Taylor and Sydney Little, Macy’s big sisters are back for the summer! Welcome back girls!

 

“How much do I love you? I’ll tell you no lies…How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?” – Ethel Merman

How deep and blue and salty is the Pacific ocean that makes up the earth to south and west of Chile? That was the question that started our day. First, we filled two bins: one with salt water and one with fresh water. We dipped our fingers and hands into both and explored how differently they tasted.

We studied Paulina’s book, Patagonia, and studied the many shades of the ocean. We added watercolor to create our own Pacific ocean.

And then we just played. Friends expressed “Our water isn’t blue!” Kai accurately explained the reason that friends could not see their blue water in the black tub.

We added measuring cups, spoons and soap, to create frothy waves.

Lisa guided a small group as they continued to create the Wee Friends Story fabric. They continued creating images of Wee Friends and Macy referenced the same book, Patagonia, for pictures of a llama that she wanted to add.

Melinda worked with a large group of friends on the rug, playing “Is Your Mama a Llama?” Friends chanted “Is your mama a llama?” and responded “No she’s not!”. One friend jumped to the center of the circle and we guessed which animal they were.

Elliott invited Melinda to ride the train that he was engineering. Many friends hopped aboard.

Friends always know how to take care of themselves when they need a break from the rhythm of the day.

We moved our bodies to “The Ocean Blue”, a bi-lingual song that states, in Spanish, the names of several underwater creatures: crabs, sharks, whales, dolphins and others.

And as we prepared to head outdoors, we calmed our bodies in music meditation to the late and great Ethel Merman as she sang to us…….”How Deep is the Ocean?”….how high is the sky…..and off we went.

Today we say goodbye to Alexandra and Stephen! We will miss you so much…as deep as the ocean and high as the sky!

Today’s Wee Sprouts are carrot sticks. Breakfast was oatmeal and raisins. Lunch is whole wheat penne pasta salad with peas, corn, navy beans and tuna…and bananas.

Have a great day.