Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our day by diving into a map of our classroom! Each PREK1 friend came to the board where they searched through the map, finding their favorite space to be! There was a wide range of spaces in the classroom that are our favorite including outside, housekeeping, art table, and kitchen (for wee sprouts, of course!).

In group, we read, ‘The Sandwich Swap’ which is one of our favorite MACK books! At the end, the two main characters set up a picnic at their school where children could bring in food from the country in which their family came from! On the picnic table, various food was layed out with a flag from the country that it represented.

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

There were several friends who got very interested in sorting treasures after the treasure hunt we did yesterday, so today we offered a sorting activity with a variety of sorting trays and treasures to sort.  Friends sorted by color, shape size or any other standard they invented for the activity.  Our younger friends enjoyed the challenge of sorting with tongs or tweezers, strengthening their fine motor skills as they begin prewriting development. Sorting is a great early math activity which allows kids to practice seeing patterns and creating order.  These kinds of activities also increase attention and focus which they will need as they edge closer to school age.

The art table was busy this morning with a creative flow of ideas.  Friends used unusual cardboard pieces of different shapes and sizes to create.  The kids made belts, hats, aircraft carriers, jets and bridges.  The ability to see materials, formulate an idea, plan the execution on that idea, then physically building the idea requires a great deal of higher thought processes.  We strive to create environments which foster this kind of higher thinking development.

In other areas of the classroom friends were interested in building using a variety of blocks and environments to build in.  Wee Friends offers a wide variety of ways to build  in the classroom.  We offer building materials of every shape, size weight and texture.  We offer them in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor environments.  We understand the importance of construction play in early childhood environments because of mind and body development that takes place during these activities.  Here is a link that talks more about the benefits of construction play.

https://nido.edu.au/news/benefits-of-construction-play-in-early-childhood/

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh apples.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs, homemade oatmeal muffins, fresh strawberries/oranges, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.

PM snack– Blue corn chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-28