Good Afternoon!

A child lead project emerged this morning in the block area this morning.  William and Hannah built a very large tower and had the idea to use tape in order to stabilize the building.  This sparked the beginning of a “recycled cardboard and tape building project.”  That way William and Hannah’s idea could play out through experimentation.  William and Hannah lead the way as the majority of our Wee friends spent time building a large system of roads and houses spanning the entire building rug.  They built furniture for the houses and even a sewer system leading away from the “town bathroom”

The Wee Friends Olympic games continued as well as everyone took on the “tape balance beam course”,winding all the way around the kitchen!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh strawberries/pineapple, and fresh carrots/cucumber.

PM snack– Hummus with blue corn chips

Wee Sprout- Fresh carrots/cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-07-31

Happy last day of July!

This morning the friends enjoyed choosing a book from the bookshelf and having a teacher read to them.

Several friends engaged in the activities on the Zany Zoo Activity cube.  One friend moved the beads across the wire and the duck through the maze, another friend opened the doors to see the animal behind it and then closed it, and Charlotte spun the alphabet letters to see what picture matched each of the letters.

We worked on stacking our color beads and wooden loose parts onto our stacker.  Eleanor also rolled her ball down the ball maze.

We also engaged in several music activities.  A friend asked for the rhythm sticks and we marched around the front circle tapping our sticks to Ants Go Marching.  We also sat and tapped our sticks on the floor to a beat. We then made our own beautiful sounds playing the pianos and xylophones for everyone to hear.

We then headed outside to enjoy some fresh air.  We enjoyed our usual favorite activities; however, today at the art table we made dot pictures with our dot markers as well as the markers.  Miss Bekah also cooled us down with a cool mist spray and we loved it.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat bread, strawberries and sweet potatoes.

Afternoon Snack:  White corn tortilla chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-31

Good Afternoon!

This morning in the art center, we made Olympic torches out of paper.  Our older friends learned how to make them first,  and then taught our younger friends.  After showing a younger friend how to make the torch, an older friend stuck by to help and answer questions.  Our big kids made great teachers!  Teaching others is the best way to learn.  The younger kids love working with an older friend as well and learning from them!

This afternoon, our second Olympic event of the week took place: the long jump! Our older friends showed their younger peers how to bend their knees and jump! Most of our jumps turned into cute bunny hops or energetic skips! We love moving our body whenever possible!

As William played with clay outside today he was watched by a young admirer who was enamored with his ceramics skills!  Having the multiage aspect of our program has mutual developmental benefits!  We try to foster the “older kids teaching the younger kids” dynamic when ever possible!

Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/radishes/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/radishes/carrots.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-30

Good Afternoon!

Our friends started off their morning by taking turns to crawl through a tunnel. We also danced with silk scarves to Shake Your Sillies Out.

We then made our way into the kitchen to paint with two different kinds of brushes, a flat one and a round one. We painted with red and blue paint,  and our friends watched as the two colors mixed on their papers to make purple.

We then headed outside to play in the sandbox; watching the sand go down the blue chute or put it into different containers.  We also rode the teeter-totter and Eleanor engaged in a new sensory experience, exploring clay with a variety of tools.

Breakfast:  Kix cereal and fresh plum slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla with peanut butter, Colby-Jack block cheese slices, cantaloupe and cucumber.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-30

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were engaged in a variety of activities.  We went on a bear hunt with our stuffed teddy bears, cooked in the play kitchen and used our imaginative skills with the doctor tools to use in our cooking, looked through our color pyramid squares and built a tower with the BounceBlocks to stand on at the habi-trail.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a loose parts activity.  Our trays contained dominoes, pom-poms, a wood cup and bowl, a spoon, tongs and a whisk.  Pom-poms were placed inside of our whisk and we worked our fine motor skills using our fingers to pull them out.  We also worked to strengthen our hand muscles as we used tongs to pick up the pom-poms.  Charlotte, Eleanor and another friend used their imaginative skills and turned their dominos into telephones.  Charlotte and Eleanor both said, “hello” into them.

Charlotte asked to play with the shaker instruments.  We all enjoyed shaking and making music together.

We then headed outside.  We were engaged in water play with the sea animals, observing and feeling the texture of a leaf in our hands, drawing with markers and scooping rocks inside the climbing house.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with buttery spread and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with red kidney beans, fresh pineapple and orange bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh plums.

Wee  Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-29

Good Afternoon!

The Olympics were a hot topic among Wee Friends this morning!  This week we will be working on projects and playing games that revolve around the “Olympics” theme since many of our young friends have been watching the games at home.  It will be a fun week!

This morning the “Wee Friends” Gymnastics team worked on the balance beam!

The science area was turned into an Olympic stadium where our first game of the week took place: the bean bag toss!

Children got a chance to throw three bean beans into bins that were different amounts. The closest bin was worth 1 point, the middle bin was worth 2 points, and the bin furthest away was worth 3 points. We kept track of everyone’s scores and at the end, Hannah helped me tally up everyone’s totals!

We created “Olympic Rings” paintings in the art center this morning.  Some of us used our Olympic colors to make the symbol they recognized from the games.  Others used the rings to get creative with their artwork in their own unique way.  It was up to our kids to determine how they wanted to use the materials.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh apples.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded turkey, fresh plums/pineapple, and fresh green beans/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-29

Happy Friday!

Today we…

listened to the beautiful sounds we made while playing the pianos and xylophones…

we went on a Bear Hunt with our stuffed animals while listening to the song.  Afterwards, we read the book, Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen….

we then headed into the kitchen to engage in the birdseed and rice sensory table.  We enjoyed scooping with a variety of different cups and pouring it out into a cup or bowl…

and then headed outside for more sensory play; scooping and pouring sand from a spoon, sifter or chute in the sandbox.  We then rode bikes down the hill or rode on the teeter totters.

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

Lunch:  Oven roasted Turkey lunch meat on whole grain wheat bread, watermelon/cherry plums/banana and peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick and a popsicle (Miss Jena’s last day treat).

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2024-07-26

Happy Friday!

We celebrated Miss Jena’s last day today.  She will be moving south next week to continue her masters.  We wish her well but will miss all the stories and snuggles!  We are so grateful for the time we spent with her at Wee Friends.

We were engaged with an open ended activity in the art center using a few simple ingredients: playdough, sticks and beads.  There were many different ways the kids chose to use the materials.  Some made patterns while others sorted them into warm and cool colors.  Some friends made sculptures, birthday cakes and even a turtle. A few kiddos wanted to work together and others independently.  With so many possibilities, our friends stayed with their projects all morning!

We enjoyed lots of time in the gorgeous weather taking advantage of our beautiful outdoor space!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham and cream cheese rollups, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh cherry tomatoes/pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Fruit popsicles with pretzels and sliced cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-26

Good afternoon!

Our friends engaged in a variety of activities;  like exploring the Magna-Tiles and the Peek-a-Blocks, using our imaginative play skills to pretend to cook in the play kitchen, and feeding a bottle to our baby doll.

We then made our way into the kitchen to play with playdough. We used shaped cookie cutters, plastic egg halves, and animals to manipulate the playdough on our trays.

We went outside to play in the outdoor kitchen, push a truck on the log house, scoop up pea gravel with a lid, pull a bucket around the backyard, push a truck in the circle area, and play in the sandbox.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, cherry plums and English cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thins crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-25

Good Afternoon!

We started our morning with some reading, puzzles, and sensory bin play!

Other friends decided to do some painting at the easel or build with various types of blocks.

 

Finally, we made our way outside to enjoy the cooler weather!

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh pears.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh cherry plums/pears, and fresh cucumber/green beans.

 PM snack– Wheat thin crackers with peanut butter, peanuts, and pepita seeds.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-07-25