Good Afternoon!

Our morning started with music time. Children used musical shakers as well drums to make different sounds that echoed throughout the house. Our friends followed directions by jumping, shaking, and bouncing to the music. Our favorite though is running! Kids are really using their gross motor skills throughout our music session.

It was such a beautiful morning! We headed outside a little early to catch some of that gorgeous sunshine. Our friends rode bikes and used their arms to push grocery carts. The sandbox was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

While outside, a few of our friends noticed that a bush of lilacs was starting to bloom. Our friends smelled the flowers and a child yelled out, “It’s purple!”

For breakfast, our friends had cereal and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat macaroni and cheese with chicken, butter beans, and oranges. PM snack was honey cornbread and pears.

Hope everyone has a spectacular evening!

-Mindy

Hello!

Our friends started their day off by learning about beets. Children tore off the leaves of the beats and then pulled the stalks out of the bulb. A few of our friends helped to break the stalks so that they could be boiled in a pot of water. Tomorrow we will continue our beet investigation by dying eggs with the coloring from the beets!

While the stalks were boiling on the stove, our friends used the leaves of the beets to paint! Children used purple paint along with the leaves to make different strokes and lines on their paper.

After beet painting, we headed outside where children chose to ride bikes and play in the sandbox. We also brought out our grass to see if it was growing at all. Since it was such a sunny day out, we thought the grass could use some glorious sunshine :).

For breakfast our friends enjoyed eggs and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pita bread sandwiches with hummus, cucumbers, and bananas. PM snack was crackers, string cheese, and apples.

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!

Our friends read books with teachers and friends to start their day! Children are becoming very knowledgable as to the characteristics of books. Kids are turning the pages correctly and when we come to the end of the book they say, “All done!” Friends also got dressed up in hats and used purses as an accessory. They ran around the house and made sure that every friend had something to play with such as a hat.

A few of our friends travelled into the kitchen where they worked with colored magnets. Kids were having a great time stacking the magnets to see how high they would go! Ozzie and Jada decided to clean off the plastic shapes. They made sure to scrub the shapes so they would get all clean.

For breakfast this morning, our friends were served eggs with apples. AM snack was green peas. Lunch consisted of whole wheat pasta with marinara, mixed vegetables, and fruit salad. Our afternoon snack was bananas and crackers.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Happy Friday!

Our Wee Wee Friends started off their Friday by working with the waffle blocks. Children lined them up and stacked them together. When kids were done with the waffle blocks, they were very responsible and picked up their blocks and put them back into the basket.

Lately, our friends have shown an interest in their bodies. So, our friends made a cutout of their own body! They loved being traced and getting to color it after they were done. Children thought it was interesting to watch their friends get traced.

Music time came next where we worked in some gross motor activities along with the music. Our friends ran, walked, and bounced around the room to different songs. We used musical shakers to make music along with drums. While having music time, it started to rain and thunder outside. We opened up the windows and tried to be really quiet so that we could hear the sounds that were coming from outside. A few of our friends looked out the window to see what was happening.

For breakfast, our friends had eggs and bananas. AM snack was mixed vegetables. Lunch consisted of a whole wheat tortilla with pork and melted shredded cheese, pears, and green peas. PM snack was apples and yogurt.

Hope everyone has a terrific weekend!

-Mindy

Good Afternoon!

Our friends played with big bouncy balls to start off their morning! Children were bouncing on the ball as well as working on their balance by rolling on the ball while trying not to fall off. Kids found a couple ways of doing this: rolling on their backs and on their bellies!

Our friends took turns in the kitchen where they worked with coffee liners and a water based paint. They used droppers to carefully paint their liner. A few of the children mixed the colors and saw the colors run together when the paint hit the liner. Children also partook in some play-dough action where they rolled the play-dough flat on the table.

We headed outside where children went off and started different activities. A few of our friends worked in the sandbox while others played with the pebbles around the wooden house.

For breakfast, our friends had cheerios with apples. AM snack was green peas. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with beans, mixed fruit salad, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Good Afternoon!

Our friends began their morning by doing a sensory activity in the kitchen. Children worked with ABC rice and pasta. Some kids chose to work on pouring while a few chose to work on their clean-up skills! Children shared the dust pan and broom and picked up after their friends.

We travelled to the backyard where children played on the slide and rode bikes on the pavement. Our friends were having great conversations with their classmates while outside as well! A few friends talked about the sand and pretending it was food. Then they took this ‘food’ to their others friends that were playing outside.

When most of our friends were fast asleep, Clara and Aiden kept each other company! Aiden sure did appreciate Clara sharing her toys with him :).

For breakfast, we served eggs with pears. Lunch consisted of pork with beans, green peas, and bananas. PM snack was carrots and a special Easter treat Breania made for the children. Our late afternoon snack was carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Hello!

We started off our morning with gross motor work. Our friends climbed on the jungle gym and practice going down the slide on their bottoms.

Music time started shortly after. Our friends used their imaginations by pretending they were going to sleep. They used scarves as their blankets and covered up their friends for bedtime. Ozzie put on a dramatic rendition of ABC’s. When he was finished, all of his friends clapped! We sang the lady bug song. The lady bug started at the toes and went up to the head! Everyone had a great time watching and wondering where the lady bug was headed next.

Once outside, our friends decided to ride bicycles and push their grocery carts around on the pavement. Our gross motor skills are improving! Children are running and pushing their grocery carts while using their strengthening leg muscles.

We enjoyed our morning snack outside. We served an assortment of vegetables including cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots. Friends sat together and enjoyed their healthy snack while watching planes fly by up in the sky!

Breakfast was eggs and strawberries with bananas. AM snack was mixed vegetables that children enjoyed while outside. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortillas with melted shredded cheese, raisins, and corn. PM snack was pretzels and apples.

Hope everyone has a terrific evening!

-Mindy