The day started in a whirl! After all of our friends were dropped off and breakfast was eaten, a couple different work projects began, lasting the whole morning. Melinda worked with a group of friends on learning a new game: Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Airport. As the name suggests, (and in the spirit of Richard Scarry’s books) it is a busy game and engages players with multi tasks and directions. Friends loaded cargo, flew to a choice of four destinations and endured cancelled flights, to name a few things! (Literacy K.4.7)

While Elliott was playing with planes, he expressed to Tami that he needed a runway. With painters tape, she laid out runways of different sizes. Later, Lisa introduced a measuring tape to a small group of friends and they measured the runways. They used clipboards to record their findings. They continued measuring trees, benches, sidewalks and lots of outdoor materials when they went outside. (Math K.5.1)

Inspired by Teacher Tom ([email protected]) we invited Wee Friends to the art table and explored clouds and rain with jars of water, shaving cream and droppers filled with watercolors.

First, friends measured half of a jar and we discussed how two halves make a whole. Next, they filled their jar halfway full of water. We filled the top half of the jar with shaving cream. We asked the question: “What color is rain?” Friends chose a variety of water colors to work with. They filled the dropper up with watercolor and squirted the top of the shaving cream to determine of the paint would seep through the clouds, creating rain. (Math K.5.1)

After this portion of the exploration was complete, many friends poured their rain jars into a larger sensory bin for more ooey gooey play.

This week’s FABS are: Literacy: K.4.7-Identify pictures and charts as sources of information and begin gathering information from a variety of sources (books, technology). Math: K.5.1-Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight and temperature of objects and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler or holds more. K.5.2-Understand concepts of time: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.

We enjoyed spending our morning with two more visitors from Family Connection as they continued to exercise their new assessment tool.

Our Wee Sprouts today are broccoli crowns and carrots. Breakfast was whole wheat cinnamon toast and pear slices. For lunch, Tami prepared whole grain rice with shredded beef, mixed veggies and fruit salad.

What a beautiful day to be alive!