Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the rice sensory table scoop, pouring and feeling the texture of the rice in our hands.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities and draw with chalk on the cement and chalkboard.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla, hummus, fresh orange and cooked green beans

Afternoon Snack:  Homemade blueberry muffins and fresh bananas.

Wee Sprout: Orange bell pepper

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-09-22

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners completed their sign in activity this morning that worked with comparison words, specifically the word ‘most’. They looked at two groups at a time and deciphered which group had the most items. One kindergartener worked at counting each item and then figuring out which number out of the two were larger. The other kindergartener looked at the groups and could tell which one had more without having to count—both got to the correct answers in very different ways! When we count one-to-one, we have to make sure we’re slowing down, not getting too far ahead of ourselves or our count will be off. Student A not only circled the correct, larger group but he also added a happy face for the bigger group and a sad face for the smaller group!

K.NS.9: Use correctly the words for comparison, including: one and many; none, some, and all; more and less; most and least; and equal to, more than, and less than.

Our PREK1 group completed a similar activity that was appropriate for their developmental level. Each PREK1 group member came to the board where they located their name and the two groups of items underneath their name. They circled the group with more items.

Later on in PREK1 group, we started talking about text genres. We started with fiction as we read, ‘The Day The Crayons Quit’. Before even starting to read the book, we looked at the cover and made a list of reasons why this would be a fiction story. At the end, we made a list on our chart as to the reasons why it was fiction. Children were eager to come up with as many examples as possible! Tomorrow, we’ll introduce the second text genre!

K.NS.9: Use correctly the words for comparison, including: one and many; none, some, and all; more and less; most and least; and equal to, more than, and less than.

K.RL.3.1: Recognize familiar narrative text genres (e.g. fiction, nonfiction, fairytales, poems).

You may have noticed we often use Loose Parts play in a variety of activities.  This means the activity invites kids to use their imaginations to decide how to use materials without fixed rules in place to direct kids how to use them.  In this way, kids can use their own creativity to build complex imaginative worlds around simple objects.  Kids often come up with lasting play schemas that evolve as they go.  They can sustain attention for long periods of time in this way.  Groups of kids often work together, building strong language and social skills as they communicate their thoughts and ideas.  This is the kind of play that teaches kids “how” to think rather than what to think, developing creativity and higher level cognition. 

Our young journal group has been creating more detailed and creative journals every day! One friend shared that he had drawn a fictional creature he had invented that “took a bath on its head”, while another friend drew a “mommy turtle with baby turtles”.  The mommy turtle also had “four eggs”.  It’s great see all this growth in language/communication from our younger friends!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast: Puffins cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla,  fresh bananas/peaches/strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Homemade blueberry muffins with cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas/peppers.

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-22

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged with the BounceBlocks.  We carried them, stacked them to stand or walk on them.

We then headed outside.  We rode the teeter totters with a friend, bounced and rolled a ball, rode bikes down the hill, engaged in the water in the dump truck, worked on our jumping off the stage, drove vehicles down the ramps, drew with chalk, worked at tossing our ball into the basketball hoop and went down the slide.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded beef, fresh kiwi and cooked butternut squash

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh strawberries

\Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-21

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners kicked off their week by talking about one of our favorite topics: food! This week, we’re going to practicing sorting things into groups based on similar characteristics. They sorted food into six different food groups and when they were done, they drew their favorite food group and subsequent favorite food in their journal. Student A drew candy and we talked about eating things in “moderation” while Student S shared that she enjoys pasta and pizza and subsequently wrote the word “carbs” by her food!

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, or other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

For PREK1 sign in, we tapped into the MACK for the week which focuses on emotions and how we handle our emotions. When dealing with emotions such as being mad, sad, or frustrated, two PREK1 children said they work at calming their bodies by taking a deep breath and listening to calm music: two great techniques!

For our PREK1 group, we read ‘What Should Darla Do?’’. We decided to make her choices for her by implementing a pattern: bad choice, good choice, bad choice to see how her day turned out. We talked about how the choices we make have good consequences or poor consequences.

Each week, one child gets a turn to be the ‘mat guard’ where they have a few special jobs: checking everyone’s mats at the end of group to make sure they’re rolled up nicely and checking off the current day on the calendar. Student M was mat guard today and it was his first time getting this job: he was very excited and took it very seriously. We love when our older children help out by accepting and thriving when given a classroom job.

MACK Week 4: Children will learn a variety of strategies for managing strong emotions constructively, including expression their emotions, listening to others, problem solving, and using mindfulness techniques.

This morning, we offered a sorting table that encouraged kids to look for a variety of attributes and sort objects accordingly.  They chose how they wanted to sort, mostly by shape, size or color.  Sorting activities build cognitive, language and math skills as kids identify similarities and differences among objects, then group them into categories. 

There were several book projects going on in the art center.  Kids used their drawing skills along side their reading/writing skills to create narratives and illustrations.  What great child driven learning was happening as they shared ideas and helped each other sound out words.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast: Whole what toast with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef, fresh kiwi/strawberries/bananas/peaches and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with banana.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/carrots.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-21

Happy Friday!

Please enjoy some pictures of our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with fresh apple

Lunch: Sliced oven roasted turkey breast lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, fresh pineapple and fresh cherry tomatoes

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain cheddar Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-18

Happy Friday!

Older friends enjoyed their first trip of the fall to Prairie Winds Nature Farm!  We helped Farmer Charlotte take care of the animals as we moved manure to the compost pile.  Kids enjoyed the challenge of dragging it all the way to the top!  We got to watch as adults moved hay bales for the horses down from the hay loft.  We talked about the hay elevator and how it moves the bales into the loft.  After we helped out in the barn, we went for a nature hike.  We visited the pond, where kids enjoyed making “boats” out of leaves  We found several natural objects like mushrooms, a walnut and acorns growing on an oak tree.  Kids enjoyed spending some time just playing in the woods and collecting objects for their imaginative play.  The kids really enjoyed finding a long stick and making a teeter totter.  When it was not working at first,  we learned that we needed a “fulcrum” to place in the middle.  We were able to use a log and the teeter totter worked!  Everyone enjoyed trying it out!

 

Back at Wee Friends, we finally were able to enjoy some outside time. Before going outside, children immersed themselves in different activities such as bead bracelets and whiteboard drawing.

A large group of kiddos gathered in the science area where we read a new nonfiction books. The first book we read was about sharks and later, we read a Magic School Bus book about beehives! We learned that there are hexagon shapes in the comb (kiddos were excited to identify the hexagon as we’ve been talking about shapes the last few weeks). We also learned that bears love honey and thankfully, they can’t be stung by bees because they’re fur is too thick. We learned about the queen bee in the hive and what she does!

We were thankful to get some fresh air this morning!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pineapple.

Lunch: Cheese quesadilla, fresh pineapple/cantaloupe, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM Snack: Pretzels with cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-18

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged with wooden community helper people and standing them on the hollow blocks.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with pom-poms and sensory cylinders in the tuff tray.  We worked to place the pom-poms inside our cylinders and pull them out.  We also worked at picking up our pom-poms using tongs.

We them engaged in climbing on our tiny turf stairs and slide mat.

Breakfast: Whole grain overnight oatmeal/whole grain Corn Chex cereal and fresh orange

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh watermelon and cooked mixed vegetables

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain pretzels crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout: Cherry tomatoes

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-17

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners came up to the island where they each completed their sign in activity. We compared shapes and identified the number of sides and vertices for several shapes. Student S quickly noticed that the number of sides and vertices was the same for each shape! We talked specifically about what the sides are on a shape versus the vertices.

K.G.2: Compare shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts (e.g. number of sides, length of sides, and vertices).

Our PREK1 group kiddos came to the sign in board where they found their name on the board along with their given shape. Each child counted the vertices on their shape and circled them.

K.G.2: Compare shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts (e.g. number of sides, length of sides, and vertices).

This morning a group of four friends approached me after breakfast and asked if we could please do another mixing activity like we did before with both dry ingredients and water.  We tried corn starch and water today.  We focused on adding small amounts at a time so we could play with the consistency.  We also mixed in some amaranth grain which created an interesting texture.  We made observations about what we saw and how the mixture looked or felt.  One friend noticed that the amaranth grain floated on top of the water but when cornstarch was added and the mixture got thicker, it could be mixed in.  When kids make observations, it builds foundational critical thinking, language and scientific inquiry skills.  It encourages kids to ask questions notice patterns and compare attributes. 

Later, we enjoyed a “yoga obstacle course”  When we got to the end, we could try the yoga pose shown on a card.  Each time we went around the course, we found a different card at the end to try!

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

Breakfast: Corn Chex cereal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, baked sweet potatoes, fresh watermelon/pears and fresh cucumbers/carrots.

PM Snack: Whole wheat cracker’s with peanut butter/sunflower seeds/raisins and fresh pears.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-17

Happy Wednesday!

This morning, we explored the various sounds of the objects inside of our sound sensory tubes as we turned our tubes back and forth.

Then, we went into the kitchen and engaged with pegs and foam peg boards. Some friends built tall towers while others worked on filling each hole with pegs.

We also did some building with Waffle Blocks!

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh egg cups, fresh watermelon, cooked broccoli and homemade green apple muffins.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat flatbread with hummus.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-16

Good Afternoon!

This morning, a friend came in sharing a nature program he had watched about snakes.  We talked about setting up a snake habitat tray to explore.  He thought that would be a good idea.  I asked if he wanted the snakes to be in a water or sand habitat and he picked water.  Kids had a great time playing with the snakes and creating hiding places for them in the leaves.  We always try to support any interests kids share through reading books and creating projects or play spaces that encourage more learning.

In the art center, two of our friends have been really interested in building large dragons and monsters for the last couple of weeks.  Today, they were proud of their four-eyed monster made of cardboard with yarn tentacles!  These kids of collaborations are developmentally rich, helping kids build social skills through cooperation/idea sharing while using complex creative problem solving as a team.

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

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal cinnamon with fresh pineapple

Lunch: Farm fresh egg cups with cheese, fresh oatmeal muffins, fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumbers/peppers and fresh watermelon/orange slices

PM Snack: Humus with tortilla chips

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots/cucumbers

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-16