Happy Monday!
We read, ‘Hey, Little Ant’ in K/PREK1 group which is one of our favorites from the MACK collection. This week, our MACK is:
Children will learn about kindness and the power of positive words.
In the story, a child contemplates stepping on an ant. They have a conversation throughout the story about the act and how each would feel if the rolls were reversed.
After we finished the story, we identified one of our FAB’s for the week which revolves around comparison words. Today, we focused on length. We used a tape measurer to measure four lines. Before we measured the lines, I asked the group to tell me which line they thought would be the longest/shortest. Once we were done measuring the lines, they looked at the numbers and put the lines into order from shortest to longest!
K.M.1: Make direction comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.
In PREK2, children used a scale to measure certain items. The items varied in weight. Each member got one item and they placed two items on the scale at a time, guessing which item was going to weigh more.
Earlier this morning, an activity was made available at the art table that required children to use spoons and tongs to move water and items from one container to another. Children love working with tongs and challenging their fine motor skills!
There is no such thing as ‘too dirty’…right? 
What a great kick off to our week!
We hope you had as great of a Monday as we did.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/11