WF, 8/6/2024 | Wee Friends Early Childhood Program LLC

Hello!

**Wee Friends is closed Monday, September 2 for Labor Day.

This morning we worked on solving the problem: “What to do with a giant box?”. We settled on painting the box and having a group discussion about what it would be when it was finished. There were lots of creative ideas: a closet for clothes, a boat, a car, a house, and a hiding place. At the end of the discussion one friend said “I know! It could be a changing machine that does all of the things!”. Everyone agreed that the changing machine was the best use for the box! The learning that takes place during child directed projects like these is valuable life long skills. During this one, our friends practiced how to have a brain storming discussion about a project resulting in the use of group creative problem solving to find the solution! What a skill to be developing at 3, 4 and 5 years old!

A large black peg board was brought up from the basement and placed on the building rug with golf tees and rubber bands. Slowly by surely, children sat down and started exploring the materials that were available.

A few friends used the golf tees to make the outline of shapes. Then, they placed the rubber bands around the golf tees. Arthur pointed out all of the triangles that he saw on the board because, “They all have three sides!”.

Others simply used the activity for fine motor practice. It takes patience to get the rubber bands to stay on the golf tees! One of our three year old friends took the job of ‘material administrator’ and she would pass out the rubber bands and golf tees when her friends needed a refill. She’d say, “Here’s more rubber bands. Say ‘thank you!’.