Good Afternoon!
Enjoy a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Blue corn chips with hummus.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/19
Good Afternoon!
This morning several of us were engaged with the cars and train cars. Arthur built a train track for his train cars while Emily and Paige drove their cars and trains on the hollow blocks and ramps.
Hannah worked her fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills to move the beads in the tracing board while Dax and Eliza enjoyed the shape block houses. Ben was using his climbing skills as he climbed up onto the habi-trail and crawled his way through to go down the slide.
We enjoyed a sensory experience with shaving cream, animals and bugs with Miss Tina. Emily was very excited to show us her hands covered in shaving cream.
Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares-Brown Sugar cereal and fresh apple slices.
Lunch: Peanut butter on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh pears, red bell pepper slices and Colby cheese slices.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and red bell pepper slices.
Have a great evening!
Rebekah
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Good Afternoon!
We focused on charts and graphs today in kindergarten sign in as well as in K/PREK1 group. For sign in, we looked at a pie chart that revolved around our favorite colors. We talked specifically about what we use charts for and what this type of chart was called. Then, children answered questions based on the information that we learned about using the pie chart.
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 reading, ‘The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin’ in K/PREK1 group, we looked at a bar graph that focused on our favorite breakfast meal. After I explained the specifics of the information that was shown on the graph, I asked questions like, “The yellow bar is oatmeal. How many kids said that oatmeal was their favorite breakfast?”
We were also able to compare breakfasts and answer questions about our least favorite as well as our most favorite breakfast!
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).
Yesterday, children worked on hollowing out the two pumpkins so they could explore them today! Friends used a hammer to nail in golf tees around the entire pumpkin! It is our favorite fall time activity and children always look forward to it! While it’s fun, it is also a great activity that focuses on hand eye coordination.
Breakfast– Chex and fresh pears.
Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, sliced cheddar cheese, fresh clementines, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/18
Good Afternoon!
This morning several of us were busy with our colored beads and stacking them on one of the stackers or the balance.
We then went to make our own music on the piano or shaking the shakers to hear the different sounds the instruments make.
Miss Tami bought us the big orange pumpkin and Miss Tina brought in the small white pumpkin. We enjoyed exploring the stems and skin with our hands. We talked about the colors and sizes (big and small) of them, weight of them(heavy or light) and how the outer skin (smooth or bumpy) felt to us.
Breakfast: Toasted whole grain wheat bread with peanut butter and fresh oranges.
Lunch: Whole grain wheat pasta with butter and shredded pork, fresh apple slices and peas.
Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.
Have a great evening and stay warm and dry!
Rebekah
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Good Afternoon!
Our daily kindergarten sign in activity focused on patterns, taking into account shape and color! They had to identify the pattern and figure out what colored shape went on the blank space. Not only did children get to work on identifying patterns but it was a nice shape refresh!
K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.
We read ‘Caps For Sale’ during K/PREK1 group. Afterwards, we continued the pattern trend for our activity. Each group member got one shape handed to them. We went through the six patterns on the chalkboard and had to figure out what shape came next in the pattern. Whoever had the shape that completed the pattern raised their hand and came to the chalkboard to tape it at the end of the pattern.
K.CA.5: Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for simple repeating and growing patterns with numbers of shapes.
One of our favorite things about the fall time is getting to explore pumpkins! Today, children took turns scooping the pumpkin guts out with their hands! They used very descriptive words about the pumpkin guts such as slimy and gooey. Next up: golf tees!
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh apples, and fresh carrots/green beans.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/green beans.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/17
Happy Friday!
Now that the weather has gotten colder, please make sure your child has winter mittens and hats for morning outside play everyday. Also, if you could put your child’s name or initials on their outside clothing that would be much appreciated. Thank you!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh orange slices.
Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with hummus, fresh banana and cucumbers.
Afternoon Snack: Cantaloupe and Colby block cheese slices.
Have a great weekend!
Rebekah
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Happy Friday!
Enjoy the pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh green beans/carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.
Have a lovely weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/14
Good Afternoon!
This morning Miss Tina brought out the big tunnel with 4 different pathways to choose from and an opening to pop up out of in the middle. We absolutely loved it!
We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a sensory play experience with playdough. We explored using a variety of textured cutting tools and rolling pins to see the different designs they made in it. We also worked using playdough scissors to practice cutting our playdough.
Even though it was a chillier morning than we are used to, we bundled up and headed outside.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh cantaloupe.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pineapple and cucumbers.
Afternoon Snack: Wheat Thins crackers and sunflower seeds.
Have a great evening!
Rebekah
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Good Afternoon!
As one kindergarten shared once they were done with their sign in, “Wow! I wrote a lot!”.
The three kindergarteners had to write down a person in the classroom who is taller than they are as well as a peer who is shorter than they are. Once they were done with that, they had to list their family members in order from tallest to shortest. One kindergartener even added in their family dog!
K.M.1: Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more.
Two of our kindergarteners built a very detailed creation using a combination of wooden train tracks and magnatiles. The magnatiles were individual houses while the train track went through the town. In the middle of the track, they wanted to use a bridge but it wasn’t staying up. So, using their problem solving skills, they used magnatiles to place underneath the bridge so that the bridge would stay up!
Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!
Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple/apples, and fresh green beans/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers and peanuts.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.
Have a wonderful night!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 10/13
Good Afternoon!
This morning friends were busy using their imaginative play skills while engaged with several items.
First, Emily was putting the colored rings up against the wall and was moving them in an up and down motion. Miss Bekah asked Emily what she was doing with them? She replied, “painting the wall.” Several others joined her.
The second activity was using the animals and wooden blocks. They were putting their animals inside the hollow wooden blocks. Paige said her animals were sleeping so we needed to talk quietly.
We then headed into the kitchen for some sensory play in the corn and bean table.
Eliza engaged in a sensory experience with the scarves while the older friends were playing in the sensory table.
We then headed outside for more sensory experiences while exploring the leaves, sand, rocks and chalk dust.
Breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pears.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe and cucumbers.
Afternoon Snack: Refried beans and blue corn tortilla chips.
Have a wonderful evening!
Rebekah
Link to pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIullc4ke1yTaMZ8pswRQw