Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our Wednesday by identifying what city each PREK1 group member lives in! Throughout the week, we’ve been starting to dive into maps and globes so we talked about what’s on a map, including cities!

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the differences between a map/globe.

This morning we offered a loose parts activity at the round table which was designed to encourage building some kind of winter landscape.  The kids have been very excited about snow and the holiday season lately so we built upon that interest.  There were many creative snow homes made of wood blocks, cotton balls and pinecones.  The houses were intended for families of penguins!

At the art center, we offered straws as a new material to get creative with.  There were lots of ideas about what to do with them.  The kids were encouraged to plan what they would make first.  Several kids took this seriously, laying out the straws in many ways before they decided.  This gave the kids an executive planning brain workout! Ryan came up with the idea of making himself a ‘piano’.  Paige made a puppet.  One friend used the straws as a structure to build a ‘bird’ with paper and straws!

It was chilly and windy but we were able to move our bodies outside for a little while before lunch! Some fresh air and a little sunshine was just what we needed!

PREK2: Today we practiced a “calm breathing story” called “bear breath” to relax at the beginning of group time.  We read the story “A Snowy Day”.  Afterward, friends came up to the board to answer the question “What would you like to do with snow?”

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/pears, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack-Air popped-corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-12-04