Good Afternoon!
We practiced sorting based on similarities this morning during PREK1 sign in. Each group member came to the sign in board where they sorted cards onto three mats: land, air, and sea. They had to decipher which mat each card belonged. There were a few that were up for debate: did the butterfly belong on the ‘air’ mat or on the ‘land’ mat? We came to the conclusion that it could be both depending on where the butterfly was: was it flying or could the butterfly have landed on a bush? Love the organic conversations that take place during our activities!
K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g. colors, shapes, opposites).
This morning we offered a “habitat drawing” activity. Friends were invited to choose a few animals from the center of the table, then draw habitats for them to live in. First, they thought about where the animals they picked may live. The kids drew forests, oceans and ice habitats for their animals, then played with the animals withing the habitat they drew.
We hope you enjoy a few other pictures from our day!
PREK2: During group we read the book “An Earth Worm’s Life”. Several kids have been finding worms outside this week. Today there was an active earth worm hunt in the garden, so I decided to read a book about how they live. This lead to some great questions and a group discussion about them. Kids asked “Why can’t I see the earth worm’s head?”, “Why do I see worms when it’s raining?” and “Why does an earthworm make an egg case on the outside of it’s body?” (in response to the book). After the story, we classified animals that live on land and those that live in the water on our board.
Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios with fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh watermelon/cantaloupe, and fresh cucumbers/carrots/snap peas.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and pumpkin/sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumbers/carrots/snap peas.
Have a wonderful night.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2025-03-13