Good Afternoon!
Here are a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Scrambled egg rollups on whole wheat flatbread, Kashi Blueberry Clusters, and PPC banana.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, PPC banana, and PPC cauliflower/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– PPC pear, sunflower seeds, and Ritz crackers.
Wee Sprout– PPC snap peas/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 4/19
Happy Thursday. We hope you are enjoying this beautiful sunny day!
Today we found a new music station on kids Pandora called, Choo Choo Soul! Friends loved the fast paced, energetic songs that were played throughout their morning. “Music helps the body and mind work together. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meaning of words. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while also allowing them to practice self-expression. Also, for children (as well as adults) music helps strengthen memory skills.”
Our friend Mack decided that car/train tracks are not the only good way to scoot his cars along a path. He thought using Miss Marty’s water bottle was a great and fun idea. What a fabulous imagination.
Breakfast: Whole wheat cheerios and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with sweet pea butter, fresh PPC tomatoes, corn and fresh PPC pears.
Snack: Whole wheat crackers with hummus and apples.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a fantastic evening!
Marty
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Good afternoon!
Today was a great early literacy day. We interacted with animal books making all the sounds the animals make, we learned that giraffes CAN dance… all it takes is a little hope and friends helping you through. Empathy is a wonderful trait to have and we’re very fortunate that our WWF kids are able to learn this everyday through role modeling! Rain Rain Go Away has been a popular story lately and we decided to add in different versions to this ever so popular story/song. We used snow snow go away and cold cold go away along with regular version! Friends LOVED switching the words and this teaches them that change can be a wonderful experience.
Our smaller friends enjoy the teeter-totter activity in the outdoor environment. This activity enhances their gross motor abilities by working on using their legs and upper body to position themselves correctly onto the teeter-totter. Then it’s all fun from then on, rocking one another back and forth. 
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and banana.
Lunch: Scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, buttered whole wheat English muffins, peas and banana.
Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Peas.
Have a wonderful evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Maddie, along with several other peers, interacted with the welcome activity this morning. Maddie took the rocks and sorted them into two piles: dark and light. After, she made up her own game and used the rocks in a cooking class she was conducting. Her main featured item was potato soup!
The play dough was made available at the art table where children got to use their hands in a productive manner. We used several tools to manipulate the play dough with and built several items such as hot dogs!
As we were exploring our outdoor environment, a few friends made an observation. We found seeds with a fuzzy tail coming out of it. There were a TON throughout the backyard and we eventually found out that it is a seed from a tree from around the house. We are planning on researching this to find out what tree it’s coming from!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC banana.
Lunch– Scrambled eggs with shredded cheese rolled up in a whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/apples, and PPC broccoli/peppers.
PM snack– Blue corn chips and refried beans.
Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber/peppers.
Have a fantastic evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 4/18
Good Afternoon!
Enjoy a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Kix and PPC banana.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, PPC strawberries/mango, and PPC cauliflower/cherry tomatoes.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and block cheese.
Wee Sprout– PPC cucumber/snap peas.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 4/17
Good afternoon!
Today we utilized our fine motor skills along with our imaginations to make beautiful water color creations on coffee filters. Friends enjoyed painting with the various water color choices on their filters, hands and even the table top. What a fabulous way to expand our painting play.
The permanence boxes are another way to enhance our fine motor skills. With this activity we also gain knowledge and strength in hand-eye coordination as well as color and shape recognition. Dropping the balls into the hole and waiting to see where the ball goes, is so much fun and excitement.
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix and apples.
Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, carrots and oranges.
Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese and fresh PPC banana.
Wee Sprouts: Corn.
Have a wonderful evening.
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
In pre-k/k group, we read ‘Planting A Rainbow’. Several friends commented that they had the book at home and also shared their prior knowledge about different types of flowers. A friend said “That’s not a rainbow!”. Lucy explained that the colors of the flowers represent the rainbow.
After we were done reading the story, we looked at a picture of a flower and a tree. First, we discussed the similarities between the two, noting that both have roots, need water, and are plants. We wrote down a few differences such as the size and a few physical characteristics of each that differ. Our tree and flower fasciation continued on into our journal experience for a few children!
Science: K.4.2 Observe plants and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different.
The rest of the afternoon consisted of building with various materials such as magnatiles and trio blocks.
Maddie, Anna, and Lucy created a magnatile animal castle where they sorted animals into different rooms based on their characteristics.
Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh apples.
Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with shredded turkey and butter, fresh oranges/pears, and PPC cherry tomatoes/snap peas.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC strawberries.
Wee Sprout– PPC cherry tomatoes/snap peas/carrots.
Have a lovely night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 4/16
Good afternoon, we hope you enjoyed your weekend!
We wanted to share a special new program being offered to St Joseph County residents. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This program entails a child five years old and younger to receive a free monthly book. If you’re interested you can go online at the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County’s website.
Today our Wee Wee Friends decided it was a great day to utilize both their sensory and fine motor skills. The sensory bin is a fun way for our friends to get creative and get their sensory abilities in full gear! Coloring is also another way to get their creative juices flowing. Both activities offer many opportunities for learning experiences.
Long lasting friendships are a beautiful thing, and we love helping our Wee Wee Friends achieve those friendships at such an early age and stage in their lives!
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with sunflower butter and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with butter and turkey, broccoli and applesauce.
Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.
Wee Sprout: Broccoli
Have a wonderful evening!
Marty
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Good Afternoon!
Enjoy the pictures from today!
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.”
Breakfast– Rice cakes with peanut butter and PPC pears.
Lunch– Turkey on whole wheat bread/tortilla, applesauce, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/carrots.
PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas, carrots, and cucumber.
Have a fantastic weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 4/13
Good afternoon, what a beautiful day!
Early literacy is critical at any age. The sooner we start reading to our children the better. Studies have shown that the more words parents and caregivers use when speaking to their children (as early as the infancy stage) the greater the volume of the child’s vocabulary will be by the age of three. Today, Emma chose all of her favorites and was eager to start listening and interacting with them. We counted the items on the pages, recognized our colors and found where all of our body parts are on our own bodies. Story time was a blast today.
No coats, hats or gloves for us today!!! What is better than that?
Breakfast:Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and oranges.
Lunch: Whole wheat bread with turkey, peas and apples.
Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and block cheddar cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots
Have a wonderful weekend, we’ll see you Monday!
Marty
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