Happy Monday!

We kicked off our week by diving into time words, specifically the word ‘morning’. Each PREK1 member came to sign in this morning where they signed under the activity that they do every morning before coming to school.

Later on in group, we read ‘The Child’s Calendar’ which focuses on each month of the year, the holidays that take place, and how the weather typically is like. Children were eager to share what month their birthday was in as well as other months that they knew. A few friends even shared their favorite “season”.

K.M.2: Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.

This morning we explored a loose parts, open-ended building activity.  We came up with many creative ideas and enjoyed cooperative imaginative play with everyone’s creations.  Among our creations, we had a parking garage next to a pool, a parking lot surrounded by boulders and trees, and a fire station.  These kinds of activities encourage kids to think openly since no object has a specific expected function.  I loved watching how the kids shared and built upon one another’s ideas.  They practiced great conversational skills during a back and forth brain storm of possibilities.  Kids worked on negotiating and making a case for something they were interested in.  These skills are so valuable as kids will take them into long term positive life experiences.  

PREK2: This morning we read the story “What Moms Can’t Do”.  In the book we noticed that some of the story was set in the morning and some in the evening.  We noticed what things happen at different times of the day.  After the story we each got a turn to sort what things happen in the morning and what things happen in the evening.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon along with fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black beans and shredded chicken, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh pepper/cherry tomatoes/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-10-06