Happy Monday!

We got tons of smiles from our friends to start off our week! We witnessed some scooting today from the babies  .

Our two’s went into the kitchen where they indulged themselves in bird seed! We talked about the different colors that we saw along with how it felt on our hands. Emma held it in her hand and said, “Here birdie birdie!”

Our friend Carrie sat with us and talked with us about what we were doing. She is doing a few hours of observation with us here at Wee Wee friends!

While the bird seed expedition took place, Lu Lu and Saskia worked on their fine motor skills. They took pegs and put them into the different holes that were provided. They sure did get the hang of it at the end!

For breakfast, children had cheerios and apples. Lunch consisted of whole grain pasta with marinara sauce, fresh mixed fruit, and corn. Afternoon snack was rice cakes with soy butter and craisins.

Have a great night.

This week’s literacy FAB: K.7.2 – “Share information and ideas, speaking in complete, coherent sentences.”

Keeping it simple and clear. Not overloading concepts in teachable moments. Speaking in complete and coherent sentences. (How do you like those complete sentences?! ) These are communication guidelines we use in the early childhood classroom. Today, at the lunch table, a friend expressed “Can I have more salad? I don’t like the lettuce, I just want the salad.”  “That’s an oxymoron.” replied the teacher. “Well I don’t like this oxymoron.” replied the friend as he held up one leaf of lettuce. Simple and clear.

Math FABS: K.4.1 “Identify and describe common geometric shapes.” K.4.3 “Identify and use the terms: inside, outside, between, above and below.” We were swimming in shapes and their possibilities this morning!

We watch as friends work together to create. We are particularly interested in how our friends are relating to one another through sentences and body language. We guide our friends, as needed, to develop social skills that enable them to feel empowered and productive.

“We are taping this down so that you can pop the bubbles.” That was the sentence we used to invite friends into this sensory exploration. They tried, fingers, toes and the soles of their tennies. It was the weight of the bicycle wheel that provided the most sensorial pleasure!

Simple, open ended sentences often lead to the most interesting and creative works. It was this kind of day: this awfully pretty day.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cheerios and pear slices. Lunch: Penne pasta with marinara, orange/banana fruit salad and bowls of oxymoron with Ranch . Snack: Cheese sticks and pretzels.

Happy Friday!

There was a request today from Emmie’s daddy to do her beautiful hair. So Marty did. Our friends love having their hair done. Emma requested piggies. She loved the end result .

We ended our week with a painting session. Children used different fall colors to paint. We later incorporated the colors into our day as we walked outside this morning. We looked around for these colors in the backyard and we found them in the leaves!

We made sure to use all of the colors to see what they look like on the paper. Emma let us know that ‘yellow’ is her favorite color .

After we looked at the leaf colors outside, Eve and Emma ducked and hid behind the bench. Peek-a-boo was in order.

This quickly moved to the log house where they peeked their eyes out in between the logs.

The last stop of our game was hiding on the side of the play house. Peek-a-boo!

We celebrated our Friday by getting the trampoline out for a little bit.

We are jumping higher and higher every time we use the trampoline!

We ended our Friday by having a dance party. Really, there’s no better way to end the week.

As Emma, Eren, and Eve danced, Emma grabbed Saskia’s hand to help her join in on the fun. Friendship; it’s a beautiful thing.

For breakfast, children had chex and apples. AM snack was corn. Lunch consisted of hummus tortilla roll-ups, mixed vegetables, and oranges. PM snack was yogurt and graham crackers.

Have a terrific weekend!

I am your friend, you are my friend,

We are all friends, at Wee Friends.

I am your friend, you are my friend,

We are all friends at Wee Friends.

This is the Wee Friends Anthem #2. It is a song we use to guide friends when they are developing positive relationships and work/play dynamics with their friends.  

Here are a few snapshots of FABS at work in a child-initiated, play based environment!

Happy Weekend!

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cheerios and orange slices. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, mixed veggies and orange slices. Snack: Pear slices and Goldfish.

Hello!

Floor time was a hit today. Tate, Maya, and Lucy are enjoying their floor time more and more each day. Our older friends get down on the ground with them and talk to them.

Each baby is making their way toward movement. Lucy has been propping herself up on her elbows and trying to get up on her knees. She’s been successful a few times . It won’t be long now…

We headed outside where the chilly weather required our jackets!

Emma made a pretend pie out of sand! She had friends taste it.

Lu-Lu pushed the car forward! She loved it!

The log house was loaded with friends climbing to the top.

A fill and dump exposition took place. Emma and Eren went around and filled their buckets with rocks. As soon as they were full, we dumped them!

Emma and Eren picked one flower each so that they could smell them with their nose. They both said, “Ohhhh!” Emma carried it around with her saying, “Pretty”.

For breakfast, children had chex and pears. Lunch consisted of ham, cheddar cheese slices, fresh whole wheat bread, banana, and peas. PM snack was string cheese and goldfish.

Have a lovely evening.

 

Today Miss Lisa and Miss Melinda took the 8 oldest children for a walk throughout the neighborhood.  The children created a list of things that they wanted to find and had a wonderful time looking for patterns, rhyming words and shapes.  At small group time, Miss Lisa had a lively discussion as they remembered their walk. 

Miss Tami remained back at the classroom with the 2 and 3 years olds who thoroughly enjoyed having the entire classroom to themselves!  We read some stories, there were many magna tiles structures built and a lively game of “find me” in the cubbies. 

Breakfast was toast and fruit. Wee Sprouts were carrots.  Lunch was ham on whole wheat, fresh steamed broccoli and bananas.  Snack will be pear slices and cheddar cheese.

***PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING IN EXTRA FALL CLOTHES FOR YOUR CHILD’S BATHROOM CUBBY, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE THIS.  TX!

Have a great day!

Tami

Good Afternoon!

Cars took over our morning. We pushed them. We rode them. We did just about everything one can do with a car .

Eren and Eve were shadows of each other this morning. Wherever one went, the other followed. Day by day, a special friendship is forming.

Lu-Lu loved playing in the sand. It was a tad wet which allowed her to put the sand into all of her buckets and then dump it out right after!

The babies had a gab session when the older Wee Wee’s napped. At first, it was just Maya and Lucy. They were nicely sharing their toys with one another.

Maya softly touched Lucy head. Lucy liked this .

Tate woke up from his nap to join the girls! We’re excited to see what occurs within the next month for these three Wee Wee’s. Crawling perhaps? Stay tuned! (We’re seeing the beginning stages of crawling)

For breakfast, children had eggs and apples. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with chicken, apples, and corn. PM snack was crackers and hummus.

Have a great night.

Hello!

***For some reason, the blog didn’t post yesterday. So here it is

Here are some moments captured by the camera today .

For breakfast, children had chex and apples. Lunch consisted of soy butter on tortillas, homemade applesauce, and broccoli. PM snack was cottage cheese and graham crackers.

Have a lovely night!

Indoor Classroom: Lisa read a Halloween rhyming book. (Literacy FAB K.7.4-Recite short poems, rhymes and songs.) They created a Halloween circle story in which each friend contributed an idea to make the story!

Then onto Wee Math! Friends worked with the numbered peg boards. Numbered cards were taped all over the classroom and friends went on a scavenger hunt to find them. They re-gathered at the table and sequenced the numbers. Several friends worked on patterns with our miniature fruit.

An opportunity for a life skill lesson emerged and the topic was Kind Words.

Outdoor Classroom: The two main points of interest at the farm today were milkweed and tall grass! Friends were able to pull the feathery seeds out of the milkweed pods to create “fall snow”! On our prairie walk, friends found a field of very tall grass and ran, pushed, rolled, hid, stomped, pulled and laid in it. We looked for signs of fall all around us.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cereal and bananas. Lunch: Brown rice with chicken, apple slices and corn. Snack: Homemade (hot from the oven!) buttered wheat bread.

Have a beautiful day.

TOMORROW’S FARM GROUP: Finn, Max, Ellie, Elizabeth, Sophie, Elliott, Sloane, Marina and Marta. We will be leaving at 9:30.

HAPPY BIG 4 ELLIOTT JACKSON!!! We can’t wait to celebrate by eating those yummy choco chip pumpkin muffins!!!!!!!!! We love you!

There is a rites of passage here at Wee Friends and it’s called the Workbench. You have to be four years old to handle the real hammers and nails. Elliott walked that passage this morning as one of the official big kids!

Today, it was reported that each friend dove into the water! A couple friends swam the length of the pool without bobbles.

Friends walked into school today and were asked “Which is your favorite shape?”

We invited friends to come to the table to identify shapes, sort them and classify them. We also identified shapes that “did not belong.” Math FAB K.3.1 and K.3.2.

We created a ballet bar and danced a story. With our Sleeping Beauty soundtrack, friends danced a story that told of a fallen princess who fell prey to an evil witch’s spell. Down they went only to rise again when a prince visited the castle and revived them with a tickle. They shared a meal and the story ended. Friends moved their bodies as the tempo and rhythm of the music dictated. Calm tip-toes and up-tempo spins, dramatic drops to the floor and sweet leg lifts, all combined to create a poetic gross motor experience. When the IPhone flipped to “Party in the USA”, a friend, literally, stopped and would not continue. We fixed it.

There was a fire truck on the carpet and a fireman in the habitrail. At one point, the ballerinas were doused with water.

Stickers are a sensorial delight and friends spent a great deal of time, this morning, enjoying peeling away and sticking on.

Writing and creating art is one of the favorite works for Wee Friends. We encourage it at every turn.

We met Marta’s little sister, Chiara, and watched her do yoga!

And we prepared for the Birthday Snack Bash.

A great day to turn four. A great day to be alive!

Wee Sprouts: Elliott’s yellow tomatoes. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cinnamon and pear slices. Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortillas, broccoli and homemade applesauce. Snack: Elliott’s birthday muffins and yogurt.