Today while the older friends were at the farm, our other friends stayed busy! Lots of puzzles and building with blocks and magnatiles.

Today in large group we worked on one of our Math FABs for the week: K.4.1 Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere and cube.

After introducing some of the 3D shapes through a poem, we played a game matching everyday objects (ice cream cone, basketball, dice, etc.) to their shape name (cone, sphere, cube, etc.). Afterwards we read The Shape Song Swingalong with the accompanying song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umu58RxNL7I)

Many friends continued this exploration of shapes into their journal work today. For instance, Clara chose to draw a list of the shapes we heard in our read-aloud: square, circle, line, triangle, rectangle. This is a clear example of natural engagement with the curriculum. In Wee World, we don’t force any children to complete work such as drawing shapes on a worksheet. So when friends choose to draw shapes on their own, we can tell they are really engaged with learning!

Kindergarten: This shape work continued with our kindergartners as they were asked to identify a greater number of shapes. After this activity, Elliott and Elizabeth naturally wanted to categorize their shapes! They divided the objects into piles of spheres, cubes, and so on.

Have a great day! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal, healthy applesauce oat muffins, fresh pears and oranges. Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with cheddar cheese, carrots and apples. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and fresh apple slices.