With the summer schedule nearly upon us, we will begin our WF day outside! There will always be one teacher inside serving breakfast and greeting our friends as they arrive.

Ada’s first catch of the day was a big black stag beetle.

 

When we came inside, we split into three small groups and headed to different areas of the classroom to begin our work!

Melinda took her group to the science center and located Ada’s beetle in                  Children’s Guide to Insects and Spiders. They studied other beetles and bugs and Simon added plastic bugs to learn more about.

She guided our younger friends in a number study, counting aloud as they identified numbers.

To prepare her group to paint Paper Mache globes, Melinda first showed them a picture of the earth. Simon added information about how the earth rotates around the sun.

Lisa and her group of friends studied the US map and friends identified places they’ve traveled to and places they’ve lived. There has also been lots of discussion about where grandmas and grandpas live. Lisa message boarded their information.  

Later, they moved to the reading area for an observation exercise while reading the book What’s Different?. Friends studied a page of pairs and had to find the one singular object.

Laurie’s group started by painting their globes.

Afterwards, we moved to the oval rug to read Robert Munsch’s We Share Everything. We acted out the story with friends practicing the art of sharing! Then we worked in pairs and sang “Why Should I Share?” to each other.

Happiness! There was lots of improvised play in the habitrail involving cats, moms, sisters, fairies and princesses while soothing flute music played. Many friends spent time making music with “It’s a Small World After All” and then meditating to “Puppy Love”, and “Sunshine On My Shoulders”.

 

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas, Breakfast: Lisa’s Malt-O-Meal, Lunch: Tuna fish sandwiched on whole wheat bread, applesauce and corn.

Have a terrific day!