Good afternoon!

We had a very busy morning. We started our day by exploring the liquid squares with our feet. We also made music with shakers and bells.

We then made our way to the kitchen to engage with some playdough. We were given both an uncolored playdough piece and a red playdough piece to play with. Some of us chose to mix the pieces while others chose to play with them separately. We used a variety of tools to manipulate the playdough.

Outside, we rode our bikes down the hill, practiced our throwing skills in the grass area, and expressed our creativity at the art center.

We also welcomed our new friend, Eden, today! All of our friends were excited to greet her and talk to her.

Breakfast: Whole grain corn Chex cereal with pineapple slices.

Lunch: Refried beans and shredded cheddar cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon slices, and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bagel with strawberries.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-18

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kix cereal and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread, fresh bananas/strawberries, fresh cucumbers/green peppers/carrots

Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese spread

Wee Sprouts: fresh cucumbers/green peppers/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-07-18

Good afternoon!

It was a color mixing morning!

Today we explored freshly made yellow and blue playdough.  Several friends exclaimed “the play dough is still warm!” which added interest to their experience.  Everyone enjoyed the possibilities of using the two colors.  Some friends wanted to keep the colors separate so they could make multicolored creations. Others loved kneading and mixing the dough, delighted to see it turn green.  Adrian was especially interested in the color mixing side of things.  In addition to making green he also wanted to make blue/green and yellow lime green.  He enjoyed having a multitude of colors and hues.  Mixing the colors works well when the dough is squished, squeezed and rolled together.  This activity not only allows us to explore color science but also gives those fine motor muscles a great work out leading to strong hand writing skills later on.

We also enjoyed exploring open ended loose parts play opening our imaginations to unlimited possibilities!

Many of us experimented with rubber bands and peg boards allowing us to explore a multitude of geometric shapes.

Breakfast:  Whole wheat toast with fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken and butter, fresh garden zucchini/green beans and fresh watermelon.

PM snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumber slices.

Link to photos:2023-07-17

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with red beans, cucumber slices and fresh pineapple.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and watermelon.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-17

Happy Friday!

Our friends began their morning engaged independently in an activity.  Arthur used the loose part bowls and balls and added a ball to each of his bowls after lining them up.  He then took the ball to the mixer in housekeeping to use while mixing them up.  Emily was engaged in dress up adding a scarf first and then a patient gown to wrap around her head.  Eleanor explored rings in each of her hands and her crinkle book.  Arthur and Eliza were climbing together on the habi-trail by walking up the slide, around to the stairs and down repeatedly.

Friday’s are always a special day when you can watch the lawn being mowed.  Everyone enjoyed watching it happen.  After a bit, Emily asked for the drums.  She, Eliza and Eleanor engaged in making beats and sounds on those, while Arthur and Dax continued watching out the window on the lawn mowing process and all the different tools he would use.

We then headed outside.  We enjoyed water play on this very warm morning.  We had a variety of sea animals to use in our water at the table.  We also added water to the upper sandbox and Dax was excited to add sand to his to make wet sand to mold into something and feel the different texture in his hands.  Eleanor engaged in her toys on the blanket.

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, bananas, and red bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack:  Mild cheddar cheese slices with pretzels.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-14

Happy Friday!  Enjoy the pictures from out day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears

Lunch: ham on whole wheat wraps with fresh cucumbers, pineapple and orange slices

PM Snack: Colby Jack cheese with pretzels

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and peppers

Have a Wonderful weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good afternoon!

To start off our morning, Miss Bekah invited our friends to go into the kitchen and play with our bird seed/rice sensory table. We took turns hiding a plastic ant and a salamander in the mixture and having other friends find them. We also used different cups and scoops to scoop or pour out the mixture.

After we finished with our sensory play, we made our way back to the reading steps to engage with some silk scarves. Emily helped Eleanor take the scarves out of the box. Friends laid out the scarves or held them up to their face since they are see through.

We then went outside to do a variety of activities. We played in the sandbox with different materials like a ramp and scoops. We used chalk to decorate our sidewalks. We also rode the teeter totter, which is always a favorite activity.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple, and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain Wheat Thin crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-13

 

Happy Thursday!

It was an experimental morning making bubbles!  We mixed colored water and soap and then found different ways to aerate the water to make bubbles.  We could use an eye dropper to pump air into the water making larger bubbles.  We also could use a whisk to whip up a bubble foam.  Most of us found the foam particularly appealing so worked on this technique.  Several of us at the table decided our mixtures were starting to look like a witches brew, so played an imaginative game of brewing witches potions. 

A group of friends lead by Daniel practiced yoga on the building rug for a little relaxation and movement.

Breakfast: Whole grain oat cereal with fresh pears

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey and fresh green beans, carrots and banana

PM Snack: Trail mix with sunflower seeds, peanuts and raisins

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots

Link to photos: 2023-07-13

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

We had an engaging indoor morning in imaginative play using moon dough explore new ideas.  Several friends created a bakery which Milllie named “Carl’s Café”.  They pretended to make all kinds of delicious desserts pressing the dough into shape molds and cutting them up to serve!  Not everyone was a baker.  We had a couple of hard working pasta chefs as well!

Outside there was a lot of help in the garden!  Many friends helped to pick vegetables for lunch.  We got our first zucchini today and everyone was excited to try it at lunch.  The zucchini was the only veggie that made it to lunch since the kids chose to eat all of the green beans and pea pods straight away!

We collectively decided that the radishes were too strong a flavor for us so we decided to play with them in the mud kitchen.  We washed the veggies and prepared them for imaginary soups and stir fries.

Breakfast: Oatmeal with fresh watermelon

Lunch: farm fresh scrambled eggs with fresh pineapple, banana, red peppers and fresh picked zucchini from the garden

PM snack: popped corn with raisins

Wee sprouts: fresh cucumbers and peppers

Link to photos:2023-07-12

Have a lovely afternoon and stay dry!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

Sorry for the accidental send earlier without a description of our activities for the day!

Today our friend Hannah chose to engage in the musical instruments.  She began with the shakers and bells.  Several friends joined in the activity and we were busy shaking our bells and shakers to make beautiful sounds.  Ben and Eliza engaged in making beautiful sounds on the pianos and xylophones.

We then headed into the kitchen to work on many skills with the pegs and pegboards.  Everyone used a variety of different colors and if they knew the color they said it to a teacher or if they are still working on their color recognition, a teacher said the color they were adding to their board or tower they built for them.

We then headed outside to engage in many of our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with mozzarella shredded cheese, fresh green bell peppers, fresh strawberries and whole grain wheat English muffin toasted with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  White corn tortilla chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprouts:  Carrot chips.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIull4Ama5M-fvAVyOdKzw