Good Afternoon!

This morning for our PREK1 sign in, children came up to the board where they were asked to identify the coin worth 25 cents, just like the book we read yesterday in group. Children wrote their name under the quarter and a few friends even went as far to identify the other coin, a penny, that is worth one cent!

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

We had a busy day with so many child driven ideas for experiments!  While sitting in the sandbox yesterday, an older friend came up with the idea to use the cornstarch and water mixture, but to try adding sand to see what would happen.  He hypothesized that the sand would make the mixture more “stiff”.  He, and other interested kids, tried mixing different amounts of each ingredient to see how the mixture was affected. 

Since we had sand in the classroom, we also decided to add it to the art center.  Kids tried mixing the sand into paint to see how it would change their paintings.

Another friend asked to try using the paint/salt mixture to make paintings at the art center.  After talking a bit, we decided it might be interesting to try different papers.  We tried water color paper, card stock and printer paper to see if the paper affected the outcome of the paintings.

Back in habitrail, a group of children participated in some ‘rough and tumble’ play. We always allow “wrestling” to happen in habitrail as long as there is a teacher present. We also go through rules that we have when engaging in this kind of play such as listening to friends words when they say “stop”. This type of play is important not only for gross motor development but understanding and exploring play that is safe and unsafe. Even though this group was made up of some of our youngest peers in the class, they were able to toe the line and make sure they stayed safe as well as their friends. By the end, friends were out of breath and needed a little breather by just laying on the floor and taking a break . We always try to allow our environment to be a space where we say “yes”, especially when it’s what children”’s bodies need!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Farm fresh egg cups topped with cheese, homemade apple/oat muffins, fresh watermelon/orange slices and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Hummus with corn  tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-13

Happy Wednesday!

This morning several friends engaged with the blocks of the shapes houses.  Rose tapped her shapes together, another friend worked at finding their shape’s place in the roof and Diana was taking the roof off and handing it to Miss Bekah to put onto the house several times.

We also engaged with stacking BounceBlocks to climb up on to hold onto the habi-trail bars.

We then headed into the kitchen to fill coffee filters with colorful dots using the dot markers.

We then headed outside to engage in digging in the sand, playing with the dragons, climbing up the rock path, going down the slid, carrying baby dolls around the yard and pushing our bikes up the hill.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apple

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat tortillas, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh pineapple slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack: White corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-05-13

Good afternoon!

This morning, we engaged in a variety of activities.

Then, Miss Audrey brought out various tumble mats for us to play on!

Outside, we spent most of our time at the sandbox. Even Rose and Diana joined, exploring sand as they reached in.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex with fresh cantaloupe

Lunch: Chicken avocado, whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber and fresh watermelon

Afternoon Snack: Plain whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese and fresh honeydew

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-12

Good Afternoon!

We continued talking about money for our sign in activity as well as our group time. For PREK1 sign in, we talked about two terms we use when dealing with money: cheap and expensive. We had talked about those words yesterday in group during our book and today, children defined the word ‘expensive’.

Later on in group, we read ‘Froggy’s Lemonade Stand’ where we talked about selling goods and earning money for those goods that were sold.

Froggy tried selling his lemonade for twenty five cents which children were able to identify as the worth of a quarter! Unfortunately, Froggy drank all of his profits before getting any customers so he was unable to make any  money!

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

This morning, several kids discovered that our classroom tadpoles had grown back legs.  We looked at our development model for frogs, and found the tadpole at its first stage of leg development.  It looked just like ours.

We offered a “lemonade stand” activity this morning at the round table.  Kids could use coins like quarters, dimes and nickels, to buy and sell lemonade to one another. 

Another project popped up in the art center yesterday afternoon.  Kids began exploring ways to use straws as building materials.  A couple of friends realized they could make shapes like triangles and trapezoids.  One friends said “Hey, maybe this could be a kite”.  After that, several kids decided to make kites.  We tested our designs outside.  This was a great example of a child lead project that came of kids independently exploring materials with curiosity.   This leads to creative thinking, problem-solving and deep learning.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!  

PREK2:  We have been spending more time outside with the weather being so beautiful.  In group today we read the story “In”.  It talked about inside and outside.  At the end of the story, we made a class list of things we enjoy doing indoors and outdoors.

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh honeydew melon.

Lunch: Chicken avocado on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/plum and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers/cherry tomatoes.

Have a great afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-12

Happy Monday!

This morning, we did a variety of activities such as watching animals out the reading steps window, playing with shakers, and taking care of baby dolls.

In the kitchen, we engaged with translucent shapes in the light table! We collected one type of gem or grabbed as many as we could in our hands to then say, “my hands are full!”

Outside, we drew on chalkboards and went down slides. Baby Rose and Diana both did lots of moving around as well!

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apple

Lunch: Whole grain pasta with black beans, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh yellow bell pepper

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt and whole grain graham crackers

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-11

Good Afternoon!

**Starting today, Miss Tina will be joining us on Monday and Tuesdays for the majority of the summer as a few teachers will take turns having some time off. Miss Tina knows most of our kiddos from her time at Wee Wee over the last few years! We are excited to have her back for the summer!

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This morning, we kicked off our week by starting to talk about money, values, and how and what we spend our money on! For PREK1 sign in, we specifically looked at the penny and added up how many pennies were on the board.

In group, we read ‘Those Shoes’ which is a book about buying goods and deciphering between wants and needs. We also talked about what ‘thrift shops’ are since the main character was searching the local thrift shops for shoes that were his size and at a price that he could afford.

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

Older friends have been talking about the value of money in group.  We took the opportunity to expand on this and offer a way for kids to explore these ideas through play.  Kids enjoyed the “flower shop cooperative play” activity where they could buy flowers or sell them to costumers.  During their play, teachers were able to share the values of different coins and how to add up numbers for the total price.  Kids were also interested in looking at numbers on bills.  They found 1’s, 5’s, 10’s and 20’s. 

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter/cinnamon sugar and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef, fresh honey dew melon/orange slices/bananas and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-11

Happy Friday!

This morning we all took turns working on the Latch board puzzles working to open all of the different style of latches.

We then engaged with putty in the kitchen.  We worked our on strengthening our hand muscles as we stretched it.  Several friends shared they stretching it into pasta and soup.

Outside, we engaged in many activities!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with hummus, fresh banana and fresh cucumber

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and sliced Colby-jack cheese

Wee Sprout: Green bell peppers.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother’s Day to all of our wonderful Mothers.

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-08

Happy Friday!

We had a sensory exploration morning with a “Glass noodle sensory activity”.  These noodles have a particularly interesting texture.  The kids described them as “squishy, cold, slippery and slimy”.  One friend asked if we could try coloring the noodles.  We added water color paint to see what would happen.  The kids were excited to find that the noodles were able to absorb the paint and turn vibrantly pink, orange and blue!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh strawberries/pineapple

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla with fresh cantaloupe/pineapple and fresh cucumbers

PM Snack: Pretzels and cheese with banana slices

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a great Mothers Day weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-08

Good afternoon!

This morning we engaged with Object Sensory Boxes! We tried fitting as many balls as we could, tried counting the balls, and tapped the balls together.

In the kitchen, we engaged with wooden beads and pipe cleaners. We made snakes with our beads and used the pattern boards in a variety of ways.

Outside, we engaged in many of our favorite activities!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with pork, fresh cucumber and fresh orange

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Triscuit crackers and mozzarella cheese sticks

Wee Sprout: Green beans

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-07

Good Afternoon!

We had a jammed packed visit to Prairie Winds Farm this morning! We helped by sweeping the barn, shoveling manure, feeding animals like bunnies, a horse (Shelby who is 27 years old!), and chickens. We were able to hold three day old turkeys and headed to the garden before we left. There were strawberries that were ripe and we each got to pick one to eat! We also picked some spinach and parsley—we loved the spinach but didn’t care for the straight parsley .

It was the perfect mix of fun and productive!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares with fresh banana.

Lunch: Brown rice with pork, fresh plums/bananas, and fresh green beans/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pepita seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-07