Happy Wednesday!

This morning William and Bo found a Wee Friend made book in the reading area from someone who had graduated.  Bo had the idea to create a book for the reading area as well.  William was quick to add that he too wanted to make a book.  We got to work right away making a book for each boy to start creating what they had in mind.  Bo articulated clearly that his was a comic book and that he wanted his art to be viewed that way by the reader:)

Outside today we found we have purple green beans coming in!  We had lots of helpers willing to help pick and taste them.  The consensus was that they tasted like green green beans.  We also had some of our first tomatoes ripen today which was a special treat!  Its wonderful how many young friends cannot wait to eat all these raw fresh veggies!

Breakfast: Oatmeal with fresh bananas

Lunch: Scrambled farm eggs with fresh cucumber, orange slices and cantaloupe

PM Snack: tortilla chips with hummus

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green peppers and carrots

Link to Photos:2023-07-19

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

This morning was a day for dressing up.  We all chose items from the dress-up items to wear.  Arthur worked his fine motor skills to work on his self-help skills to button his shirt.

We then headed outside to enjoy the beautiful weather this morning.  We engaged in digging and filling trucks with sand, drove the trucks around to paths and drew pictures with markers at the art table.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh apple/pineapple, fresh carrot chips and whole grain wheat English muffin with peanut butter.

Afternoon Snack:  White corn chips and refried beans.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  2023-07-19

Good afternoon!

We had a very busy morning. We started our day by exploring the liquid squares with our feet. We also made music with shakers and bells.

We then made our way to the kitchen to engage with some playdough. We were given both an uncolored playdough piece and a red playdough piece to play with. Some of us chose to mix the pieces while others chose to play with them separately. We used a variety of tools to manipulate the playdough.

Outside, we rode our bikes down the hill, practiced our throwing skills in the grass area, and expressed our creativity at the art center.

We also welcomed our new friend, Eden, today! All of our friends were excited to greet her and talk to her.

Breakfast: Whole grain corn Chex cereal with pineapple slices.

Lunch: Refried beans and shredded cheddar cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon slices, and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bagel with strawberries.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-18

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kix cereal and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, fresh bananas/strawberries, fresh cucumbers/green peppers/carrots

Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese spread

Wee Sprouts: fresh cucumbers/green peppers/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-07-18

Good afternoon!

It was a color mixing morning!

Today we explored freshly made yellow and blue playdough.  Several friends exclaimed “the play dough is still warm!” which added interest to their experience.  Everyone enjoyed the possibilities of using the two colors.  Some friends wanted to keep the colors separate so they could make multicolored creations. Others loved kneading and mixing the dough, delighted to see it turn green.  Adrian was especially interested in the color mixing side of things.  In addition to making green he also wanted to make blue/green and yellow lime green.  He enjoyed having a multitude of colors and hues.  Mixing the colors works well when the dough is squished, squeezed and rolled together.  This activity not only allows us to explore color science but also gives those fine motor muscles a great work out leading to strong hand writing skills later on.

We also enjoyed exploring open ended loose parts play opening our imaginations to unlimited possibilities!

Many of us experimented with rubber bands and peg boards allowing us to explore a multitude of geometric shapes.

Breakfast:  Whole wheat toast with fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken and butter, fresh garden zucchini/green beans and fresh watermelon.

PM snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumber slices.

Link to photos:2023-07-17

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with red beans, cucumber slices and fresh pineapple.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and watermelon.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-17

Happy Friday!

Our friends began their morning engaged independently in an activity.  Arthur used the loose part bowls and balls and added a ball to each of his bowls after lining them up.  He then took the ball to the mixer in housekeeping to use while mixing them up.  Emily was engaged in dress up adding a scarf first and then a patient gown to wrap around her head.  Eleanor explored rings in each of her hands and her crinkle book.  Arthur and Eliza were climbing together on the habi-trail by walking up the slide, around to the stairs and down repeatedly.

Friday’s are always a special day when you can watch the lawn being mowed.  Everyone enjoyed watching it happen.  After a bit, Emily asked for the drums.  She, Eliza and Eleanor engaged in making beats and sounds on those, while Arthur and Dax continued watching out the window on the lawn mowing process and all the different tools he would use.

We then headed outside.  We enjoyed water play on this very warm morning.  We had a variety of sea animals to use in our water at the table.  We also added water to the upper sandbox and Dax was excited to add sand to his to make wet sand to mold into something and feel the different texture in his hands.  Eleanor engaged in her toys on the blanket.

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and orange slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, bananas, and red bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack:  Mild cheddar cheese slices with pretzels.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-14

Happy Friday!  Enjoy the pictures from out day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears

Lunch: ham on whole wheat wraps with fresh cucumbers, pineapple and orange slices

PM Snack: Colby Jack cheese with pretzels

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and peppers

Have a Wonderful weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good afternoon!

To start off our morning, Miss Bekah invited our friends to go into the kitchen and play with our bird seed/rice sensory table. We took turns hiding a plastic ant and a salamander in the mixture and having other friends find them. We also used different cups and scoops to scoop or pour out the mixture.

After we finished with our sensory play, we made our way back to the reading steps to engage with some silk scarves. Emily helped Eleanor take the scarves out of the box. Friends laid out the scarves or held them up to their face since they are see through.

We then went outside to do a variety of activities. We played in the sandbox with different materials like a ramp and scoops. We used chalk to decorate our sidewalks. We also rode the teeter totter, which is always a favorite activity.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple, and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain Wheat Thin crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-13

 

Happy Thursday!

It was an experimental morning making bubbles!  We mixed colored water and soap and then found different ways to aerate the water to make bubbles.  We could use an eye dropper to pump air into the water making larger bubbles.  We also could use a whisk to whip up a bubble foam.  Most of us found the foam particularly appealing so worked on this technique.  Several of us at the table decided our mixtures were starting to look like a witches brew, so played an imaginative game of brewing witches potions. 

A group of friends lead by Daniel practiced yoga on the building rug for a little relaxation and movement.

Breakfast: Whole grain oat cereal with fresh pears

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey and fresh green beans, carrots and banana

PM Snack: Trail mix with sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots

Link to photos: 2023-07-13

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers