Happy Friday!

Today we celebrated our friend Diana’s birthday.  She will be 1 year old tomorrow.  Thank you for the delicious blueberry mini muffins for us to celebrate with you.

This morning we engaged in making music and beats on our drums.

We then engaged in drawing with crayons while Diana and Rose explored drawing with crayons and markers.

While outside we found some shade while sitting inside the climbing house.  We then engaged in the sandbox with the dragons and scooping the sand with shovels to fill a variety of containers.

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

Lunch: Oven roasted turkey breast lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, fresh banana and cooked peas

Afternoon Snack: Mozzarella cheese stick and homemade mini blueberry muffins

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a lovely weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-29

Happy Friday!

We ended our week by focusing on the difference between maps and globes for our PREK1 sign in activity. We used a globe to identify places on interest. Children shared a state or country that they have visited or are planning to visit. We compared where Indiana and Michigan are compared to the place we found. Children identified places such as Portland, Ireland, South Carolina, Minnesota, Florida, and Kansas!

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

This morning, a couple of friends decided to create their own sign-in activity.  They created charts to take around the classroom.  One chart had two categories, one with triangles and one with squares.  Friends were asked to find the shape with four sides.  Another chart was a color chart and friends were asked to pick their favorite color and write their name next to it.  This was completely child lead and child executed.  Everyone who was involved with this activity practiced valuable skills like writing, kid spelling, early math, social emotional skills, creative problem solving and critical thinking.  Child lead activities tend to be developmentally multifaceted.  

Outdoors, we worked together to plant tomato plants in our garden.  Kids helped dig out weeds, dig holes, plant the tomato plants and water the tomato plants.  Most kids said the digging was their favorite part of the process!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Ham and cream cheese roll-ups, whole wheat tortilla, fresh mango/watermelon/banana, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Goldfish and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-29

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the light table with the translucent sensory beads,  plastic eggs and small animals.  We were busy scooping the beads with our hands and watching the beads run through our fingers, scooping them up with our plastic egg halves and working to connect our egg halves together.

We then headed outside.  We engaged in scooping sand into containers.  Rowan worked at filling his dump truck a variety of containers and was able to fill it without any of them falling off.  We also engaged in water play on the deck and helped water the flowers in the pots.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded roast beef, fresh honeydew and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack:Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-05-28

Good Afternoon!

We had a great trip to the farm this morning! More than anything, our kiddos loved being able to run freely in an open space. It was warm and the sun was shining the entire time. We headed back to the lookout where our imagination took over and children began running with various fiction tales they told to each other. We stopped by the pond as we followed two ducks that left the barn space and headed towards the pond. We watched as they swam off together. Before heading to the weehicle for a quick drink and wee sprout, we stopped by the barn to feed a few animals such as goats. One friend proclaimed, “They love my dandelions. It’s their new favorite snack.”

Our farm trips this season have been instrumental in our efforts to allow children to connect to nature. Outside time in nature is essential for healthy child development. It improves fitness, lowers stress, and boosts vitamin D. Unstructured outdoor play enhances cognitive skills like creativity and problem solving while fostering social development and a lifelong appreciation for the outdoor environment.

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

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Brown rice with beef, fresh mango/bananas/strawberries, and fresh cucumbers/snap peas.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter/sunflower seeds and fresh honeydew melon.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/snap peas.

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-28

Happy Wednesday!

This morning, we engaged in a wide variety of activities such as playing with pretend food, and building with Magna-Tiles.

We brought some baby dolls, toy dishes and paintbrushes outside in soapy water for friends to wash! We enjoyed playing in other water tables and playing in the sandbox as well!

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mild cheddar cheese, whole grain wheat bread, fresh watermelon and cooked green beans

Afternoon Snack: Refried beans and yellow corn tortilla chips

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-27

Good afternoon!

This morning we tried our new “wind science” activity!  This group of kids has a lot of interest in natural forces, from water, to weather to wind.  They have recently shown us their growing interest in wind as they place objects over the air vent when it’s on to see what happens…or when they make kites in the art center, asking to try them outside.  Today, we introduced this wind machine.  The kids experimented with different objects to put inside to see what would happen.  They watched how objects behaved when they manipulated the air, changing its direction.  They loved the pin wheel placed over the top.  It was fun to see how it would interact with objects moving up the tube.  The best part of this activity was how it brought those expressions of wonder and joy kids get when they are excited about learning!

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

PREK2: During group today we practiced some new yoga poses that challenged our coordination, balance and gross motor skills.  We have been reading the story “What would Danny Do”, a social emotional book that lets kids help Danny make choices about how he deals with a variety of difficult situations.  Kids learn how making safe/kind choices vs unsafe/unkind choices effects Danny’s day.

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh egg cups with cheese, homemade strawberry oat muffins, fresh watermelon/mango/pear, and fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

PM snack– Tortilla chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-27

Happy Tuesday!

This morning we engaged with the play food.  We sat at the circle table serving the food in bowls and plates while wearing the oven mitts and using a spatula to pretend to cut the food.  Rose stood against the table to enjoy food with us as well.

A friend then asked for the trapeze bar, so we all took turns swinging.

Rowan, Cece and several other friends worked on their ball throwing skills and threw them in the rainbow mats we connected to make an oval, the ball basket, or a plastic block.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe slices and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack: Plain whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-26

Good Afternoon!

**Reminder: Wee Friends is closed Monday, June 22nd through Friday, July 3rd. We’ll reopen on Monday, July 6th.

This week, we started talking about maps and globes. Today, we focused on cities specifically for our PREK1 sign in. Each group member wrote their name under the city that they live in. This immediately heightened interest as children saw the map, asking where various states are that are of interest to them! Hannah asked what the large state was at the bottom of the map to which I replied, “Texas!”. She instantly smiled and said, “That’s the biggest state we have!”. We pointed out various states such as Florida, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Massachusetts.

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand differences between a map/globe.

This morning, a friend was building with magnetic tiles on the building rug.  He noticed that if he put a magnet inside his sock, the magnet on the outside stuck to it.  We decided to set up a way to further explore this idea at the round table.  Kids tried using magnets to attract other magnets through different types of materials.  Kids tried fabric, paper, plastic and wood.  They found they could even get the magnets to attract through multiple layers of materials.  One friend said, “I can use the magnets to sew all of the pieces together!” as he figured out how to make a long chain of scarves.  This is an example of how kid’s natural inclination to tinker and explore can drive curriculum, creating great hands-on learning opportunities for everyone!

Kids also continued to explore their interest in pipes, connectors, pumps, gravity and water movement throughout the indoor and outdoor classroom!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh pineapple.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, cheddar block cheese, fresh banana/cantaloupe/oranges, and fresh snap peas/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-26

Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged in finger painting.  We had blue, red and yellow tempera paint and we were mixing two colors together to create new colors onto our paper.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities.

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

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber and pineapple slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Mild cheddar block cheese with fresh banana/kiwi/pear.

Wee Sprout:  Orange bell peppers.

Have a great weekend and Memorial Day!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-22

Good Afternoon!

This morning we decided to try our “treasure box jewelry” on the light table.  The kids became interested in the ones they noticed looked the same.  We decided to create a matching game in response.  Teachers sorted out pairs, then mixed them with pieces that had no pair.  The kids enjoyed looking carefully to find all of the matches.  This kind of activity is great for building focused attention, observational skills and memory.

Outdoors, kids helped plant green bean seeds in the garden.  Kids enjoyed digging small holes to plant each seed, then covering the seeds with soil.  A favorite part of the planting process for the kids was watering the seeds!

PREK2: Kids have been talking about seeing bird nests at home or in parks lately.  During group we learned about nests that different kinds of animals make in the book “A Nest Is Noisy”.  After the story, we tried to remember one kind of animal that makes a nest.

Breakfast: Rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pears.

Lunch: Peanut butter on flat bread, fresh kiwi/pineapple/banana/oranges, and fresh cucumbers/peppers/cherry tomatoes.

PM Snack: Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! See everyone Tuesday!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-22