieces in her hands.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with loose parts wooden shapes and the mini animals on our tray.

We then climbed and rolled on our gross motor mats.

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with buttery spread and cinnamon/sugar mixture with fresh banana and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat penne pasta with black beans, cucumber and apple slices.

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers/fresh strawberries.

Wee Sprout: Sugar snap peas.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-05

Good afternoon!

We finished our bean journals today.  We drew our plant, remembering all of its parts.  We talked about how our bean had changed.  We looked back at all of the pictures and observations we made over the past couple of weeks and talked about what changes we saw happening over that time.  Over the course of the project, we saw enormous growth in friends ability to deliberately draw what they saw.  Younger kids, who were not able to do this at all before, showed a great deal of growth!  Kids also improved their ability to use words to describe and write about something they were observing from life.

All of our bean plant experiments are taped to our cubbies to take home along with our bean journals.  You can try planting them in a pot at home and continue the experiment…or discontinue it…its up to you:)

At our welcome activity today we puzzled over different ways we could fit a variety of loose parts together.  We used washers, bolts, knobs, rings and triangles to tinker with.

Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat English muffins with fresh cantaloupe/orange slices

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and fresh strawberries/banana and fresh cucumbers/carrots

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas/cucumbers

Have a wonderful Day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures:2025-05-05

Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged with the wooden cars.  The friends drove them across the floor, on the wooden hollow blocks or on the textured ramps to see how they move on the different textures.

We then headed into the kitchen to create pictures with dot markers.  We all used a variety of colors to create our masterpieces.

We then headed outside to use our gross motor muscles to crawl and climb on the balance beams, climbing house and on the teeter totters.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh honeydew melon and red mini sweet bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mozzarella cheese sticks and banana.

Wee Sprout:  Sugar snap peas.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-02

Happy Friday! We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole what bread, fresh cantaloupe/honeydew, and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-02