Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!

We would like to wish Miss Marty a Happy Birthday tomorrow! We hope you are enjoying your birthday weekend.

Today the kitchen was the place do be.  We had multiple activities going on through out our entire morning. Jack requested puzzles to start off our morning…

then the bird seed/rice mixture sensory table was available for us to scoop and pour and watch run through our hands.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh banana.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, broccoli and fresh banana and apples.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and colby-jack block cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Corn.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

After having our weekly poetry session in K/PREK1, we read six sentences that were on the chalkboard. I demonstrated the first sentence. I used a marker to underline the uppercase/capital letters that I saw and circled the ending punctuation. After I circled the punctuation, I identified it to the group. Each friend had the opportunity to come up to the board after I read their sentence. If a friend was unsure whether or not a letter was uppercase or lowercase, we discussed it as a group.

K.W.6.2a: Capitalization—Capitalizing the first words in a sentence and the pronoun I.

K.W.6.2b: Punctuation—Recognizing and naming end punctuation.

In PREK2, each child got a picture of a food item with a number. By working together, children put food in numerical order.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Oatmeal Pancakes— several friends enjoyed them this morning so here’s the recipe.

1. Use leftover oatmeal (or fresh!). Add a little flour and either one or two eggs to get a batter like consistency. I add a little cinnamon but we’ve added blueberries before!

2. I use an ice cream scoop to make sure that the pancakes are the same in size. Brown each side and enjoy!

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Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter, homemade oatmeal pancakes, and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas with mozzarella cheese, fresh oranges/cantaloupe, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– String cheese and pretzels.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/15

Good Afternoon!

K/PREK1 read, ‘A Tale of Two Beasts’. Throughout the story, we identified three ending punctuation marks that we saw: period, question mark, and exclamation point. We talked about each and in what situation they would be used. This conversation will continue into tomorrow’s group time where we’ll expand our knowledge by using punctuation in sentences.

PREK2 has continued the theme of bugs throughout the week. Today, spiders was the focus. Friends talked about the different characteristics of spiders and how to identify them.

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We headed outside right after breakfast to get some fresh air and sun on our face. It was nice enough out to get bikes out. Friends rode bikes for 20 minutes straight. Our confidence it really growing on the balance bikes which allow for our gross motor skills to be engaged!

Four of our friends pretended to set the table for dinner. Maxwell initiated a game where they had different characters which ended up being a family unit! There was a mom, dad, and two sisters. They quickly got into their roles and even took on new names.

Breakfast– Quaker Oatmeal Squares with fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe/apples, and fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

PM snack– Sunflower seeds with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a fantastic night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/14

Good Afternoon.

“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn.” ~Animaplates

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat warmed tortilla with ham and mozzarella cheese, corn, banana and cantaloupe.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

“Kids don’t remember what you try and teach them. They remember what you are.” ~Jim Henson

Our friends enjoyed utilizing their fine motor skill this morning in a couple different ways. Puzzles and coloring in journal binders were at the top of the list.

Some of our friends are really starting to branch out, and manipulate the more difficult foam puzzles. We love to watch the children explore with new activities and get out of their comfort zone a bit.

Our cognitive skills are being put to the test with these foam puzzles and it seems as if though that is just fine and dandy with our little ones, as they all did a GREAT job mastering these puzzles today!

Jack decided it would be a great idea to place all six of the colorful big blocks into a certain pattern of his choice and drive the cars and trains on the smooth and bumpy sections of the blocks, as well as on the floor. Great minds at work  

Whole grain Kix and banana.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat buttered toast, carrots, with watermelon and banana.

Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots.

Have a wonderful evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh snap peas/cucumber.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh apples.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/13

Good Afternoon!

After reading a story, members of K/PREK1 looked at the pictures that were on the chalkboard: a red square, a basketball, carrots, and a person riding a bike. We identified each picture before moving on. Each friend came up to the board and was given a picture. They had to determine which category it went into. Penny was given the soccer ball and she quickly came to the conclusion that it belonged in the group with the basketball. Once we categorized each picture, we talked about why we put the pictures into the groupings that we did. Together, we came up with descriptions that summarized each group.

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g., colors, shapes, opposites)

In PREK2, a book was read that focused on bugs and insects. There are a few specific characteristics that insects have: they must have six legs and three body parts which helped friends determine which group each went into.

The morning provocation revolved around sorting gems by color. This quickly shifted as Anna and Sophia wanted to place the gems on the perimeter of the wooden tray. After a little while, Anna announced, “I’m going to try and make my letters!”. She used the gems to make an A and an E!

What a beautiful morning! The sun glistened on our face as we headed outside.

As Anna shared with a teacher, “I’m just living my life”.—being outdoors makes us feel free!

Breakfast– Kix and banana.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh kiwi, and fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and block cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/12

Happy Tuesday!

“Education is not filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats

Even with the small amount of friends in the classroom today, we had a fun and busy day!

We decorated shamrocks to hang in the classroom and we were finally able to go outside in the morning as well as the afternoon. What a fabulous day…. we all LOVED being outdoors soaking up the sunshine and enjoying our play!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and Apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat/grain flatbread with hummus, corn, and Kiwi.

Snack: Whole wheat/grain English muffins with peanut butter.

Have a great night!

Marty

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Happy Monday!

After reading, ‘Small Pig’ in K/PREK1, we worked together to complete the chalkboard activity. First, we discussed what the word ‘opposite’ means. As we talked it through, a friend said, “So, it’s something totally different?!”

This lead into friends coming up to the board and finding the opposite of an item. For example, the first picture was a picture of a snail and the word ‘slow’. We talked about what ‘slow’ meant and what the opposite of ‘slow’ could be. Anna came up to the board and shared that the opposite of ‘slow’ would be ‘fast’ so she found a picture of something that was fast (bus). Towards the end, we were picking up the ‘opposite’ concept quickly!

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g., colors, shapes, opposites).

In PREK2, children got the opportunity to come up to the board and choose the object that doesn’t belong in the group. In the first group, the square stood out because the rest were triangles. Each friend was able to take a marker and circle the one item that didn’t belong.

Our fine motor skills are engaged throughout the day. At the art table, children took beads and carefully put them onto a wooden stick that was held in place by playdough. When the wooden stick was full of beads, children took the beads off one by one which requires quite a bit of focus!

We LOVE to see children in the science area, looking at various non fiction stories. This morning, Penny, Anna, and Maxwell looked at various dinosaur books that had pictures and words. One of our favorite non fiction topics is animals: small, big, or extinct. We do not discriminant!

Below I posted a few articles that talk about how to introduce non fiction stories to your child because they are so important, just like fiction, fairytales, and poetry!

https://www.nobellearning.com/links-to-parents-blog/introducing-preschooler-non-fiction/

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/early-literacy-how-introduce-nonfiction-young-children/

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh apples/oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded beef, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a terrific evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 3/11

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy a few of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat pasta with shredded beef, peas and fresh apples.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers and fresh apples.

Wee Sprouts:  Corn.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

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