Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 sign in journal revolved around our morning project: our beans! Kiddos came to the board where they identified the two things that their bean will need to grow: water and sunlight!

Later on in group, we read ‘Stellaluna’ which focused on two kinds of animals: bats and birds. We talked about the things that they need to survive. We highlighted two things, food and shelter, which were both prominent in the book. 

Since we have been talking about plants and animals, we decided it was a great time for a bean observation science project.  Everyone who wanted to plant a bean and watch it grow, added two beans to a clear plastic bag.  We added a wet paper towel since we remembered that one thing a plant needs is water to grow.  As we taped our beans up to the window, we remembered that another thing plants need to grow is light.  Older friends made a bean journal so they could record their observations as the bean grows.  We learned that “observing” the bean means we are paying attention and noticing.  If we make an observational drawing of the bean we are only drawing what we see right now.  We also do this when we write about it.  Some kids wrote about how the bean looked, “the bean is the shape of an oval”.  Others wrote about where the bean was in its growth process.  One friends wrote,“now its just a bean”.  As long as kids were writing about what they observed, it went into the journal. 

PREK2:  During group, we learned about plant growth.  We read a book called “Grow It”.  We came up to the board to decide which part of the bean growing into a plant happened “first, next and last.”

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

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and fresh blackberries.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and mozzarella cheese, fresh cantaloupe/mango/banana and fresh snap peas/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt fresh fruit popsicles.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-13

Happy Friday!

This morning, we spent some time with xylophones and pianos before grabbing scarves and listening to various songs from The Wiggles! While dancing with the scarves, some friends held the scarves over their faces to play Peek-a-boo with Miss Audrey and Miss Bekah.

In the kitchen, we used cotton balls, q-tips and bottle caps to paint with blue, red and yellow tempera paint.

We then headed outside.  We pushed or rode our bikes up and down the hill, rode on the teeter totters with a friend or walked around the backyard.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with fresh pear

Lunch: Turkey lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, fresh mixed fruit (oranges/blueberries/raspberries)  and cooked butternut squash.

Afternoon Snack: Colby-jack sliced cheese and Pretzels.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-10

Happy Friday!

We ended our week drawing an animal that fit into one category for our PREK1 sign in. Children listened to the options for each category and decided which animal they wanted to draw an animal for. We had a dog, crocodile, bunny, and pterodactyl!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

This morning we explored magnets as as a hands-on science activity.  Kids made several observations as they manipulated the magnets.  One thing they learned was that North and South poles of the magnet attract each other while the same poles repel one another.  Kids had a great time testing this out as they used one magnet to push another across their tray.  Some kids found they could use one magnet to make the other spin.  Kids learn best when they can explore new information through a play experience.    

We hope you enjoy a few more photos!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla with fresh raspberries/blueberries/cantaloupe and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Pretzels, mozzarella cheese and fresh pears.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-10

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in wearing dress-up clothes while carrying purses, bears  dolls  and/or a basket with items inside and walking around the front circle, saying “Bye!”

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a loose parts activity with Montessori wooden color sorting stacking rings, hollow colored circles and rainbow peg people.  We were stacking rings around our people to “hide them and a friend shared that the hollow circles were “cookies.”

We then enjoyed crawling through a tunnel.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with fresh watermelon slices.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple slices and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thin crackers with peanut butter and bananas.

Wee Sprout: Green bell peppers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures:  2026-04-09

Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 sign in focused on plants and what they HAVE and what they NEED. Each friend found a card with their name on it and on the back, a word was written. We read the word aloud and children had to determine if it was something that a plant needs or has. Our oldest friend was given the word ‘sun’ and she was able to sound out the word all by herself!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

We expanded on our animal imaginative play exploration this morning at the round table.  We added three trays of kinetic sand, each with a different type of material for building farm fences.  One friend shared that her farm had no fences.  We talked about free range farms.  This prompted a great question about how the animals would “stay safe from predators”.  We talked about how some farms have dogs that herd and protect the animals.  Several kids added dogs to their farms and enjoyed playing imaginatively around this theme.  It was exciting to see one of our older friends lead this leaning experience.  One friend became interested in counting groups of animals so we also enjoyed a little addition practice.  So many learning opportunities emerge naturally form these kinds of intentional, yet open ended play experiences. 

We added a new “water movement” activity to the sensory bin since so many friends have been interested in marble runs.  The pipe system gave kids a chance to watch how water moves based on the angles of the pipes.  Many friends enjoyed watching where the water came out and then placing cups to catch the water.  There were several kids interested in watching how the pipes were put together.  We talked about why each connector was placed, what it was used for and what it was called.  We also talked about how these are the types of pipes used in the water systems used for plumbing and moving water in our homes.

I would like to take a moment to share a brief conversation between two friends as they walked up the hill:

Milo: “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?’

Clark: (in a mater-of-fact tone) “No…”

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Brown rice with chicken, fresh cantaloupe/pineapple/watermelon, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Peanut butter on whole wheat crackers with sunflower seeds and raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-09

Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 friends came to the sign in board where they chose an animal to draw that lives in the air, on lands, or in the water. Friends were excited to add an animal to the picture. The animals that were drawn by friends ranged from a bee to a giraffe to a shark. All three groups were accounted for!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

At the art table, we offered a plant and animals sorting activity for both PREK1 and 2 groups.  Kids were asked to think of a plant or an animal they would like to draw.  Some friends drew in each category.  older friends wrote the name of their plant or animal while younger kids had a teacher help write.  We had some wonderful drawing solutions.

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

PREK2: We read a new book called “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons”.  The book introduces early subtraction and the kids enjoyed counting down buttons until Pete had zero left.  We also practiced deep breathing as we pretended to slowly blow a dandelion away.    

Breakfast- Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs, homemade cinnamon apple oatmeal muffins, fresh watermelon/oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Tortilla chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a great night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-08

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we engaged in a sensory activity with shaving cream, water, animals and a paint brush.

We then headed out to climb on the outside of the habi-trail from a stack of Bounce Blocks that we built.

We engaged in a variety of our favorite activities outside.  We dug in the sandbox, pulled baby dolls around the yard in a cart, rode bikes around the circle and down the hill, drew with chalk on the chalkboard, played inside the climbing house and went down the slide.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh pear /banana.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortillas, sliced Colby Jack cheese, fresh mandarin oranges and cooked broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-04-08

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the housekeeping area.  We wore dress-up clothes and accessories, cared for a baby doll by covering them up with a blanket and went shopping for food with our basket.

We then headed into the kitchen to work on a variety of puzzles that met our skill level.  The older friends were able to complete the Montessori interlocking animal puzzles.

We then headed outside and engaged in the sandbox; digging and filling buckets and riding on the dump trucks.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh mandarin oranges.

Lunch: Hummus, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh banana and cooked peas and carrots

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and fresh pear slices.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-04-07

Good Afternoon!

We focused on animal habitats for our PREK1 sign in this morning. Children chose a notecard that had an animal written on it. They had to tape their animal under the appropriate habitat, They had to sort the animals between three habitats: polar habitat, rainforest, and desert!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

We continued to explore animal habitats beyond sign-in with some imaginative play experiences.  Three trays were offered, each with a different habitat and different animals that fit into that habitat.  Kids chose from a desert, ocean and  pond environments to play.  We talked about how different kinds of animals need different kinds of habitats to thrive.  Many of our kids chose to explore the trays in pairs which was great for their social emotional development.

In the art center, kids explored a variety of water color techniques like water spray/water color and salt/watercolor.  The kids enjoyed watching how the water color reacted with the salt and how it moved on the paper when sprayed.  We always love the opportunity to mingle the experimental/observational aspects of science with visual process art.

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

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh banana slices.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla with fresh cucumbers/peppers and fresh cantaloupe/pears.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-07

Good Afternoon!

This week, we’ll be talking about plants and animals and today for our PREK1 sign in, we focused on plants! Each group member came up the board where they were asked to identify the missing part of the plant. Everyone knew that it was the roots and we talked about what the roots job is.

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

This morning a friend asked if we could read some books from the seasonal box.  One of the books was about finding eggs on an egg hunt.  Several kids got very interested in finding all of the eggs on each page.  One of our older friends began to add them up as we went from page to page.  The numbers got bigger, but she was still able to do the math.  She got up to 11+3=14 eggs.  Some of our younger kids were able to add 2 eggs on one page plus 2 on another page to get 4 eggs.  This was a great example of addition practice occurring naturally, emerging from an authentic interest. 

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

PREK2: In group today we read the book “The Creature of Habit”.  We talked about how the creature had been worried about trying new things but had liked it once he tried.  After group we thought about something that we had tried that was new to us.  Some kids shared something they wanted to try rather than something we had already tried.  We made a group list.

Breakfast–  Whole wheat english muffin with cream cheese and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with kidney beans and shredded beef, fresh honeydew melon/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-06