Happy Sunny Wednesday!

This morning we were engaged building our magnetic animals and showing parts of the body and making their sound to the teachers.  Eleanor engaged with the wooden loose parts circles and placed then on her wrist up to her elbow as bracelets.

We then danced with our color dancing scarves and enjoyed looking through the different colors.

We then headed into the kitchen to paint at the easel  One side had turquoise and yellow, while the other side had red and yellow tempera paint.  We chose which side we wanted and after painting and mixing those colors together, we experimented with red or turquoise to mix new colors with depending on the side of the easel we chose initially.  We made beautiful masterpieces full of colors.

We then headed outside to enjoy another cooler beautiful morning.  We played in the little house, rode the teeter totters and bikes, and climbed on the wood blocks in the rock area.  We also stood at the fence along the alley to watch the worker work on the overhead wires from his bucket truck.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh peach slices, red/green bell pepper slices and whole grain wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat tortillas with cream cheese and fresh apple slices.

Wee Sprouts:  Tomatoes.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-09-04

Good Afternoon!

We started off our day by counting out syllables in our name for PREK1 sign in. Each child came up to the sign in board where we clapped their name out in syllables. After we figured out how many syllables their name had, they taped their name under the appropriate group!

K.RF.3.2: Orally segment words into syllables.

Later on in group, we read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. I had pulled several different foods that were focused on in the book and wrote them on notecards. As a group, we counted the number of syllables for each word. We used two different techniques: clapping syllables out in each word and placing our hand on our chin to see how many times our mouth moved when saying a word. When we were done, we noticed that the ‘1 syllable’ group had the most words!

K.RF.3.2: Orally segment words into syllables.

This morning our welcome activity invited friends to experiment with tracing shapes and letters using black pebbles.  Several friend’s enjoyed finding the letters in their name and building those letters with the pebbles.  Others made shapes, counted how many stones made a line or turned a circle of pebbles into a smiley face!  Plenty of fine motor and early reading skills were engaged during this activity.

We hope you enjoy a few more photos from the day…

PREK2: Today during group we talked about paying attention to our sense of sight.  We looked carefully around the classroom and reported one thing we saw to make a class list.  We also sang “the name song” and clapped the syllables in our name.  We counted how many syllables were in each friends name as we went around the circle.

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh apples.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/apple/banana, and fresh pepper/cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

PM snack– air-popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-09-04

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 children started their Tuesday off by completing sign in where they worked on counting items in a line. Each child had to find their name on a notecard at the bottom of the board. On the other side of the card were directions. Their directions prompted them to tape their name under a specific number. They had to count each group to figure out where they should tape their name for sign in.

K.NS.5: Count up to 20 objects arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle. Count up to 10 objects in a scattered configuration.

In PREK1 group, we read ‘Alphabet Adventure’. Throughout the story, all of the letters looked for the dot of the lowercase i as it was lost! Friends were quick to identify letters that they recognized, usually the letters in their name!

Which led us to our activity for today!—on the chalkboard, all of the first letters of our names were taped on the board. We identified each letter and to who it belonged. Then, I held up one lowercase letter at a time and we matched the lowercase cone to the uppercase ice cream! We noticed that some letters look exactly the same such as the letter S/s for example!

K.RF.2.4: Identify and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

There have been several friends interested in insects and spiders lately.  We set up an open ended welcome activity using stones, pinecones sticks and bugs to explore the interest imaginatively.  Many made homes for the bugs.  A couple of friends wanted to make their stick home stand like a tripod, but were struggling to get it to work.  We problem solved a bit and were able to use a rubber band to add some structure.  It was a great opportunity to explore thinking outside the box.

We enjoyed working on some sorting activities this morning.  In the sensory bin we offered sorting trays and an array of different types of seeds to encourage sorting.  Kids could sort by color, size or any other criteria they imagined.

Outside a few friends were interested in fossils or colored rocks they were finding in the gravel.  We got out some sorting materials for the rock area outside as well, so friends could find and sort rocks as they desired…though some used them to make “potions” instead.  It was open ended!

PREK2: We are starting the MACK curriculum this week which teaches us how to pay attention to and regulate our emotions.  This week we are paying attention to our senses.  We read the book “The Listening Walk”.  We all closed our eyes and listened carefully for a minute to what we could hear in the classroom.  Then we recorded one thing we heard on a class list.

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado salad on whole wheat bread, fresh apples/banana, and fresh peppers.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-09-03

Good afternoon!

Our friends asked Miss Bekah to read books on the reading steps. They took turns choosing a book for her to read and asking to sit on her lap to listen to the books.

Our friends engaged with the wooden blocks in the Habi-trail area. Some friends pushed their ramps around the front or sat on their block. 

Eleanor played with dress up in the housekeeping area. She first dressed herself in a pink hat and 3 purses. Then, she put the doctor tool bag on her head as a hat, which made her giggle.

We made our way outside to enjoy the much cooler weather. Our friends rode their bikes down the hill, scooped sand in the sandbox, and drew with markers at the art table.

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat flatbread with refried beans and shredded Colby Jack cheese, chicken avocado salad, fresh cantaloupe and tomato.

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

Wee Sprout: Red mini sweet peppers.

Have a beautiful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-09-03

Happy Friday!

Our friends started off their morning by working on their balance skills with the BounceBlocks. Charlotte was determined to stand on a block without falling over and she accomplished her goal after a few tries! Some of our friends stacked the blocks to make towers, or turned over the blocks and sat in them.

We then worked on putting together our magnetic mix-and-match animals. Our friends tried to identify the animal that they were piecing together.

We made our way to the kitchen to draw with crayons on paper. Our friends noticed how the vibrancy of the marks on their paper changed depending on the pressure they applied to the crayon.

We then headed outside early to enjoy a Wee Sprout on the bench. One of our friends noticed a squirrel walking along the slides. We engaged with trucks in the circle area and played with the dustpan sets in the housekeeping area.

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

Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus, banana, and mini cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Pretzels with mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Mini sweet peppers.

Have a beautiful weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-08-30

Happy Friday!

Our PREK1 sign in focused on rules that we follow in our classroom. But today, kids had to ask themselves this question, “Is this a real rule we follow?!”

One by one, kids came up to the sign in board where they chose a card from the bottom and we read the rule aloud. They had to tape it under the “this is a rule” category or “this is not a rule” category. When children had a rule that wasn’t real, I asked them to change the rule so that it was a real rule that we follow.

For example, S picked the card that said, “We take wee sprouts out of the bowl with our hand.”. I asked her to change it so it was a real rule. She said, “We take wee sprouts out of the bowl with tongs!”.

Social Studies: K.2.3 Give examples of classroom and school rules and explain how each helps us.

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Chicken breast on whole wheat bread/flatbread, fresh watermelon/banana, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely holiday weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-08-30

Good Afternoon–

Today for PREK1 sign in, children chose a card from the bottom of the board that had a tool written on it. We read the tool aloud and matched it to the correct community helper! Yesterday during group time, we read two short stories; one about Police Officers and one about Firefighters. This sign in played off of conversations we had yesterday about the tools that both jobs need!

Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they each help us.

We have been talking about community helpers this week based on our FAB curriculum.  We set out some loose parts as a welcome activity to encourage creating community buildings and road ways.  Some took the project in a more whimsical direction creating a “North Pole community”.  They used tiles to make snow and some blocks for buildings and trees.  Several friends got involved and played “North Pole” all morning.  The kids figured if they were going to be a community helper, why not make that community the North Pole!  What fun! 

We added a fire fighter wardrobe to our dress up area to fuel some imaginative play!  The kids got dressed up immediately!  They pretended to wait for a fire alarm in a fire station with little walkie-talkies.  A couple of friends decided the wardrobe was not complete as it was lacking “fire fighter shoes”.  They quickly improvised, solving the problem with some high heels

Breakfast: Cheerios with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh peaches/watermelon, and fresh carrots/pepper/cucumber.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pumpkin seeds on top.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers and carrots.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-08-29

Good afternoon!

Our friends were in a dancing mood this morning. We danced to “Sleeping Bunnies” first. They pretended to lay on the floor to sleep and would stand up when it said “wake up little bunnies.” We then got the silk scarves down to dance along to “Shake Your Sillies Out.”

We made our way to the kitchen for sensory play. Miss Bekah gave everyone a tray with shaving cream for us to explore with our hands first. She then gave us a a plastic bug to play with in the shaving cream.

We headed outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. We engaged in our favorite activities like;  scooping in the sandbox, pushing a truck on the shelf, riding bikes or teeter totters, and exploring sea animals at the table. Eleanor used her imaginative play skills to pretend that she was waiting in line to buy ice cream.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh banana.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh mini sweet peppers and plum.

Afternoon Snack: Sunflower seeds with Whole grain Triscuits crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-08-29

Good afternoon! 

PREK1 kiddos came to the sign in board where we focused on expanding our ‘community helper’ understanding! Each child got to pick a green card from the bottom of the board that had a community helper written on it. I read a few different descriptions and they had to choose which description matched their helper. They taped it next to the match and then wrote their name!

Social Studies: K.2.1 Give examples of people who are community helpers (inside the classroom and outside the classroom) and describe how they each help us.

Today we worked on self portraits in the art center.  Everyone who chose to work on a self portrait this morning started by studying their face in the mirror.  They looked at the shape of their face, the color of their skin, the color of their eyes and the color of their hair.  They picked out marker colors for their eyes and skin, then a yarn color for their hair.  We sometimes had to hold up several colors of yarn as they scrutinized in the mirror about which was the closest to their own.  The most shocking realization for the kids as they looked closer, was that lips are not actually fire engine red!  It was everyone’s first assumption until they looked closer:)

PREK2: In group today we read the story “Know and Follow Rules”.  We talked about how rules can keep us safe.  After the story we remembered what rules we knew at school that helped to keep everyone safe and we talked about how the rules did this.

Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh nectarines

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled egg roll ups with cheese and whole wheat tortillas, fresh watermelon, and fresh peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Hummus with blue corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green peppers with cucumbers.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures:2024-08-28

Good Afternoon!

This morning the friends were busy climbing and sliding.  We climbed up onto the habi-trail to go down the slide.  Several of us then built a stack with the BounceBlocks and climbed up on them to stand at the habi-trail or ballet bar.

We then headed over to build animals with the Mix and Match Magnets Animal sets.

Miss Tina then got down the bells and shaker instruments for us to shake to hear the sounds and make music.  All of us then played the wall xylophone, tapping the bars with our mallet to hear the different sounds as we tapped each bar.

We then sat on the reading step with Miss Bekah and listened to her read many books that we chose from the bookshelf.

We then headed outside to ride on the teeter totters, have a different sensory experience with scooping wet sand into containers in the sandbox, and sat and used our imaginative skills with the sea animals and sea shells at the table.

Breakfast:  Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese, fresh strawberries/bananas, cucumber slices and whole grain wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  Hummus with blue corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-08-28