Good Afternoon!
From baby to toddler to…
SEVEN! We celebrated Mack turning 7 years old today! We hope you had the best birthday!
We got out new magnatiles that focus on letters! Some friends decided to strictly use them as magnatiles while others searched for letters that they recognized. Maggie found an M for her name while Adrian worked on spelling his name without any teacher help!
Before we headed outside, several older friends did a scavenger hunt inside! Each clue involved a rhyming word and they had to figure out what the second rhyming word was which led them to the clue!
One of our favorite spaces in the backyard is where we have logs that can be moved around. This offers an opportunity for children to have physical input as well as testing gross motor abilities.
This morning, a structure was made and it wasn’t the most stable creation. We term this ‘risky play’ since there is a chance that children could fall or get slightly hurt (but there’s more benefits!). However, in risky play, children learn several things about themselves. In the article below, it is shared that, “When we have kids engage in play, it’s really a fundamental way for them to figure out the world — how the world works, how their body works,” says Brussoni, adding that these little experiments are all done “in context of a relatively safe space.”
Our children LOVE some quality, risky play because it keeps play interesting and challenges friends to go slightly past their comfort zone.
Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/green beans.
PM snack– Mack’s birthday treat: homemade banana bread and peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/green beans.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 8/11