Today, at one table, friends were working on tying shoelaces. At the other table, they were studying the color, shape and size of plastic coins. They also matched the coin to its image on paper.

Last Fall, we collected grub worms and created a habit for them. A small group of explorers have been looking for the grub worms, buried deep within a log. While waiting their turn at the workbench, they studied the four layers of the earth.

A mini society (which has sustained itself over many days) grew in housekeeping. Their was a nurse and several pregnant mommies, who gave birth. We heard lots of reasonable negotiations as friends shared props and costumes.

Friends engaged in their favorite, everyday activities and we watch and listen and support their creative visions!

In the summer months, friends spend hours upon hours selling ice cream from the cottage climber. Today we heard “Ice pack! Who wants an ice pack?!”

Winter, spring, summer, fall!

At Wee Friends, we’ve got it all!!!

Have a great day.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Corn Chex and pear slices. Lunch: Melted cheddar on whole wheat tortillas, broccoli and pears. Snack: Cottage cheese and bananas.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Tate started his morning off by continuing to master the habitrail. A new favorite of his is looking at his reflection in the mirror.

Music time occurred this morning where friends used drums, pianos, and maracas to make wonderful sounds. It’s great when all of our friends can be involved in the same activity. Friends watch each other interact. This is where learning and growth takes place.

Eren, Nora, Lu-Lu, and Saskia headed into the kitchen where they explored shaving cream. A few of our friends had never tried shaving cream before and they dove right in!

This afternoon, friends sat and built towers with blocks. We were very concentrated on what we were doing .

For breakfast, children had kix and pears. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with tuna, green beans, and apples. PM snack was pretzels and cheddar cheese.

Have a wonderful night!

Welcome back, Melinda! It’s so good to have you back!

Oh the earth was good to us, and so we thank the earth! For giving us, a warm enough day, to bundle up and go out and play. Yes, the earth was good to us.

Have a great day.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cheerios and pears. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with turkey, fresh green beans and apples/bananas. Snack: Farm fresh milk and crackers.

Happy Friday!

Tate, Maya, and Lucy had a breakfast pow-wow in the kitchen this morning. Cheerios and banana were on the menu. They’re all enjoying the sensorial aspect of feeding themselves ‘big people’ food .

Emma and Eren headed into the kitchen where they played with shaving cream. Eren put a lot in his hand and then squeezed it out while Emma took her fingers and drew lines in the shaving cream.

Our friend Nora came to visit again this morning! She asked to go play in the kitchen so Eren and Emma followed. They had a blast coloring with the markers! Our fine motor is improving along with our color recognition .

For breakfast, children had oatmeal and banana. Lunch consisted of hummus on whole wheat bread, mixed vegetables, and pears. PM snack was cheddar cheese and crackers.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Friends were very excited to get back on the Blue Bus today! They were also excited to count hearts. With numbered paper hearts, friends added and subtracted. Then they added dice. They added the numbers on the dice. They found the hearts that matched those numbers.

Santa had an evolving crew of elves making presents for his sack. Practically speaking, friends spent huge amounts of time cutting with scissors.

Tami read Boom Chicka Rock by John Archambault. Friends gathered around her to listen to a story, sing along AND count the numbers on the face of a clock. Later, they found an image of the clock on the reading center wall. They matched the book clock with the wall clock.

Friends were leaders and followers, dancers and athletes, architects and mathematicians, moms, dads, sisters, brothers and babies. A great way to end our week back.

Happy Friday and have a terrific weekend.

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese and pear slices. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat bread, mixed veggies and pear slices. Snack: Goldfish and bananas.

Happy Thursday!

We spent our morning getting to know our newest two year old friend Nora! With the travel and weather delays, Nora and her mom, Nicole, made it to Wee Wee today! She’ll have her first full day on Monday. We’re so excited to welcome Sean, Nicole, and Nora to our Wee Wee family!

Between pulling ourselves up onto furniture, jumping on our bottoms in a play block, and getting in tune with the fish, our baby friends had a fantastic day!

Eren and Emma took their new friend Nora into the kitchen where they colored, playing with magnatiles, and did peg work.

This afternoon, Eve came over to say hi to her friends and sister Maya. Eve is transitioning this week to Wee Friends! We enjoyed seeing her and her BIG smile!

For breakfast, children had whole grain toast with butter and cinnamon along with banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with marinara and turkey sausage, mixed vegetables, and banana. PM snack was cottage cheese and pretzels.

Our gentlemen of the class say, “bye!”

There were lots of ideas and interests being developed today. Fireflies for one. Yesterday, Lisa read a book that mentioned a firefly. The kids were captivated by this tiny magical insect. Today, a small group worked together to learn the different parts of a firefly, especially the part that makes it light up!

Puzzles, princess drawings and Magna Tiles were other activities that filled the imaginations of our friends.

We filled bins with snow and added Little People. We also squirted water color and sprinkled sparkles into the snow. We asked questions as friends explored the textures and temperatures: “Is it hot or cold? Soft or hard? Slimy or fluffy?”

The Polar Express was built under the habitrail. We explored the word “polar” and identified other words that are coupled with it (and why).

A small group of friends used magnifying glasses to study other kinds of bugs and insects. 

They organized a very practical and comfortable work table for their study.

And a few friends danced The Nutcracker. To the Nutcracker music. They described, at length, characters in the story and which WF was which character.

Our older friends who meet for large group after lunch began The Magic School Bus study. As I write, they are creating their own magic school bus out of cardboard boxes, markers and glue.

Princesses and fireflies, trains and buses. Let’s see where our Wee minds take us.

Have a terrific day!

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast and cinnamon. Lunch: Pasta with ground turkey and marinara, mixed veggies and orange slices. Snack: Cottage cheese and pineapple.

 

 

 

There were lots of ideas being developed today. Fireflies for one. Yesterday, Lisa read a book that mentioned a firefly. The kids were captivated by this tiny magical insect. Today, a small group worked together to learn the different parts of a firefly, especially the part that makes it light up!

Puzzles, princess drawings and Magna Tiles were other activities that filled the imaginations of our friends.

 

We filled bins with snow and added Little People. We also squirted water color and sprinkled sparkles into the snow. We asked questions as friends explored the textures and temperatures: “Is it hot or cold? Soft or hard? Slimy or fluffy?”

The Polar Express was built under the habitrail. We explored the word “polar” and identified other words that are coupled with it (and why).

A small group of friends used magnifying glasses to study other kinds of bugs and insects.

 

They organized a very practical and comfortable work table for their study.

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

We all got back in the swing of things today! Everyone had a lovely two and a half weeks to spend at home with family but it’s back to Wee Wee World .

Eren and Saskia played together all morning. Reading books and playing in the gross motor area filled their day!

Our three little friends came back and acted as if they were never gone! They’re getting teeth, moving quicker, and growing faster than we can blink our eyes.

For breakfast, children had cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of cheese tortillas, cucumber, and banana. PM snack was yogurt and animal crackers.

Have a great evening!

Welcome back Wee Friends and Families!

Today, we welcome Eve into the older classroom!

We eased into our day hearing lots of stories about stay at home days and exciting things in their lives.

Max made it to # 38 in The Magic Tree House book series. Owen played store. Aislinn got a new Lego set and Marta ate octopus at a Japanese grocery. Sloane joined the “big kid group” and Leo slipped right into his WF house slippers. Elliott told us about how his daddy put the Christmas tree outside and it stood straight up, all by itself, like a real tree. Elizabeth got a new hat and gloves and still loves Sleeping Beauty. At WF, Finn gets to stay up now, instead of napping. Clara hung ornaments with her mom and Ellie’s new princess shampoo doesn’t make her head itch.

Friends jumped into their favorite places to learn and play. Lisa offered an observation/listening game in which friends listened to an object move around the inside of a box. She showed them a tray with the missing toy and they had to guess which toy they heard.

A stage was built for The Nutcracker and Elizabeth and Sloane cast the ballet and then danced it. Sadly, our Nutcracker recording was not available, so they settled for a synthesized Beatle’s medley.

The Blue Bus will be here on Friday morning.

It’s good to see everyone again! Here’s to the start of a fantastic 2014!!!

Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Snap peas. Breakfast: Kashi and bananas. Lunch: Melted cheddar on whole wheat tortillas, cucumbers and bananas. Snack: Yogurt and Goldfish