Good Afternoon!

Here’s what a ‘typical’ morning at Wee Friends looks like!

First: Breakfast, sign in board, and various welcome activities made available (in no particular order).

Second: Differing opportunities to ‘get into’ our day.

Third: Usually some type of art activity that is made available to everyone (not mandatory however). Today just happened to be pipe cleaners and beads to make bracelets!

Four: Outside time! (i.e. bug hunting, little people, art table, sand box, bikes, etc.)

However, the AWESOME thing is that since we don’t have a permanent schedule day in and day out, we go with the flow and how/what the majority wants to do. If everyone’s engaged, we hold off on going outside. If we need to run around and let off some energy, we can go out early! Completely child directed!

“If you open doors for them to freely explore they will find their right answer.” -Joyce Fetteral

“Children are born passionately eager to make as much sense as they can of things around them. If we attempt to control, manipulate, or divert this process…the independent scientist in the child disappears.” -John Holt

Today in large group, after reading ‘Froggy Plays in a Band”, we made up a band of our own. We researched some of the instruments that were in the story that we had never heard of before. We would have QUITE the band .

Breakfast– Oatmeal and banana.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs, PPC strawberries/cantaloupe, and our very own cucumbers.

PM snack– Popcorn with a mixture of blueberries and grapes.

Wee Sprouts– Cucumbers.

Have a terrific night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures:
WF 7/27