Good Afternoon!

The FAB’s for the week are as follows:

K.RL.2.2: With support, retell familiar stories, poems, and nursery rhymes, including key details.

K.1.4: Identify and order events that take place in a sequence. (2006 standard)

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 habitrail is one of the most popular areas in the house. This morning, friends moved their bodies throughout the environment.

Then, we transformed the area into a big arena for children to use different sized cars on the mat. It’s wonderful when we can transfer spaces throughout the house to meet children’s needs at a specific time.

Play dough was made available this morning at the art table. Our imagination was flowing as there were many different things made. Sometimes, friends just use their fine motor skills to transform the play dough from one state to another.

It’s not JUST play dough..

https://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/music-math-more/playdough-power

In large group, we continued our ‘Tacky the Penguin’ interest as we read ‘Tacky and the Winter Games’. Throughout the story, Tacky and his friends prepared for the winter games! There were many different activities that were done throughout the story. At the end of the story, we talked about different events that occurred throughout the story that we thought were important. Every child stated an event that they liked or that they thought was of importance. Throughout the week, we’re going to focus on putting these events in chronological order. (K.1.4)

Volcanoes have been a recent theme for a few of our friends in large group. Today, Maddie and Lulu constructed individual maps of paths leading from a volcano to their home. As they’re drawing, they described what path to take to get to the volcano the quickest. Addi commented, “I don’t live by a volcano.” Children put such thought into their journals that by validating it by explaining/describing the journal at the bottom of the page, it brings the whole process full circle.

The look of investigation; where our heads are buried in the ground, investing the world around us.

Hope you had a terrific start to your week!

Breakfast– English muffins with hummus and apples.

Lunch– Pasta bake with melted shredded cheese, applesauce, and mixed vegetables.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with blackberries.

Wee Sprouts– Carrots.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/3

Happy Friday!

**Please look in your child’s art cubby for anything that needs to be taken home. Thanks!

It was a jam-packed morning here at Wee Friends, full of;

Stories.

Play dough experiences at the art table.

Music time which consisted of listening and following directions.

Outside time where the innerbase was full of Wee Friends meteorologists as well as the Wee Friends band!

We hope you had a GREAT end to your week.

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and pears.

Lunch– No nut butter on tortillas/whole wheat bread, cantaloupe/banana, and cucumbers.

PM snack– String cheese and goldfish.

Wee Sprouts– Broccoli.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/30

Please note: Now that the weather is getting colder, please bring in two spare fall/winter outfits to keep in your child’s bathroom cubby.

We started our Friday by playing with the sensory tubes. Each tube is filled with different objects. The objects go from noisy, to quiet and silent and all of the tubes are enjoyable to tip and shake!

Sophia loved to shake the tube filled with bells and yell, “Jingle jingle!” Sonya loved to flip her tube over and watch the colorful feathers in it float gently down. Some of our friends discovered that the tubes are also fun to roll, especially down the slide!

Breakfast was Cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with sweet pea butter, pears, and corn. Afternoon snack was applesauce and string cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhsJFZYRAFi3Q7o37wg

Have a great weekend!

Amanda

It was a day full of sensory experiences, starting at the sensory table! Everyone had a turn with the birdseed. We’ve played with this a lot this week, our friends are loving their new table.

Then outside, our friends were excited to discover that everything was wet! Packing, scooping, and molding was happening all morning with the dirt and sand. Our friends were also picking up and examining wet rocks, woodchips, and grass they had plucked out of the grown. The dirty hands were impressive!

Before going inside for lunch, we enjoyed a few rounds of Ring Around the Rosie with the big kids!

Breakfast was Corn Chex and grapes. Lunch consisted of whole grain brown rice with chicken, bananas, and broccoli. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhsFswHXcEu-0cc7mlA

Have a good night!

Amanda

Hello!

There were multiple complex tracks that were built this morning. Addi, Max, and Jackson built a track that had many cars lined up to see a race. We talked about the word ‘spectator’ which means someone who watches an event. As a group, we counted the cars to see which track had more cars. Jackson commented, “They should have the same that way it’s equal!” (K.NS.7)

The dot paints were made available at the art table along with the art easel open for children to use.

It was a morning full of many creations!

I got out a sensory balloon and proceeded to move it back and forth between hands. A couple friends inquired about what I was doing which prompted a sensory balloon exploration at the island.

We used many different body parts to move the sand and flour throughout the balloon such as our hands, chin, tummy, and even our nose!

Jackson shouted, “I wonder what would happen if we put the balloon in water?!”—This prompted us to fill up a container with water. First, we started with the balloons that are full of sand. We went around the island guessing what we thought would happen: sink or float? The answers were varied so..we gently dropped it in the water. The result was: it sunk!

Next, we tested the balloon with flour. Again, we went around the table guessing what was going to happen. Surprisingly, the balloon with flour floated! We talked about why one sunk and one float and Jackson commented, “Maybe it’s because the sand balloon is heavier.”

We loved the anticipation of waiting to see what was going to happen!

In large group, we read ‘Froggy Plays Soccer.” This story was a hit because a few of our friends are currently involved in soccer! Stories are always much more meaningful when we can connect to the message. After reading the story, we dissected it, discussing the characters and setting. I asked the group what events took place throughout the story that they thought were important. Friends started shouting out things such as;

“Froggy used his hands!” (we found out you can’t use your hands unless you’re the goalie)

“Froggy picked his nose!” (an extra curricular activity while playing soccer apparently)

…and most importantly, “Froggy scored the winning goal!”

(K.RL.2.3)

We hope you have a terrific end to your week.

Breakfast– Kashi’s Blueberry Clusters and pears.

Lunch– Organic, brown rice with chicken, grapes, and cucumbers.

PM snack– Whole wheat crackers with sunflower butter.

Wee Sprout– Tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/29

Enjoy the pictures from today!

Breakfast was Kix and pears. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with cream cheese, pears, and carrots. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and Colby Jack cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhsACeoIgDkQRcB9k-A

Have a great night!

Amanda

Good Afternoon!

Children gathered at the table to explore the counting math box. Each child picked a number card and created the flower tower based on the number represented.

Lucy started at the smallest number, one, and continued to climb from there. She noticed that the towers were getting larger. “This nine tower is way bigger than the tower with just one circle!”, Lucy commented as she finished by completing the ten unit tower. (K.NS.7)

It was all about letting out creative juices flow this morning. Some used stencils. Some used just markers. Some even brought out the scissors.

In large group, we read ‘The Cow That Clucked’. The story started out by telling us that the main character, the cow, woke up one morning and had lost it’s moo! Instead of saying ‘moo’, it said ‘cluck’! The cow went all over the farm, which is where the story took place, asking all of his friends if they had taken his moo. FINALLY, the cow went to the hen and found out that they had switched voices!

We compared it to the following: imagine if Jackson and Addi woke up one morning sounding like each other! This of course became a game of ‘what if’.

We discussed the characters and setting as well as the main event; the cow losing his moo! (K.RL.2.3)

The theme during journals today was mountains and volcanoes! When one friend said they were drawing a volcano, the trend started! After the mountains and volcanoes were completed, friends drew different routes to navigate through the volcanoes/mountains. Lulu said, “See you go up this way to stay away from the bad part of the volcano.”

We hope you had a terrific day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with PPC strawberries.

Lunch– Ham and cream cheese rollups, tortillas, banana, and cucumbers.

PM snack– Popcorn and strawberries.

Wee Sprout– Peppers.

Have a fantastic evening.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/28

The big kids were taking turns on a trampoline when we came outside today. We enjoyed watching them for awhile, and then our friends who wanted to had a turn of their own!

Bikes were brought out when the trampoline was put away. I think some of our friends would be happy to scoot around on a bike all day if they could!

And of course we had to visit the sandbox! Our friends found containers to dump and fill with sand by using their hands or shovels. 

Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat bread with chicken avocado, bananas, strawberries, and green beans. Afternoon snack was organic whole milk yogurt and homemade apple chips. 

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhr4-38lyCfHpigQtJQ

Have a great night!

Amanda

Hello!

**With the seasonal switch of the weather, please look in your child’s bathroom cubby to make sure that they have weather appropriate clothing! Thanks!

The welcome activity this morning was used in a multitude of ways.

For our younger friends, it was used as a way to count using one to one correspondence. We also talked about the different colors of the items as well as the size! Within the bin, there were airplanes, cars, trucks, bears, etc.

For our older friends, we focused on comparing the size of the items and putting them into order. There were bowls supplied and we discussed which bowl had the greatest number of items AND what bowl had the least amount of items. (K.NS.7).  A few children also took the initiate to make a pattern using the different colored items.

When our swimmers drove off to go to the Y, those of us back at school made apple chips! After I sliced all of the apples, we mixed a tiny bit of sugar and cinnamon so that the apples would be coated in the mixture. There were a few apple slices that didn’t work out so of course we had to taste test!

A few children helped me measure the ingredients as well as smelling the cinnamon. YUM! After a little over two hours cooking in the oven, we had apple chips! (the house smelled like a cup of fall!)

The final result!

We were all about the bikes when we went outside this morning. There wasn’t a whole lot of sun in the backyard this morning so most of us chose to wear a coat!

In large group, we read ‘Rosie To The Rescue’. After reading about Rosie, we looked at important things that we learned from the story such as the main characters as well as the setting. In the story, Rosie’s parents had left for the day and her aunt Lilly was watching her. Rosie was afraid that all of these horrible things were going to happy to her parents but if they did, she would come to their rescue! The end of the story was happy: her parents came home at the end of the day! (K.RL.2.3)

We hope you had a FABULOUS day!

Breakfast– Kix and pears.

Lunch– Chicken avocado sandwiches, banana, and cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Homemade apple chips and Colby Jack cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Cherry tomatoes.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 9/27

We had a busy Monday morning here at Wee Wee!

A few of us took a turn in the classroom swing…

We played with the transparent stackers and object permanence boxes…

Got messy in the kitchen with shaving cream…

And rounded off the morning by having a great time outside!

Breakfast was whole wheat toast with butter and kiwi. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with chicken, oranges, and peas. Afternoon snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese.

Link to photos: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIulhr0KdnRTAO73Yd4zBQ

Have a great night!

Amanda