Happy Monday!

This week, we’ll be focusing on the following FAB:

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

In K/PREK1, David and I read ‘Those Shoes’ which focused on the main character wanting a specific type of shoes but they were too expensive: a want versus a need. Afterwards, we took turns coming up with things that we buy that require money.

In PREK2, friends identified various coins and their names. Children discussed the physical characteristics of each coin.

For our Facebook live activity, Miss Annastecia read ‘Good People Everywhere’ which talked about the similarities and differences of people. One of the things that we learned about was how houses are different. We took this knowledge to the art table where friends used a variety of materials to create their own house!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter/cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh cantaloupe.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/11

Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a great weekend and a very Happy Mother’s Day!

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheddar cheese, mixed veggies and oranges.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

We ended out our week in K/PREK1 by taking turns choosing a piece of paper, identifying the tool pictured, and coming up with a job that uses that tool!

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

Friends came to the art table this morning to decorate a pinecone of their choosing. Once they picked a pinecone, they attached a pipe cleaner to it and added beads. Then, they had the option of painting the pinecone. We’re anxious to display these in the classroom!

Even though it was cooler today, we still enjoyed getting outside to get some fresh air. Yesterday, we made the chalk available and because of the interest level, it was used all morning as well! David and Grady took their chalk and drew X’s all over the backyard environment. They gave everyone a heads up that the X’s couldn’t get stepped on!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Turkey and melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, banana, and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Goldfish and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/8

Happy Friday! I hope you all have had a great week.

Today we engaged in a fun activity that can help us learn multiple skills.

We found the first letter of our names, and then glued them to our paper.

We utilized or fine motor skills, color and letter recognition as well as our hand-eye coordination skills.

We LOVED this fun activity.

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, corn and bananas.

Snack: Pretzels and Mozzarella string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Corn.

Have a great weekend and for all of our mommies….. A FANTASTIC Mother’s Day!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

A friend in our K/PREK1 group who is at home has been fascinated with tape measurers this week so today, we focused on this tool and what different professions use this tool to do their job. After coming up with builder, we had a hard time coming up with another job until Grady shared, “My dad! When things break in the house, he uses one to measure the length of it. He’s great at fixing things like that!”

After we read our book, we used the tape measurer to measure several things including our arm length and our book we read for group.

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

Our friends have SO enjoyed helping teachers with our live videos. They love the fact that their parents and friends get to see them throughout the day.

Today, musical instruments were brought out which lead to a conversation surrounding different jobs such as musician and music teacher (like Miss Melinda, a friend shared!). We listened to a few songs from the Lion King and used various musical instruments to add to the music.

What a GORGEOUS day. We were able to get outside, stretch our legs, and move around—we hope you’re able to enjoy the sunshine today!

Breakfast– Kix and fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple, and fresh snap peas/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Peanuts and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/7

Good Afternoon.

This morning we had another great zoom session. We are all so happy to be able to continue with our sessions and see our friends. It’s the best!

What a gorgeous day we are having! Too bad it’s not going to continue.

Nesta has found a new outdoor activity that she spent almost the entire time engaged in. She would get her little feet moving quickly to stay ahead of the big kids and their bike riding.

Breakfast: Whole grain corn puffs with pears.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, mixed vegetables and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers and pumpkin seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and fresh banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and fresh pineapple.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/6

Good Afternoon!

In K/PREK1 group, we read a few pages in ‘Here and There’, a book that dives into different cultures and ways of life in various countries. Today, we focused strictly on grocery stores and how they look different depending on where you live.

After reading the first page, we made a list of the grocery stores around us that we know of. I asked Grady and David how their family got groceries while they were home and they shared the store that their family shops at the most. David shared, “Oh that one store where I get donuts…Rise N’Roll!!” This started a conversation about the differences between restaurants and grocery stores.

Did you know?

In Indonesia, they have ‘floating markets’ on the river where people sell fruit, veggies, and flowers that they have grown!

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

In PREK2, a list was started that focused on the tools that different workers use to do their job. Today, they focused on a chef and the tools needed to do his or her job!

Several friends joined Miss Annastecia’s yoga session and were fantastic demonstrators! Many children are interested in the Lion King and the characters that are in the story so Miss Annastecia chose to read a lion story which paired well with lion yoga posses!

The interest in lions also lead into an art activity this morning where children used various manipulatives to make their own lion mask! They all looked very different and unique!

We hope everyone enjoyed their Tuesday!

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios and fresh banana.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh apples, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/5

Good afternoon and happy Tuesday!

This morning we had a busy morning with our normal engagement in play, a zoom call to those friends that aren’t here with us yet and water color painting. It was a great day! 

Breakfast: Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, corn and green apples.

Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Red pepper.

Have a fantastic night.

Marty

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Welcome back!

This week, our FAB focus is:

Social Studies: K.4.2 Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools they use.

In K/PREK1, we read ‘Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site’. Before reading the story, we looked at the cover and came to the conclusion that it was a fiction story because real dump trucks don’t have eyes. I asked the question, “What do real dump trucks look like and how do they work?” Grady shared that people operate trucks like that which lead into our discussion after the book was finished.

We made a web where we added the tools that construction workers use as well as duties that they have.

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The rest of our day was full of re-connecting with peers and getting back into the flow of the day (which was seamless!).

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, fresh pears, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 5/4