**Wee Friends will be closed starting Thursday, June 28th through Friday, July 6th. We’ll reopen on Monday, July 9th! Thanks!
Hello!
Franklin was anxious to explore the welcome activity this morning. Several pre-writing wooden trays were put on the table. Franklin grabbed a wooden utensil and traced the shape board that he chose.
This is a great tool for children to use who are in the pre-writing stage. Their hands and fingers become accustomed to making certain movements that are required in letter writing.
I’ve posted a link to a site that lays out the stages of handwriting in a simple, easy way. All children are different so not every four year old is going to write their letters. What we can do as a team is to make sure children have authentic writing experiences available to them.
http://www.mecfny.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/StagesofWritinghandout.pdf
The art table was a busy place this morning.
Paper towel rolls were used to paint with. A teacher cut the end of the paper towel roll to resemble fire works when used with paint! Children used a variety of colors as they were painting their fireworks as well as telling stories or sharing their fireworks experiences.
Later on in the morning, a few giant leaves were retrieved from the backyard. For the last couple of weeks, children have been inquiring about these giant leaves that are on the side of the porch. So today, we decided to use them to our advantage at the art table!
Lucy and Anna worked together to paint a leaf to see if our leaf print would work with the paint we had chosen. Lucy painted with gold paint and Anna painted with silver paint and once the leaf was painted, we put it down onto paper to see if that paint would transfer. It did!
They were overjoyed so they each grabbed their own leaf and two other peers came to join them. Children chose to either use both colors or just one and once they were done, we worked together to make the leaf print.
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and PPC nectarines.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread, PPC banana, and PPC snap peas/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and refried beans.
Wee Sprout– PPC snap peas/cherry tomatoes.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 6/20
Friends were making tea and baking yummy bread to fill our tummies. What great imaginations! According to Stay At Home Educator, “Preschoolers are known for acting with impulse, so dramatic play is a great stepping stone for learning to self-regulate their emotions and actions.” Our friends LOVE to be imaginative. 
