Happy Monday!

We kicked off the week by starting to dive into animals and plants in our PREK1 group: specifically animals! We were able to sort animals based on where they live. We also talked about the word habitat and what it means. There were a few animals that caused wonder in friends: does the bird belong at the zoo or in a house? There were a few animals that could live in a couple different places.

Science: K.4.1 Give examples of plants and animals.

We had a fantastic journal experience today where our PREK1 kiddos really put their head down and went to work, focusing on their journal and what they wanted to share in their description.

This morning we took part in an imaginative farm market as our welcome activity.  We explored different coins as we pretended to buy and sell fruit.  We talked about pennies, quarters, nickels and dimes.  Katherine particularly enjoyed playing the part of the vender as she accepted four pennies per fruit and carefully packaged each purchase into a shopping bag using tongs! One friend exclaimed “I’ll use my knuckle to buy fruit!”.  Younger friends enjoyed sorting all of the like fruit into baskets.  Older friends organized the exchange of goods.  Everyone enjoyed pretending to use the fruit to create pretend baked goods.  As friends played, they naturally and independently practiced sorting, counting and applying what they had learned about coins.  They also practiced social emotional skills through the exchange of their “fruit sale”.  We always try to offer these types of learning experiences, inviting friends to  practice a multitude of skills simultaneously in an authentic way.

PREK2: We read “Market to Market” at group today after our farm market play activity this morning.  We got a chance to talk as a group about real experiences we have had at farm markets and what kinds of things we bought when we visited.  At the end of the story, we sorted the fruits that we had been pretending to buy and sell at our morning activity.  We counted how many were in each category as we went.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, fresh mango/strawberries, and fresh green beans/pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-07