Happy Friday!

This week, we’ve been exploring the term ‘money’. Especially our older friends have come to understand that when you want something, you need to have money to buy it.

That being said; I took our four oldest friends to the zoo today. They wanted to take a special trip before Jackson and Addi’s time at Wee Friends ran out.

We walked around the zoo, observing our surroundings and the many other children that were there!

As we walked, we came upon an Okapi exhibit but it was empty. A zoo worker informed us that the Okapi should be joining the zoo very shortly. She told us some information about this specific animal including its habitat. The Okapi is a cross between giraffe and zebra.

Friends were quite excited at the thought of feeding fish! We quickly found out we needed MONEY to do so. I was able to find a quarter and we split the food between us.

Lulu jumped excitedly as she saw a map! During journaling time, she’s extended her knowledge and curiosity about MAPS! She found where we were and where we needed to head to get to our next destination.

It’s fantastic when our older friends can handle a field trip like this and make it meaningful. We used this as an opportunity to attach our field trip to our curriculum for the week; IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU NEED MONEY TO BUY IT .

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and banana.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese quesadillas, apples, and tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Cheese slices and cantaloupe.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.

Have a terrific weekend.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/19