Ben and Leo’s Family: Please check the Wee Wee blog today for pictures of your boys at the farm!
It just takes a flicker of an idea to get a Wee Idea going. When Lisa held up an oblong shaped stencil, Finn shouted “It’s a flame! A flicker of a flame!” He then went on to name the colors he saw in a flame and an art project lit up: cutting out paper flames.
Sloaners created an elaborate housekeeping experience taking care of babies, collecting food and organizing a shelf.
Ada brought in a new game “Snail’s Pace Race” and Jane shared “Ada- this is the best game ever! I’ve played it over and over!”
We gathered together to review what our firefighters taught us yesterday. We also came up with a fire drill. We assured our friends that there is very little chance a fire would start at Wee Friends, but we reviewed what to do in the event it did occur. First we practiced STOP, DROP, COVER YOUR FACE and ROLL. Next we walked through our fire drill, gathering first in the reading area and then walking out together, through the back yard to the alley gate.
We tried a habitrail game where firepersons are sleeping, they hear a bell and then slide down the pole. It wasn’t that fun and friends kept stepping over each other to get to the pole. We quickly redirected our friends and Lisa started a game of Fireperson Telephone.
Another small group sat on the music rug improvising with two rhythm sticks. We started by tapping out 1-2-3-4 to our firefighter song. It morphed into an exploration of turning the sticks into different things: noses, lips, babies, guitars, ears…you name it. Two sticks and a eight great imaginations.
Tami gave us an old garden hose. When we got outside, we cut it into five sections and fire people filled the playground fighting fires, playing tug of war and digging sand.
We followed friends and their flickers and together, created lots of learning opportunities. Tune in tomorrow to see what we do with today’s flames.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Farm fresh egg casserole, bananas and peas. Snack: Peanuts and apple slices.
Enjoy your day.
