Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 friends talked about plant needs and animal needs. A few needs overlapped like water and air! Each group member chose a card from the bottom of the board and we read the word together. They taped it under ‘plant needs’ or ‘animal needs’. Katherine chose the word ‘soil’ which she taped under the ‘plant’ category.

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

Several friends enjoyed an invitation for a special art project which was available in the art center this morning.  Friends used a variety of spring time pastel colors to create some “squeeze bottle art”, always a favorite paint distribution method among this group! The colors definitely brought to mind Easter ideas for many friends.  We had several easter egg and bunny pictures.  Many friends painted on both black and white paper to see the differences in their pictures with different backgrounds.  Dax got very interested in overlapping the colors.  As he worked, Dax asked what the colors he overlapped would make if it were mixed.  He must have asked about every possible color combination :).

Katherine finished her “shopping cart” that she began yesterday afternoon.  She used cardboard and tape to make the cart, then black bottle caps for the wheels which she taped underneath.  Katherine worked through several structural problems which came up as she tried to fabricate her design.  We spent some time problem solving together.  What an authentic use of her skills in the areas of executive planning, creative problem solving and fine motor!

PREK2: Older kids have been learning about similarities and differences in plants and animals this week.  Our younger group explored these ideas too.  We read the book “What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?”.  The book showed close ups of different animal parts and we all tried guessing what they were.  After the story, we came up to the board and drew a card out of the basket.  We decided whether our word was a part of a plant or a part of an animal.

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh pears/clementines, and fresh carrots/cucumber/snap peas/pepper.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-10