Good Afternoon!

**Reminder: Wee Friends will be closed Monday, December 22nd through Friday, January 2nd. We’ll reopen on Monday, January 5th.

We kicked off our week in PREK1 group by starting to talk about coins, the names of the coins, and their values. Today, we focused on the penny, what it looks like, and how much it’s worth. Children identified the penny and wrote their name under the name. Throughout the week, we will authentically plug in coins in our play and child driven curriculum to start children thinking about coins, why we use them, and eventually the names and values!

This morning we explored counting, coins and their values during an imaginative play experience at the round table.  We looked carefully at each coin and learned the names of quarters, dimes, pennies and nickels.  Older kids learned about the value as well.  Afterwards, kids pretended to buy or sell fruit using their counting skills to count out fruit or coins.  We try to create imaginative play experiences around new skills because this is the best way for kids to have a meaningful learning experience. 

PREK2: During group, we talked about giving gifts during the holidays.  We talked about ways we could share gifts we could create on our own or with a little help, like making cards, artwork or baking cookies.  On the board, decided who we would like to give a gift to.

Breakfast: Whole wheat bagels with butter and cinnamon along with fresh pears.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, fresh cantaloupe/pears, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with banana.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Enjoy the afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-12-07