Good afternoon!

A friend started our morning by making a path with stepping stones for all of their friends to walk on. We took turns walking down the path and feeling the various textures underneath our feet.

We then headed into the kitchen for watercolor painting with thin brushes. Most of our friends correctly identified the colors they were painting with. We also shared what we were painting: lines, dots, and circles. We each made several beautiful pieces of art!

We asked for “marching sticks” aka the rhythm sticks to march with in the front area of our classroom. We listened to “Ants Go Marching” as we tapped our sticks together and marched.

We made our way outside for a warm morning of outdoor play.  A baby explored the flowers by the benches, we engaged in water play at the table or tray, and rode the teeter-totters.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with fresh nectarines.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh honeydew melon and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain cinnamon-raisin bagel with cream cheese and freshly picked blueberries/raspberries (thanks to a friend from the preschool class).

Wee Sprout: Sugar snap peas.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-15

Good Afternoon!

This morning we offered a sorting activity.  Friends looked for a variety of creative ways to sort buttons.  Some sorted by color.  Others sorted according to whether the buttons were pretty or not.  Others used a magnetic wand to sort all the buttons that were magnetic and all the ones that were not.  There was a lot of openness and possibility around how to sort.

At the art center several kids painted with sponges and glitter glue.  Several pairs of friends at the easel chose to mimic one anothers paintings. Ryan and Paige took it to the next level at the art table by making their drawings look as similar as possible.  This is a wonderful way for kids to learn.

Enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares cereal with fresh nectarines.

Lunch:  Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, fresh blueberries/honeydew melon/fresh nectarines, and fresh cucumbers/carrots.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh raspberries.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and carrots.

Have a great afternoon.

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-15

Good Afternoon! 

This morning we engaged climbing in and on the plastic blocks and laying and rocking on the rainbow mats.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a sensory activity with shaving cream, water and cars/trucks.  We used a paint brush to spread the shaving cream on our cars/trucks to make them dirty.  We then used water to clean the shaving cream and make them clean like in a carwash. 

We then headed outside to play in a variety of activities.  The water and shaving cream carwash activity was also brought outside for our preschool friends to engage in with us.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with red beans, fresh red grapes and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh blueberries.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-14

Good afternoon,

Some of our older friends became interested with the idea of coloring tape and covering plastic bottles with it.  I told the kids that this process reminded me of paper mâché.  We talked about what paper mâché was and what we could make with it.  The kids wanted to try making bowels so we made a flour and water paste to get them going.  Some loved the feel of the paste and others were less partial :). They worked through the texture and made their bowls.  Great perseverance!

The tuff tray was filled with dry oatmeal—a new sensory experience for us! Children used a variety of tongs, spoons, and bowls to move the oatmeal throughout the tray. A lot of kids shared that they were making food such as soup and rice! We love to offer new and interesting sensory materials as there are so many benefits to working with our hands—it’s how we learn!

We headed outside where several interest spots were made available. Down under the tree, the water table was opened up where children immediately wanted to fill their watering cans to water our garden—we love our large group of helpers! The art table was open where children could explore drawing with chalk. The blue tuff tray was used as a vehicle cleaning station where they used a mixture of water and shaving cream to clean the cars! It was a busy morning outside.

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, fresh blueberries/pears/bananas, and fresh cucumber/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh blueberries and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and peppers

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to photos: 2025-07-14

Happy Friday!

This morning we brought out the big tuff tray and filled it with water, to have a sensory experience with pom-poms, sensory cylinders and frogs, salamanders, snakes and turtles.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

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

Lunch:  Chicken lunch meat, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh pear slices and cooked peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers, mild cheddar block cheese slices and fresh peach slices.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2025-07-11

Happy Friday!

Sensory was the name of the game this morning. Various sensory activities were made available throughout the classroom. Up in the science area, the water table was busy all morning long as well as the light table which offered a calm experience as children moved small translucent sensory beads with their hands.

At the tuff tray, three different colors of homemade playdough were made available to use as children wished. As Paige started putting small pieces of blue playdough into her yellow, she instantly shouted, “Let’s make green!”. It took a lot of mixing but with the help of a few peers, the playdough eventually turned green! Children used a variety of tools such as rolling pins, cookie cutters, and hammers to manipulate the playdough.

Playdough seems like such a simple sensory activity but there are so many benefits to it! This specific batch of playdough was made by a small group of children in the class so they take ownership over the playdough because THEY helped make it. Add in social skills with peers and fine motor control with our hands and there are so many things that children work on as they explore playdough. AND, it’s really easy to make. Here’s a recipe that I personally make with the kiddos and it lasts a long time .

https://welovebeingmoms.blogspot.com/2013/05/10-homemade-play-dough-recipes.html (recipe #1)

Quick article that goes into the tons of benefits of playdough and how to incorporate it in your household!

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/playdough-power

We made it outside after the rain stopped but it was very humid so after running around for a few minutes, friends huddled up under the tree as it provides the perfect shade. We did a few rounds of the drinking fountain and a quick spritz from the water spray bottle!

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

Lunch– Ham on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/peaches/strawberries, and fresh cucumber/carrots/snap peas.

PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-11

Good afternoon!

Our friends noticed flashing yellow-orange lights coming up our street and they made their way to the Habi-trail windows to watch the trucks outside. They were city trucks taking down the cones from Tuesday’s cement pour.

We then made our way to the kitchen to engage with play dough. Our friends used their hands or fingers to initially explore the dough. Some friends made a fist to press down their dough while others used their fingers to poke holes. We then integrated tools from a basket where friends could select the items they wanted.

Our friends were busy with water play outside this morning. We explored flowers and leaves on the blue tray or helped water our plants with watering cans.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh peaches.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, apple slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with wheat Triscuit crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-10

Good Afternoon!

There was a theme of reading and writing stories this morning.  One friend who scraped her knee inventively retold the experience as an imaginary story of a dog that scraped its knee and another dog that took care of and bandaged up the hurt dog.  One of our younger friends wrote her first story that included representative pictures along with a written description of each picture.  This is a new development for her and exciting to see!

Outside this morning we created a floral water table.  The kids were very excited about playing with flowers!  They are always wanting to pick them, so we gave them a way to have some of the experience they are looking for.  Dax was very interested in testing the smell of each flower.  He used great descriptive words to talk about the size color and scent of each flower, “The little purple one smells like honey!”.  Another friend inventively used the flowers as finger puppet :). Open ended activities leave the seed for creativity!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh peaches.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh watermelon/strawberries, and fresh snap peas/carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and banana slices.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-10

Happy Wednesday!

This morning several friends were busy climbing on the habi-trail ladder and laying underneath it on the tiny turf slide and stairs.  A few friends played peek-a boo with the friends underneath while laying on the carpet.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with wooden shape loose parts and animals on our tray.  The friends were saying the names of the animals and shapes they had on their tray.  Some friends made towers with their shapes while others used their imaginative play skills while playing with the animals.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities.  Charlotte explored a dandelion, many friends engaged in scooping rocks, driving the big and little construction vehicles around in the rocks or down the ramps of the Outlast block set, Eleanor engaged in water play and watched the water run through her colander and climbed up the climbing house, another friend rode her bike down the hill and Cece enjoyed standing, holding onto the post.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh peach slices, cooked broccoli and whole grain wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  Hummus and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-09

Good Afternoon!

Today we explored activities inside and out!  At the round table, we engaged in imaginative play with natural materials like sand, shells and wood.  We offered water where kids could explore volume and measurement.  In the art center, several friends painted while others made letters out of playdough.  In our habitrail, a group of friends built pirate ships and traps out of large wooden blocks.  Everyone was very engaged with a wide variety of materials and activity!  It made for a great day filled with playful learning!

I wanted to take a moment to share a couple of our younger group’s journals! They have become so purposeful and articulate with their journal entries!

Congratulations to Arthur who graduated to PREK1 with the big kids this week!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh peaches.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/grapes/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-09