Good Afternoon!

Kindergarten sign in focused on sorting items into specific groupings based on similarities. There was a bowl full of various materials such as boats, bears, trains, cars, and fire engines. Each kindergartener had to choose how to sort the materials. Once they decided how they wanted to sort the items, they placed the groupings onto the chart. Daniel and C chose to sort the items based on color while Bo chose to sort only the transportation vehicles, sorting the vehicles by type: car, boat, fire engine, and train.

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g. colors, shapes, opposites).

In K/PREK1 group, we gathered around in a circle and spread out several laminated shapes. I told the group members to take a minute to look at the shapes. Then, I shared with them that we’d be using the sorting chart in the middle of the floor but they had to choose how the shapes are sorted. By working together, they sorted the shapes three different ways: by color, by shape type, and by number of sides!

K.RV.2.2: Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g. colors, shapes, opposites).

A few friends sat down at the welcome activity to begin their Wednesday. Children took animals and sorted them by where they live: at the zoo, in a house, or at a farm.

The art table was super busy this morning. First, markers and paint dotters dominated our morning before a friend asked to do playdough. The chairs had alternating friends exploring the playdough up until we had to clean up for lunch!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– Air popped popcorn with raisins.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/26

Good Afternoon!

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, November 24-Friday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you.

Some friends were busy this morning climbing up onto and under the habi-trail.

Dax was busy wearing the colored rings, while Eliza was exploring the Peek-a-Blocks.

We all then headed into the kitchen to use a playdough hammer to pound golf tees into the pumpkin.  Eliza enjoyed taking the tees out, while Ben enjoyed exploring the texture of the stem with his hands.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Refried beans and cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas, cantaloupe and red bell pepper slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese and mozzarella cheese stick.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah

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Good Afternoon!

Yesterday in K/PREK1 group, we read ‘Are You My Mother?’ by Dr. Seuss. After we were done reading the story, we talked about the three main types of ending punctuation and when we use each. Today, Bo and Daniel completed a kindergarten sign in where they had to distinguish between each punctuation mark by circling them with a specific marker color.

K.W.6.2b: Punctuation– Recognizing and naming ending punctuation.

We read, ‘Same, Same, But Different’ in K/PREK1 group today which is a book in our MACK section. To begin the story, we met two children who became pen pals that lived across the country from each other. While they shared similarities such as riding a bus to school, the look of the buses was quite different!

The MACK that we will focus on this week is:

Children will celebrate the differences and similarities that connect all people.

Several children explored the morning welcome activity. The activity was an open ended activity where children used three materials: colored bears, popsicle sticks, and white tiles. Children used these materials in a variety of ways! In any open ended activity, children guide where the activity goes and teachers serve as a helper if needed. For example, getting out other materials that they may need to extend their learning.

We enjoyed another nice morning outside. So many things happened during our outdoor experience. Daniel practiced his story telling by telling a group of his peers a few spooky Halloween stories. Friends searched throughout the yard for leaves by using their hands or a barrel. A group of younger peers practiced their tracing skills by tracing their friends body outlines with chalk while Maggie used the chalk to practice her letter A!

Breakfast– Chex and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread/tortilla, sliced cheddar cheese, fresh apples/pears, and fresh cucumber/green bean.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with butter/cinnamon and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green bean.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/25

Good Afternoon!

This morning we did several bean bag dancing songs by Greg and Steve.  Friends had to follow directions and use their listening skills to listen for the part of their body the song told us to place our bean bag.  They did wonderful following along.

We then danced wearing dress up items to the Frozen song, Let It Go, drove trucks, played with the snowballs and walked around carrying a purse.

We then headed outside to enjoy the warm Fall weather.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pear slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and red beans, cucumber slices and bananas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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Happy Monday!

**Wee Friends will be closed Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving break.

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Toasted whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, fresh watermelon/oranges, and fresh green beans/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with fresh apples.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/24

Happy Friday!

Our friends began their morning with the maraca, tambourine and  shaker instruments making beautiful music together.

Arthur, Emily and Paige were busy together in the play kitchen making a birthday cake.  They used their imaginative skills and used the pop up people to make it.

We then asked Miss Tina to read us some teacher books.  One of the books she read was a bilingual book, so she read each page first to us in English and then Spanish.

We then headed outside to get some fresh air and sunshine!

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh pineapple and sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah

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Happy Friday!

This week has been all about patterns and today, we focused strictly on making our own patterns!

During kindergarten sign in, Daniel and Bo worked with numbers in the form of dots to make their patterns. For example, Bo chose to make the pattern 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

After reading a Frog and Toad story focused on the fall time, we used the wooden rainbow to create patterns using colorful puff balls. When children make patterns, they tend to be more on the simple side such as an ABAB pattern. However, today that went out the window!

The four K/PREK1 group members created more challenging and complex color patterns! The patterns they came up with were ABCDEABCDE, ABCABC, ABCCABCC, and AABCDDEEAABCDDEE. QUITE complex! “I’m going to make a hard one!”—they took great pride in the patterns they came up with!

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

A few friends helped me make two new batches of playdough this morning! They discussed it and decided on a blue batch and a pink batch. They were amazing helpers.

We finally got a nice morning full of sunshine! We spent time outside which was amazing for our bodies and souls.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Pumpkin bread and clementines (the perfect four year old birthday treat!)

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/21

Good Afternoon!

Kindergarteners worked with a bar graph that showed data on our favorite vegetables. They had to answer questions like, “How many people liked peppers the most?”

They were able to look at the graph and answer the questions!

K.W.5: With support, build understanding of a topic using various sources. (Identify relevant pictures, charts, grade- appropriate texts, personal experiences, or people as sources).

After we read one of our favorite MACK books A Tale of Two Beasts, children were given a bead bracelet that I started for each of them. They continued the pattern on their pipe cleaner before we made it into bracelets. The patterns that children continued were ABBABB, AABBAABB, AAABBBAAABBB and ABCABC.

K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded beef, fresh pineapple/apple, and fresh green beans/cucumber.

PM snack– Fruit popsicles and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 10/20

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy some of the pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with red kidney beans, orange bell pepper slices and fresh pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Sunflower seeds and Ritz crackers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah

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Good Afternoon!

Today we were busy crawling on the habi-trail, looking at books independently, working our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to unscrew our bolt people, cooking in the play kitchen and playing with animals.

We then headed into the kitchen to paint with Miss Bekah.  We used two different shaped leaves to paint our papers using green, red and yellow tempera paint.  We created colorful masterpieces.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, toasted whole grain wheat bagel with butter, cucumber slices and fresh oranges.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat flatbread with cream cheese.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah

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