WWF 5/11/2026

Happy Monday!

This morning, we did a variety of activities such as watching animals out the reading steps window, playing with shakers, and taking care of baby dolls.

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In the kitchen, we engaged with translucent shapes in the light table! We collected one type of gem or grabbed as many as we could in our hands to then say, “my hands are full!”

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Outside, we drew on chalkboards and went down slides. Baby Rose and Diana both did lots of moving around as well!

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Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apple

Lunch: Whole grain pasta with black beans, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh yellow bell pepper

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt and whole grain graham crackers

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-11

WF, 05/11/2026

Good Afternoon!

**Starting today, Miss Tina will be joining us on Monday and Tuesdays for the majority of the summer as a few teachers will take turns having some time off. Miss Tina knows most of our kiddos from her time at Wee Wee over the last few years! We are excited to have her back for the summer!

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This morning, we kicked off our week by starting to talk about money, values, and how and what we spend our money on! For PREK1 sign in, we specifically looked at the penny and added up how many pennies were on the board.

In group, we read ‘Those Shoes’ which is a book about buying goods and deciphering between wants and needs. We also talked about what ‘thrift shops’ are since the main character was searching the local thrift shops for shoes that were his size and at a price that he could afford.

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

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Older friends have been talking about the value of money in group.  We took the opportunity to expand on this and offer a way for kids to explore these ideas through play.  Kids enjoyed the “flower shop cooperative play” activity where they could buy flowers or sell them to costumers.  During their play, teachers were able to share the values of different coins and how to add up numbers for the total price.  Kids were also interested in looking at numbers on bills.  They found 1’s, 5’s, 10’s and 20’s. 

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We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter/cinnamon sugar and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef, fresh honey dew melon/orange slices/bananas and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-11

WWF, 5/08/2026

Happy Friday!

This morning we all took turns working on the Latch board puzzles working to open all of the different style of latches.

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We then engaged with putty in the kitchen.  We worked our on strengthening our hand muscles as we stretched it.  Several friends shared they stretching it into pasta and soup.

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Outside, we engaged in many activities!

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Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with hummus, fresh banana and fresh cucumber

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and sliced Colby-jack cheese

Wee Sprout: Green bell peppers.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day to all of our wonderful Mothers.

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-08

WF 05/08/2026

Happy Friday!

We had a sensory exploration morning with a “Glass noodle sensory activity”.  These noodles have a particularly interesting texture.  The kids described them as “squishy, cold, slippery and slimy”.  One friend asked if we could try coloring the noodles.  We added water color paint to see what would happen.  The kids were excited to find that the noodles were able to absorb the paint and turn vibrantly pink, orange and blue!

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We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh strawberries/pineapple

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla with fresh cantaloupe/pineapple and fresh cucumbers

PM Snack: Pretzels and cheese with banana slices

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a great Mothers Day weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-08

WWF, 5/07/2026

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged with Object Sensory Boxes! We tried fitting as many balls as we could, tried counting the balls, and tapped the balls together.

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In the kitchen, we engaged with wooden beads and pipe cleaners. We made snakes with our beads and used the pattern boards in a variety of ways.

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Outside, we engaged in many of our favorite activities!

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Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with pork, fresh cucumber and fresh orange

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Triscuit crackers and mozzarella cheese sticks

Wee Sprout: Green beans

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-07

WF, 05/07/2026

Good Afternoon!

We had a jammed packed visit to Prairie Winds Farm this morning! We helped by sweeping the barn, shoveling manure, feeding animals like bunnies, a horse (Shelby who is 27 years old!), and chickens. We were able to hold three day old turkeys and headed to the garden before we left. There were strawberries that were ripe and we each got to pick one to eat! We also picked some spinach and parsley—we loved the spinach but didn’t care for the straight parsley Smile.

It was the perfect mix of fun and productive!

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We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Oatmeal squares with fresh banana.

Lunch: Brown rice with pork, fresh plums/bananas, and fresh green beans/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pepita seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-07

WF 05/06/2026

Good Afternoon!

We continued to talk about community helpers and what each helper needs to do their job. Today for PREK1 sign in, children were given three clues for a specific helper and they had to choose if the clues were for a farmer or a painter. A few friends were able to correctly sign in under the helper by sounding out each word! It’s amazing when children can start identifying words and sounding out words we use a lot.

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

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This morning we had an innovative idea at the sand table.  One of our friends discovered he could used the truck bed to make bricks out of sand.  He asked for some sticks and used them as corner posts to brace rows of his bricks.  He said he was building a house.  These are the kinds of discoveries we always hope for through free exploration of materials!

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Another friend tried our most difficult puzzle this morning.  He was able to complete several different orientations of the puzzle pieces, creating different patterned designs.  These kinds of activities build memory/focus, pattern recognition, visual/spacial awareness and problem solving through trial and error.  Puzzles like this also build critical thinking skills which foster mathematical/logical thinking later on.

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We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh bananas.

Lunch: Farm fresh egg/cheese roll-ups with flatbread, fresh pineapple/bananas and fresh snap peas/peppers.

PM Snack: Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/snap peas.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-06

WWF, 5/06/2026

Happy Wednesday!

Please enjoy some pictures of our exciting day!

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

Lunch: Sliced Colby Jack cheese, whole grain wheat bread, fresh pineapple and green beans

Afternoon Snack: Hummus and white corn tortilla chips

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-05-06

WWF, 5/05/2026

Happy Tuesday!

We spent a good portion of our morning building with Magna-Tiles! Friends built by themselves and with friends.

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In the kitchen, we engaged with our fabric flower petals and plastic egg sensory table. We picked things up with tongs to put into baskets and tried fitting plastic egg halves together.

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Afterwards, Miss Bekah brought out the Mix and Match Magnetic animals, and we all worked on putting animals together.

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Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Refried beans, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh cantaloupe and cooked peas.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout: Yellow bell peppers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-05

WF, 05/05/2026

Good afternoon!

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, fresh mango/banana/watermelon, and fresh cucumbers/green beans.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with butter and cinnamon.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-05