Good Afternoon!

In large group, we read ‘Three Hens and a Peacock’. By looking at the cover and our background knowledge of books, we created a web that was filled with our predictions as to what could possibly take place in this story. While I was reading the first page, Maxwell commented, “Our prediction was right: there’s cars, trucks, and people!”

Many large group friends wrote about their journals today. Our journals focused on several topics such as ‘boat treasure boat shot’ and ‘people on flying carpets’. With a little assistance, children used their kid spelling to express what they had drawn.

K.RL.2.4: Make predictions about what will happen in a story.

The welcome activity focused on comparing lengths of various items by using cubes. This measurement activity was able to meet different readiness levels.

For children who were ready for the foundational skill of this activity, they used their one to one correspondence skills to put a cube on each space. Several comments such as “The pencil is longer than the snake!”, were made once they realized they used more cubes for the pencil compared to the snake.

A few older friends took this activity one step further. Lulu and Lucy brought patterns into the equation without prompt. Lucy used her cubes and integrated an ABAB pattern while assessing the length of the items while Lulu used an AABB pattern.

K.M.1: Make direction comparisons of the length, capacity, weight and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, coolor, or holds more.

One of the amazing things about our morning structure is that it allows for flexibility. Maddie’s aunt is coming to visit her and she really wanted to make her a card. So, we headed to the art table so that she could do just that! Of course when this started, several friends joined her to make a card for a family member too! We had no envelopes so when Maddie finished, we made our own envelopes!

Miss Rebekah used our friends helpful hands to help season the pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin that was carved yesterday. After they cooled down, we got to taste them before heading outside. YUM!

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be curious and to fight tirelessly for something.”

-Paulo Coelho

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with honey and PPC pears.

Lunch– Shredded cheddar cheese on whole wheat tortillas, fresh apples, and PPC cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole grain Ritz crackers and red pepper hummus.

Wee Sprout– PPC snap peas.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/18

This morning we cut open our pumpkin to see what was inside. We then had a big job ahead of us. We had a new sensory experience of scooping out the pulp and seeds. Friends shared that it felt slimy and we were given the option to use a spoon to scoop out the pulp and seeds rather than use our hands.

After we scooped out all the pulp and seeds, Miss Melinda turned our pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern. The small group friends sat in the reading area to brainstorm a name for the pumpkin. Each friend came up with their own name for the pumpkin.  We then put all the names into a jar and picked out a name. We would like to introduce Red, our jack-o-lantern.

During outside time the friends noticed our swimming friends return in the weehicle.  A group of friends came up with the idea of using the logs to build their own weehicle!

We even used our hands to make our very first leaf pile. It will be so much fun as we see more leaves fall and can make a bigger pile.

Breakfast:  Oatmeal squares cereal and kiwi.

Lunch: Red pepper hummus on whole grain wheat tortillas, banana and cherry tomatoes.

Afternoon snack:  Wheat Thins and sunflower seeds.

Wee Sprouts: The one green pepper from our garden and snap peas.

Have a great night!

Rebekah

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYBqt-C5g3Pdc7oi-A

Today we played in moonsand…

Climbed inside and outside…

Hung out with friends in the sandbox…

And made pies with with worms!

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and apples. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with hummus, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliYA0DF2FBqN5jT8ODA

Have a good night!

Amanda

Today are friends sat back and relaxed together in the reading area. They picked books to look through on their own and also brought books to Miss Marty to read out loud.

Daniel enjoyed the housekeeping area today. He loves emptying the cubbies with the toy food and opening and closing the cabinet doors. He can now pull himself up on the toy stove and spent a lot of time today spinning the dials around.

Our big kid friend Grady built a fort outside today in the sandbox and invited our friends to join him inside it! I see more fort building in the future for our Wee Wees!

Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, banana, and peas. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and grapes.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliP9dCB0J0AEtBFtV_g

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

We compared leaf sizes, broom length, and the weight of rocks at the farm this morning. Friends took this opportunity to use comparison words when describing nature objects that they found whether we were in the barn or out in the woods.

Lucy found a really big rock so children searched for rocks that were smaller than her rock. Together, we also searched for sticks that were longer or shorter in length. Even while walking, friends started shouting out, “That tree is taller than that tree!”.

K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, and holds more.

After searching for loose end pieces in nature, Lulu, Lucy, and Maddie set sail on a pirate ship! Using a tree stump and their forever expanding imaginations, they set sail working together, navigating the waters of the ocean. Here’s a few things that could be heard from our experienced sailors:

“Boom the canons! Ships have canons ya know, Mindy?!”

“Sails up! Canons behind!”

“There still some of the pirates left!”

This most likely was our last trip to the farm this season. We are so grateful for the experiences that we had and the things that we learned.

“Let Nature be your teacher.”

-William Wordsworth

Back at Wee Friends, it was a PUMPKIN morning! Children took hammers to hammer in golf tees. It allowed friends to focus on their hand-eye coordination and motor skills.

Each child got their very own white pumpkin to decorate specialized to them! We loved the idea of getting our very own pumpkin.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, PPC apples, and fresh cooked broccoli.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with PPC apples.

Wee Sprout– Cucumbers.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/16

Link to farm pictures: WF 10/16 FARM

Happy Friday!

Reminder: We are having our annual Halloween parade on Tuesday, October 31st at 4:00 pm. If you can make it, please let us know so that we can get a head count.

Here are a few pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and banana.

Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas, banana, and PPC cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– String cheese and pretzels.

Wee Sprout– Cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/13

Have a great weekend!

Breakfast was Kashi’s Blueberry Cluster and apple. Wee sprout was corn. Lunch consisted of whole wheat English muffins with marinara sauce and cheese, banana, and corn. Afternoon snack was pretzels and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliP1-XCXQtCU_flF_Qg

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Lulu interacted with the clock this morning as she moved the hour and minute hand to match the time that was shown on various cards. After the first couple of tries, Lulu made the connection that the first number matched up with the smaller (hour) hand while the second number matched up with the big (minute) hand.

K.M.2: Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.

The welcome activity consisted of pegs and various sized peg boards. It’s an activity for all developmental levels.

For instance, Maddie and Lulu made a pattern to complete the peg board. Maddie commented, “I have two yellow pegs so I need eight more.” She had counted the entire row and knew that she needed ten pegs.

David focused on identifying his colors while Franklin let everyone know that he made a square after he put pegs all along the outside of the board.

Many children came to the art table this morning to explore with markers and paper. Anna was ready to write; she wrote several A’s on her paper while Grady drew a house!

It was a building type of morning! And our goal was to build UP! Grady stacked trio blocks as high as his head while Max and Franklin stacked pegs as high as they would go before they fell down.

“Art for toddlers and preschoolers is rarely about beauty. It’s all about exploration and personal expression.”

-Heather Shumaker

(Pictured is a mommy, the whole thing, yellow and sky, and a rainbow)

Breakfast– Maple Pecan Crunch and PPC pears/banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey and cheese, fresh fruit salad with oranges/apples/banana, and cucumbers/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and PPC grapes.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a fantastic night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/12

Our friends asked for the waffle blocks this morning. They started out playing separately, but ended up working together. When we asked what they were building, they told us repeatedly that they were making a choo-choo. Our friends have improved at manipulating and connecting the blocks. They showed us today that they can lock the waffle blocks into tracks and different shaped structures without assistance.

Breakfast was Kashi’s Blueberry Clusters and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with cheese, grapes, and mixed veggies. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with hummus.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIuliP1CtW4f8TgZb16kLA

Have a good night!

Amanda

Good morning!

Here is the link from yesterday–

Hope everyone has a great Thursday!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/12