Good Afternoon!

PREK1 friends had the opportunity to come sign in this morning where we worked on creating rhyming words. Children were given the word ‘can’ and had to come up with a rhyming word. Once they said aloud a word that rhymed, they sounded their word out using their knowledge of letter sounds. Then, they kid spelled their rhyming word! Every single child was able to do this which was amazing! We’ve seen a huge uptick in interest level and readiness when it comes to writing and letter identification/sounds.

There has been a lot of interest in building zoos and animal houses in the building area lately.  Today as a loose parts activity, we offered the opportunity to expand on those interests with some new materials and see where it went.  As always many friends enjoyed watching what their peers did as much as they enjoyed doing the activity themselves.  There is such an incredible amount of learning going on during this focused observation, especially in a multi-age classroom like ours!

There are several friends who have really taken big leaps in their drawing abilities lately.  This ability represents leaps in both fine motor and cognitive development.  It takes a high level of neuro-cooperation to conceptualize ideas within the mind,  transfer those thoughts to paper using the hand, and then verbalize all of that processing!

PREK 2:  During group today we read the story “Friendship Day”.  After the story we thought of ways we could be friendly to others.  There were many creative answers like “Give a friend pineapple”!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh bananas.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread/tortilla, fresh apples/pears and cucumbers/carrot slices.

PM snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh blueberries.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green, red and yellow bell peppers along with carrot chips.

Link to Photos: 2023-12-05

Stay warm everyone!

~Wee Friends Teachers