Brrr!

Everyone has been very into the “Candy Shop” imaginative play theme lately. Ttoday we expanded the play into the housekeeping area so we could become artisan candy makers seeing the imaginary process of candy making through from start to finish.  First we pretended to make our candy in the kitchen, heating it over the stove, stirring it and putting it into molds (muffin tins) to cool.  Then we took our candies to market.  We had two shops complete with cash registers where we could put our candy in jars to sell to costumers.  Of course, we now needed wallets and bags to carry our money so we added that.  At the round table we had a restaurant where we could serve tea with our candies.  Later, as the game evolved the doctor tools came out. The candy shop was transformed into a pharmacy.  The candy turned to vitamins and medicines that we were selling!  What a fascinating and interesting progression all on their own. 

We got out new colors at the art easel. We just selected the primary colors. We have encouraged the WF to mix them together and see what results they can create. Imogen chose to just use the three colors, and the results are AMAZING!

The rice table came out with the tubes again. Our friends always enjoy the cause-and-effects of this activity.

A group of our older friends got out books to “read” to one another. They had some interesting conversations in between as well. We enjoy seeing their love of reading unfold.

Breakfast: PB bread & pears

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta w/ beans, green beans, and pineapple/banana

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt & granola

Wee Sprouts: Green beans

Link to pictures:  2023-03-13

Stay warm,

Ms. Linsey & Ms. Kim

Happy Friday!

**Happy 3rd birthday Katherine!!!**

Daniel and Bo wrapped up their last day of studying snakes. We investigated a map that contained all the areas snakes reside including the oceans. They took that information and applied it to the map in their journal. They discovered that snakes don’t live towards the northern and southern poles because the climate is too cold.

Since there has been a lot of interest in animals and habitats lately we enjoyed an play based activity creating and learning about animal tracks.  We got to study animal track matching cards and attempt to find the animal they belonged to.  We had books and charts to look at as well.  There was special interest in what frog, turtle, cow, horse and alligator tracks looked like.  Next we used our animals to make tracks in our home made sand dough.  Several of our friends helped make it this morning.  Expanding on the project questions came up like how to build a bird nest for the eagle that we were using to make eagle tracks.  Another friend berried an ant in  his sand which lead to a discussion about ant hills and how ants live in large colonies under the ground… so next week we will use our dough to create some of these ideas and learn more. 

In small journal group today, two of our friends had a wonderful idea to make a list of all of the names in our journal group.  Several of us have been using name index card to help with learning to write names.  Maggie and Imogen lined up the name cards and and worked together to catalog all of the names.

Closeups from our snow play!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes & banana

Lunch: Hummus wraps on whole wheat tortillas, carrots/peppers, & banana/apples

PM Snack: Katherine’s birthday treat (pumpkin bread & blueberry muffins) & hard boiled eggs

Wee Sprouts: Carrot chips & peppers

Link to pictures:  2023-03-10

Have a fantastic weekend!

Ms. Kim & Ms. Linsey

**Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed on Friday, April 7th for Good Friday.  Thank you.

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our snowy Friday.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh pear slices/bananas and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Yellow bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

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Good Afternoon!

This morning we began making music with the pianos and xylophones.  We listened  to the different sounds as we pressed the keys or tapped on the bar with our mallet.

Emily asked for a running song.  Miss Bekah thought of a song that has the running action in it called That’s The Way We Do It, by Greg and Steve.  We all loved acting out the variety of actions in the song.

Even though today was a bit chilly, we bundled up and headed outside.  We were busy in the rock area driving the construction trucks and filling them with rocks.  Some of us were busy digging in the sandbox.  Hannah filled her container and said “pat, pat” as she used the bottom of her shovel to flatten her sand in her container.  We also climbed up the rocks and went down the slide.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded turkey and butter, bananas, and corn.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with whole grain Wheat Thins crackers.

Wee Sprout: Carrot Chips.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-03-09

Greetings!

We took our Kindergarten sign-in outside this morning. They each had a list of snakes found throughout the world. We took our tape measure to see how large they are in real life. We discovered that the Reticulated Python was the biggest coming in at 21 feet. The smallest was only 4 inches long. A few of the snakes were about the same size as Bo.

Today we created mixed media paintings.  One of our friends had the idea to draw something and then paint it so we turned it into an art project.  We learned that mixed media is when two or more materials are used to make a piece of art.  Many of us tried making artwork using markers and water color paint.  Another fun discovery was how to flick the paint using ones thumb against the bristles as a way to make a splash painting.  It was both an interesting effect and a technique that kept the paint within our own image and off of our neighbors. 

We also played candy shop with glass beads.  We organized our candies into jars based on color.  We got out some pretend money and interacted buying and selling our candy.  They were hot ticket items selling for up to 100 dollars a piece!

Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares & banana

Lunch: Brown rice w/ pork, pepper/carrot chips,  & cantaloupe

PM Snack: Wheat Thins & sunflower seeds

Wee Sprouts: Carrot chips & peppers

Link to pictures:  2023-03-09

Have a fantastic rest of your day,

Ms. Linsey & Ms. Kim

Good Afternoon!

Today we engaged in books and having Miss Bekah and Miss Tina both read to us throughout the morning.

Several of us then created our own unique outfits with dress-up clothes and accessories.  Paige shared she was dressing up in her Halloween costume.

Ben and Dax engaged with the shape stackers.

Arthur and Hannah were engaged building with the Duplos.

What a busy morning we had as we all engaged in a variety of activities all throughout the classroom.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh apple slices, sweet potatoes and whole grain wheat bread with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat flatbread with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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Hello!

Our Kindergarteners were asked to create a graph to see which snakes are poisonous, and which ones from the book were constrictors. In addition, they practiced their pattern skills using multicolored stickers on their snake printouts. For group, we continued our snake theme by reading about vipers.

 

Daniel wanted to draw outside, so we brought out our parachute for them to enjoy. We made small booklets with their names on it. Daniel was feeling very artistic, and asked Rowan to be his model to copy into his book. She struck a pose and he recreated what he saw.

This morning, we enjoyed a welcome activity building our own math equations using sparkly treasures. Each of us was able to work with numbers based on our abilities.  Our youngest friends counted treasures in their cups and found the corresponding numbers.  Some were able to count the total and with help create the addition problem with the wooden numbers.  Our oldest friends count do this themselves.  There were Kindergarteners who were able to create addition problems like 10+10=20 with out help. 

Our mathematically inclined young man Daniel was able to do a division problem.  I asked him if he took 20 treasures and divided them in half how many would he have.  He though a minute and said 10.

Hannah did a great job with her math equation but insisted that the equal sign should be parallel…giving us a wonderful opportunity to talk about what parallels lines are.

Based on some various interests, we introduced some books to support those interest areas.  There were books on the internal workings of ship, submarines and airports.  One book was about the universe with large color photographs of Nebulas, galaxies, and planets.  We went as far as to talk about Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy, star clusters and Nebulas.  Some favorites were the Crab Nebula, the Cats Eye Nebula and the Horse Head Nebula .  We learned that a Nebula is beautiful and colorful space dust that will give birth to new stars.  Some friends were so excited that they brought the book to other friends to share what they learned!

Breakfast: Oatmeal & strawberries

Lunch: Hard-boiled eggs, bread slice, cucumbers/peppers, & pineapple/strawberries/oranges

PM Snack: Popcorn, raisins, & block cheese

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers

Link to pictures: 2023-03-08

Warmest Greetings To All,

Ms. Kim & Ms. Linsey

Happy Sunny Tuesday!

This morning we engaged in a sensory experience with colored rice.  We were given a small and a large bowl, a regular spoon, a measuring spoon and a cup.  We enjoyed working on our pouring and scooping skills with the variety of items.  Eliza and Ben used 1/2 a plastic egg to scoop or put the rice in as well.  We loved it and were all engaged in the activity for quite some time.

We then headed outside to get some fresh air and sunshine.  Friends were busy climbing, playing in the sandbox, engaged with trucks and Little People and exploring drawing with chalk on the sidewalk.

Eleanor enjoyed some tummy time and is grabbing at the face of the lion on her playmat.

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Refried beans and shredded cheddar cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh yellow bell pepper slices, peas and fresh strawberries.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

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Good Afternoon,

What a surprisingly beautiful day it has been! We took full advantage of the sunshine by getting lots of toys outside.

Yesterday we made some space playdough. We mixed quite a few colors together to try and achieve a black color. For stars, we used silver glitter. This morning we got to try out the playdough. We added some nocturnal animals to their trays to discuss how some animals are awake at night. We also included books about space and night creatures for them to explore. Rowan discovered that some stars are shaped into constellations. Hannah found a picture of all the planets that orbit the sun. She used her playdough to make the planet Saturn.

Several friends worked together today to create a table wide city complete with popsicle stick roads and block train stations, marinas, airports, fire stations and a few buildings that housed everything: vehicles,  aircraft and miraculously even ships. 

In our sensory bin today we created a desert habitat for our lizards.  We used sticks, logs and rocks to create dens for them to live in.  We were reminded that desert animals usually hide during the day under the ground to stay cool and then come out at night.  A few friends asked if they could have some acorns for pretend food.  The used the ice cream scoop as a lizard feeder!

Breakfast: Cheerios & watermelon

Lunch: PB roll-ups on flatbread, green beans/cucumbers, pears & cheese slice

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel w/ cream cheese & cheese sticks

Wee Sprouts: Green beans & cucumbers

Link to pictures: 2023-03-07

Warm regards,

Ms. Linsey & Ms. Kim

Good Afternoon!

This morning we placed several of our long hollow wood blocks together to create a walkway for us to climb, crawl, sit or walk across.

Then several of us were engaged with our beanie baby animals.  We were busy exploring them.  We engaged with them in the cube, fed them in the rocking chair or just sat on the carpet holding them.

We then headed into the kitchen to create our own watercolor painting.  We first drew with markers on our papers.  We then used a paint brush to spread water onto the colors and watched as they bled onto our papers to create watercolors.

Eleanor explored a shaker tambourine instrument, one of her spinning toys and gave us big happy smiles.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter and fresh apple/pear slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese, yellow bell peppers and watermelon slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-03-06