Boy, do Wee Friends love the Blue Bus! Today they worked with balls and the parachute to practice hand-eye coordination. They played catch with beach balls and small plastic balls. They kicked soccer balls. They used the balls and the parachute together for a popcorn game. Then the parachute became a tent that friends could run under and hold around the perimeter.

We found some cool sponges that we set out with brown, red and orange paint. Wee Friends experimented on the different textures the sponges could create.

The reading area is always occupied and many times our ‘on their way to reading’ friends pull out the books they see our readers reading to practice. Holding a book and turning the pages from right to left is actually an Indiana Standard for Language Arts Learning Expectations, for preschoolers!

Another small group of friends worked with Melinda, exploring patterns and structures with the linking shapes.

 

Jane, Macy and Arleigh decided to create more patterns on paper, with markers.

Lisa read Robert Munsch’s Love You Forever. They held their own babies as they listened to the story. Later, friends created a message board expressing what they loved about their mom.

Laurie worked with a few friends on the music rug, exploring different patterns in music.

And, as always, friends ripped up the sidewalk (not literally) with bikes, bikes, bikes…..

Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole wheat toast and pear slices. Lunch: Egg noodles with marinara, green beans and pear slices. Snack: Elliott’s Birthday zucchini bread and raisins.

Have a good day.