Good Afternoon!

Evie and Mack focused on the phrase ‘equal to’ during their kindergarten sign in. They had to identify and draw an equal group for the three examples that were given. They counted the items in each group and drew the equal set right next to it.

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

We read, ‘In My Heart’ during K/PREK1 group. It’s a WONDERFUL story that dives into different feelings that our heart feels.

Cards were placed face down in the middle of our circle. Each group member picked two cards and flipped them over. They identified the two numbers they had, said aloud which number was bigger, and placed the correct sign in between the two numbers!

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

Children explored the Montessori beads this morning at the circle table. The flat Montessori beads and the cubes were made available for friends to use in whatever way they wanted.

A large group of friends worked together in the habitrail this morning to make an extra long dinner table! They were playing ‘family’ and used the materials in habitrail for their play experience. For example, the wooden blocks were plates with food on them!

Daniel worked on his camouflage this morning. He was very determined and quick at finding something that would allow him to be camouflaged in the environment.

“Children naturally live in the moment and they allow that moment to be what it is, magical and beautiful in every way.”

-April Peerles

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/pepper/carrots.

PM snack– Graham crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots from the garden/peppers/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/30

Good Afternoon.

This morning Miss Annastecia and friends were excited to go into the kitchen and paint with spiders. Friends took the legs of their pretend spiders and dabbed them onto their papers. This activity enhances our sensory, hand-eye coordination, and color recognition skills.

A friend was very excited to utilize the basketball “hoop today.” She did very well shooting it through the top of the tomato cage.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex with strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, peas and watermelon.

Snack: Sunflower seeds and wheat thin crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Peas.

Have a wonderful night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

A friend asked for the swing today. The swing is a great place to have fun, relax and enjoy a light breeze as we swing back and forth. There are times the swing decides to go its own way and spin in circles. Friends love when that happens.  

Paige enjoyed engaging with Bekah with the circle stackers. While stacking them, Miss Bekah was also working with Paige with the colors of the circles that were being stacked.

During outdoor play a preschool friend was playing with a ball and Miss Kim thought it would be a great idea to play “basketball,”  so she got a tomato cage so friends could throw their ball into the “hoop.” Genius!!

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat peanut butter toast, mixed veggies and strawberries.

Snack: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus.

Wee Sprouts: Yellow peppers.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh peaches.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe/peaches, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.

PM snack– Hummus and blue corn chips.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/29

Good Afternoon!

**Over the next few weeks, please bring your child in clothing appropriate for the fall and teachers will send home summer clothes. Please look in your child’s cubby for clothes to take home. Thanks!

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Mack and Evie used alligator mouths to complete problems using the terms ‘greater than’, ‘less than’, and ‘equal to’. I use alligator mouths as an analogy because its a simple concept that children come to understand: an alligator would much rather have ten pieces of cake than five pieces of cake (meaning that the mouth is open to the 10).

We extended this activity into K/PREK1 group as each member got to choose two numbers. We used the alligator mouths to see which way the sign would be pointing. We came to the last problem where we realized that the two numbers were the same, which required an equal sign!

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

The rest of our day revolved on engaging indoor activities and absolutely gorgeous weather. We love when we get to explore our outdoor environment.

Breakfast– Toast oatmeal squares with fresh apples.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, sliced cheddar cheese, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with cream cheese and sliced cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/28

Good Afternoon.

Please enjoy the picture from our Tuesday.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cheddar cheese, mixed cooked carrots and peas, and oranges.

Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Happy Monday!

One of our FAB’s for the upcoming week is identifying important elements of text: one of our favorites! We are always discussing characters that we identify with or events within books that catch our attention.

We read, ‘Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs’ in K/PREK1 group. We talked about the characters, setting, and three things that happened in the story. I asked, “What’s something that happened at the beginning/middle/end of the story?” Children were able to pick out events fairly easily and shared them right away!

K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g. characters, settings, or events).

In PREK2, they read, ‘There’s Something In My Attic’. Today, they focused on one aspect of the text: characters!

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat bread with peanut butter and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumbers/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/27

Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.

This morning friends got right into their play after breakfast! A friend asked for the permanence boxes. This is an activity that enhances our hand-eye coordination skills. We place the small balls and coins into their slots so we can see where they end up. We love it when the balls roll back to us.  

 

Another friend used her gross motor climbing skills to climb up the ladder and look out of the window.

We then headed into the kitchen area to utilize our fine motor skills. We manipulated with the pegs and their boards. This activity also allows us to use our color recognition and our hand-eye coordination skills. Everyone enjoyed this activity.

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded beef, peas/cucumbers and apples.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers and peas.

Have a lovely evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.I hope you all had a great week.

Today we welcomed an IUSB Early Childhood student to observe our classroom for the next ten weeks as part of receiving her degree. Anna really did well with our littles and they really enjoyed her and her enthusiasm with them. She will be visiting the classroom on Friday’s from 8:15 am to 10:15 am. We are excited to have her!

This morning a friend was in the mood for showing us moves like an acrobat.

We FINALLY got to go outside today and we LOVED every second. Just look at those happy faces.  

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, cooked carrots and pineapple.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and block mild cheddar cheese cubes.

Wee Sprouts: Cooked carrots.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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Happy Sunny Friday!

Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes w/ PB & Pears

Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat bread, fresh cucumbers/carrots, & apple slices

PM Snack: Goldfish & string cheese

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers & carrot sticks

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Have a gorgeous afternoon and weekend!

Ms. Kim