Good Afternoon!

This morning Miss Tina brought out her big rain stick for us to explore.  We all worked on tilting it back and forth for the beads to run from each end to make the sound of the rain.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with some new sensory balls in the light table.  We enjoyed observing the light through the light and dark blue colors of the balls.  We also felt the spikey texture of them in our hands, moved them to sort them in a light or dark blue pile, and counted them.

We then headed outside to enjoy some fresh air.  We engaged in the rock area carrying our bucket of rocks, using the mulch to scoop up and cook with in the play kitchen, engaged in the sandbox scooping and pouring the sand in a container with a friend and with the dinosaurs and going down the slide and riding on the teeter totter with a friend.

Breakfast:  Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh blueberries.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, multi-grain wheat bread, watermelon slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat tortilla and bananas.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-12

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 kiddos came to the sign in board where we worked with punctuation marks. We’ve been reading books this week during group that highlight the use all of three punctuation marks. Each group member chose a sentence strip. We read it and looked at the ending punctuation mark. They identified the mark and sorted it into the correct punctuation group! We loved pointing out the punctuation marks we noticed in the book at group today.

K.W.6.2b: Punctuation—Recognizing and naming end punctuation.

This morning we tried sorting plants and animals into categories at our welcome activity.  One side of the table was set up for sorting and the other offered trays for imaginative play.  The kids did well sorting into categories.  The only item they got hung up on was a sea shell.  This one seemed difficult to categorize.  We spent some time looking at pictures of snails and mussels which live inside shells so we could understand what the animal looks like beyond the shell.

There were several projects going on this morning as kids followed their own learning paths.  Hannah worked on making bracelets in the art center.  As she worked, she practiced the things she has been learning about.  She practiced pattern making,  pointing out that she had made a pattern with blue and white beads.  She also worked on early spelling as she searched for letter beads to add names on her bracelets.

Arthur and Ryan started their own project using recycled materials to build a track for cars.  They used tape to put the pieces together creating a track with tunnels and inclines.  The two worked together to carry the large project to the building rug to test it with toy cars.  They were quite pleased with the outcome!  As the partners worked, they practiced collaboration, creative problem solving and critical thinking.  They brought an idea to reality and then tested its functionality.  What an amazing learning experience!

PREK2: During group today, we read a book called “A Slugs Life” and a book called “Snails” from the science area.  During the activity sorting plants and animals this morning, there were some questions about where the sea shell belonged.  After the story, we each drew two cards and categorized them as a plant or an animal.

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/watermelon, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

 PM snack– Air popped popcorn with butter and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/carrots.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-03-12

Good Afternoon!

Our friends engaged in various activities this morning. We danced with silk scarves to the song, Shake Your Sillies Out, walked on a stepping stone path to feel the textures under our feet, and practiced our gross motor skills by climbing the Habi-trail ladder.

We then made our way into the kitchen to paint. We used different stamps and sponge shapes to make beautiful patterns on our papers. Our friends watched as the colors mixed on their papers to make new colors. We worked on identifying the colors and the shapes of the object we were painting with.

We then headed outside to enjoy the fresh air and warmer weather. Cece got to join us this morning and multiple friends came near to watch her play. We played in the sandbox with shovels and scoops, and rode the bikes down the hill.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios cereal and fresh blueberries.

Lunch: Refried beans with shredded Mozzarella cheese, whole grain wheat tortilla, fresh cucumber and red pear.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and fresh apple slices.

Wee Sprout:  Red bell pepper.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-11

Good Afternoon!

We celebrated Katherine’s 5th birthday with her today! We hope you had the best birthday, Katherine!

PREK1 friends came to the board where they chose a shape! Once they identified the shape, they sorted the shape based on size. They taped it in either the ‘small’ group or the ‘large’ group.

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g. colors, shapes, opposites).

‘The chain making project’ continued and evolved.  We decided to measure our chains today.  We talked about how many inches long our chain was as we lined it up with the numbers on the tape measure.  We also looked at how many feet it was closest to.  Our longest chain was 150 inches long and closest to 12 feet!

PREK2: We read the story ‘The Rabbit Listened’ during group today, a lovely social emotional learning book. We talked about what we remembered from the book afterwards.  Some of us remembered an animal we saw and some remembered what that animal did in the story.  We compiled a class list of what we recalled.

Breakfast– Corn Chex with fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat tortilla, fresh apples/clementines, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and Katherine’s birthday treat: fresh strawberries!

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-11

Happy Sunny and Warm Monday!

A friend came in to school talking about an alphabet book they had at home.  So today we got out our letters to stamp or stand in our playdough sensory activity.

Then we headed out to play with baby dolls.  We worked on taking off the outfit our doll was wearing and putting on a new one.  We also carried our dolls around and fed them bottles.

We enjoyed watching all the trucks and workers on our street.  We watched the trash truck come and pick up the trash bins, watched them worked on the roof across the street and watch the lawn man spread fertilizer on the front hills.  What an exciting day on our street.

We then headed outside to enjoy the sunshine and play.

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

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded roast beef, fresh red pepper and apple slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh blueberries.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-10

Good Afternoon!

This morning there was interest around finding creative ways to use a few long strips of paper that were in the scrap paper basket.  We added long strips of colorful printed paper to the art center in response.  One friend had linked two strips of paper together to make a chain.  I said, “I wonder how long you could make that if you kept adding more links?”.  Several friends were eager to find out!  Friends enjoyed counting how many links they had as well as finding out if they could make a chain as tall as themselves.

We spent LOTS of time outdoors today exercising and taking in the fresh warm spring air!

PREK2: During group we read the story “Cows Can’t Fly”.  We talked about which parts of the story were fictional and which parts were non-fictional.  Older friend have been talking about opposites this week so we explored the idea in our group as well.  We each came up to the board, found our name and what color square was next to it.  Then we looked for its opposite to add to the board.

Breakfast:Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, fresh clementines/ red apples/ green apples, and

fresh carrots/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-10

Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged with the red and yellow sensory beads in the light table.  We talked about how they turned orange with the light with the colors being mixed.  We also picked them up and watched them run through our fingers.  We moved them around to make paths of no beads in certain areas of the table.

We then headed out to engage with the balls and coins object permanence boxes.  We watched as we put the ball in the hole and the coin in the slot disappear and then reappear in the drawer or tray.

We all enjoyed trying on a pair of dress-up glasses.

We then headed outside to get some fresh air and engage in our favorite activities.

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

Lunch:  Hummus, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh cucumber slices and mandarin oranges.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mild cheddar block cheese slices.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet red peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-07

Happy Friday! We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Goldfish, cheddar sliced cheese, and fresh pineapple.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-07

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 children came up the sign in board where they identified their name along with their unique pattern. They said their pattern aloud and then had to complete the pattern by adding a specific colored shape on the line at the end.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers and shapes.

This morning we explored an open ended welcome activity that was designed to encourage pattern making and one-to-one correspondence. 

Our younger kids journaled this week about a variety of experiences that matter to them.  Dax and Arthur each had their own take on creating a fire station.  Arthur said his had a ladder, a garage for the trucks and a bell.  Dax shared that his was filled with fire hoses!  Amelia made a picture of herself with Mommy .

We applied our exploration of color this week in the art center.  We tried mixing our own colors and creating a painting with them.  Paige made a painting of a flower with “every kind of purple”!

Breakfast– Corn Chex with fresh cantaloupe/pineapple.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh banana/oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Granola, pumpkin seeds, and raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/pepper.

Have a great evening!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-06

Good afternoon!

We started off our morning by exploring the color square pyramid, listening to books in our plastic blocks and engaging with our activity table.

We then headed to the kitchen for a loose parts activity. Our friends used the tongs, spoons or our hands to pick up the pom poms and dominoes to then transfer into the bowl or cup. A few friends held the dominoes up to their ears and used their imaginative play skills to pretend that it was a phone.

Miss Bekah brought out a tunnel for our friends to explore. We took turns crawling through the tunnel and then went over to the Habi-trail area where the TinyTurf step-and-slide was.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh blueberries and clementine oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with red beans, fresh mini sweet red peppers and red pear.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter and 1/2 of a mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-03-06