Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 friends came to the sign in board where they chose an animal to draw that lives in the air, on lands, or in the water. Friends were excited to add an animal to the picture. The animals that were drawn by friends ranged from a bee to a giraffe to a shark. All three groups were accounted for!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

At the art table, we offered a plant and animals sorting activity for both PREK1 and 2 groups.  Kids were asked to think of a plant or an animal they would like to draw.  Some friends drew in each category.  older friends wrote the name of their plant or animal while younger kids had a teacher help write.  We had some wonderful drawing solutions.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

PREK2: We read a new book called “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons”.  The book introduces early subtraction and the kids enjoyed counting down buttons until Pete had zero left.  We also practiced deep breathing as we pretended to slowly blow a dandelion away.    

Breakfast- Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs, homemade cinnamon apple oatmeal muffins, fresh watermelon/oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Tortilla chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a great night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-08

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we engaged in a sensory activity with shaving cream, water, animals and a paint brush.

We then headed out to climb on the outside of the habi-trail from a stack of Bounce Blocks that we built.

We engaged in a variety of our favorite activities outside.  We dug in the sandbox, pulled baby dolls around the yard in a cart, rode bikes around the circle and down the hill, drew with chalk on the chalkboard, played inside the climbing house and went down the slide.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh pear /banana.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortillas, sliced Colby Jack cheese, fresh mandarin oranges and cooked broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-04-08

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the housekeeping area.  We wore dress-up clothes and accessories, cared for a baby doll by covering them up with a blanket and went shopping for food with our basket.

We then headed into the kitchen to work on a variety of puzzles that met our skill level.  The older friends were able to complete the Montessori interlocking animal puzzles.

We then headed outside and engaged in the sandbox; digging and filling buckets and riding on the dump trucks.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh mandarin oranges.

Lunch: Hummus, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh banana and cooked peas and carrots

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and fresh pear slices.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-04-07

Good Afternoon!

We focused on animal habitats for our PREK1 sign in this morning. Children chose a notecard that had an animal written on it. They had to tape their animal under the appropriate habitat, They had to sort the animals between three habitats: polar habitat, rainforest, and desert!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

We continued to explore animal habitats beyond sign-in with some imaginative play experiences.  Three trays were offered, each with a different habitat and different animals that fit into that habitat.  Kids chose from a desert, ocean and  pond environments to play.  We talked about how different kinds of animals need different kinds of habitats to thrive.  Many of our kids chose to explore the trays in pairs which was great for their social emotional development.

In the art center, kids explored a variety of water color techniques like water spray/water color and salt/watercolor.  The kids enjoyed watching how the water color reacted with the salt and how it moved on the paper when sprayed.  We always love the opportunity to mingle the experimental/observational aspects of science with visual process art.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh banana slices.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla with fresh cucumbers/peppers and fresh cantaloupe/pears.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-07

Good Afternoon!

This week, we’ll be talking about plants and animals and today for our PREK1 sign in, we focused on plants! Each group member came up the board where they were asked to identify the missing part of the plant. Everyone knew that it was the roots and we talked about what the roots job is.

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

This morning a friend asked if we could read some books from the seasonal box.  One of the books was about finding eggs on an egg hunt.  Several kids got very interested in finding all of the eggs on each page.  One of our older friends began to add them up as we went from page to page.  The numbers got bigger, but she was still able to do the math.  She got up to 11+3=14 eggs.  Some of our younger kids were able to add 2 eggs on one page plus 2 on another page to get 4 eggs.  This was a great example of addition practice occurring naturally, emerging from an authentic interest. 

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day.

PREK2: In group today we read the book “The Creature of Habit”.  We talked about how the creature had been worried about trying new things but had liked it once he tried.  After group we thought about something that we had tried that was new to us.  Some kids shared something they wanted to try rather than something we had already tried.  We made a group list.

Breakfast–  Whole wheat english muffin with cream cheese and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with kidney beans and shredded beef, fresh honeydew melon/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-06

Good Afternoon!  Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!

We began our day having a hair day with Miss Ashley!

We then went on a bear hunt with our teddy bears while listening to the Going On A Bear Hunt song, sat on the reading steps looking at books, climbed on stacks of BounceBlocks onto the bars of the habi-trail and sat in the cube while playing with the beanie animals.

Miss Bekah then switched out the sensory table with pink and white fabric rose petals, small baskets, tongs and plastic eggs.  We worked on picking up the rose petals with the tongs, filled the baskets with rose petals and worked on putting the plastic egg halves together.

We then bundled up and headed outside and engaged in a variety of activities.  We walked and rode the tetter totter with a friend and engaged in activities with our sibling and friend.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded pork, fresh honeydew melon slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout:  Yellow bell peppers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-04-06

Happy Thursday!

This morning we engaged in looking at books from the reading steps bookshelf on the reading steps or in the rocking chair with a friend.

We then headed into the kitchen to create colorful drawing with dot markers.

Diana and Rose worked on pulling themselves up to standing.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with red beans, fresh cantaloupe and cooked butternut squash

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter and banana.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great Good Friday and Easter weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures:  2026-04-02

Good Afternoon!

This morning we offered a special art activity with the holiday weekend coming up.  If you look carefully, you may notice that one shape is different from the others.  Some of our friends are celebrating another Passover this weekend and asked about making a “Matzah” to reflect that holiday.  We added the option of a square shape to make a matzah as well.  We are happy that friends are so excited to share their traditions at school!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh apples.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter/sunflower seeds and fresh cantaloupe.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas/cucumbers.

Have a great holiday weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-02

Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 group came to complete their sign in activity where they were given a unique addition problem. They each solved their own equation and taped their equation under the total.

K.CA.1-2: Solve real-world problems, objects, or drawings that involve addition and subtraction within 10. Demonstrate the equation (e.g. 5=3+2 or 5=4+1)

Several kids have been enjoying the book series “Money Bunny” about saving earning and spending money.  We offered a market day activity so that kids could explore financial exchange through imaginative play.  Kids chose to be buyers or sellers.  In these roles, kids could practice counting out fruit and taking money from costumers, or counting money.  When all the fruit was gone it was “closing time” when the kids restocked and took their money to the “bank.”  This activity led to some great practice with “less than/equal/more than” as well as counting/number recognition.  Kids also did a great job using language to problem solve and exchange ideas adding to their verbal, social and cognitive development.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled egg cups with cheese, fresh apples/mango/pineapple and fresh green beans/peppers

PM Snack: Humus with blue corn ships

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers

Enjoy the day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-01

Happy April!

This morning, friends sat in boats while Miss Bekah read books! Rose and Diana joined nearby as well, looking at the book while engaging with toys of their own.

Then, we went into the kitchen and engaged with pegs and peg boards  We filled each hole with a peg or built a tower.

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh clementine oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh hard boiled eggs, whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber and fresh banana

Afternoon Snack: Homemade apple strawberry muffins with mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-01