Happy Friday!

In K/PREK1 group, we read, ‘The Wild Toboggan Run’. Afterwards, children worked together to identify the characters, setting, and events. Children were curious about toboggans so we pulled up a video of toboggans at the Olympics as well as classic wooden toboggans!

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Our art table was in full transformation mode this morning as it turned from a Valentines Day bag decorating center to a sensory playdoh experience!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh pineapple/banana, and fresh green beans/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/cherry tomatoes/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/11

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday! I hope you all have had a great week.

PLEASE NOTE: Monday, to help celebrate Valentine’s Day… It will be a pajama day, or if your child has a fun Valentiny outfit they would rather wear, that’s awesome too!

Today, as we are gearing up for Valentine’s Day, we decorated our bags. We used vibrant colored markers to make our bags look fun. We’re all pretty excited to share our Valentine’s  

We sang, danced and acted out many fun songs today to get our bodies in motion!

We then extended our gross motor activity by engaging the soft star climber. We practice patience while waiting for one friend at a time to climb up and then slide down.

 

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

Lunch:Whole wheat bread with Turkey and cream cheese roll ups, corn and pineapple.

Snack: Whole grain goldfish crackers and Block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic weekend, we will see you Monday!

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Evie practiced separating sets of a certain number into equal groups for her kindergarten sign in. For the first problem, she had to form three equal groups. Each group ended up having three stars in it. The second problem prompted her to create four equal groups that ended up having two circles in each group. As she made the groups, she checked her work by counting how many items were in group, making sure they were equal.

K.NS.10: Separate sets of ten or fewer objects into equal groups.

After reading, ‘What Should Danny Do?’ in K/PREK1, we used greater than and less than signs with colored counters. I had Evie and P count out as many colored counters as they wanted. When they were done, Evie had 21 and P had 10. They quickly said that 21 is more than 10 so we put the correct sign in between the two groups.

Then, I set up a problem for them to solve. I had a specific number of counters and a sign. They had to figure out how many the other group should have to make the problem true!

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

In PREK2, children matched mittens! On one mitten was the written number while the other mitten had an item configuration. Children matched the written number to the correct configuration.

Several friends explored the new playdoh that was made a few weeks back. Tools such as rolling bins and scissors were used to manipulate the playdoh and form various creations like snakes and cookies!

I was scrolling through social media last night when this Teacher Tom post popped up. I read it and immediately thought of my early childhood experience to that of most children in the United States today. What children are expected to do has drastically changed but children are still the same! Curious. Inventive. Brilliant.

In this article, Teacher Tom shares his views on why early childhood experiences should be play based.

“The evidence tells us that early childhood education should focus on equity, happiness, well-being and joy in learning. This is what Finland has done by basing their educational model on childhood play, which is, again according to the overwhelming preponderance of research, the gold standard.”

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/we-must-demand-play-based-education.html

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh green beans/cucumber.

PM snack– Peanuts and whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/carrots.

Have a lovely evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/10

Good Afternoon.

Please enjoy the pictures from our Thursday!

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex cereal and apples.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with butter and shredded cheese, sweet potatoes and banana.

Snack: Sunflower seeds and whole wheat Triscuit crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Peas and carrots mixture.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon.

Emma and some friends were climbing on the habi-trail having fun with one another and Emma decided to play Peek-A-Boo through the bars of the habi-trail structure.

Paige was happily engaged in building with the duplo blocks today. She manipulated the blocks with much determination. She did a fantastic job getting the blocks to stick to one another so she could be a tall tower.

Yay, the temps warmed up so we could enjoy the snow and fresh air. Winter can be so much fun for us when the temps cooperate.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla, mixed peas and carrots along with apples and pears.

Snack: Whole grain blue corn chips with refried beans .

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli.

Have a fantastic evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh oranges.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/apples, and fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Blue corn chips and hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/cherry tomatoes.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/9

Good Afternoon!

Evie dealt with greater than, less than, or equal to signs during her kindergarten sign in. She identified two numbers and had to determine which number was bigger. She chose the sign to put in between the two numbers. An easy way for children at this age to understand the concept is to use an alligator mouth; the alligators mouth always eats the bigger number!

K.NS.7: Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

We read, ‘The Rabbit Listened’ in K/PREK1 which was a story about feelings emotions. At the end of the story, friends shared what they took away from the story: “The bunny listened to Taylor!” was a comment that I heard several times.

Afterwards, we talked about the characters, setting, and events that made up the storyline. Friends were eager to share their comments and answers!

K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).

In PREK2, children used popsicle sticks to identify which group had more and which group had less. They also talked about the phrase ‘equal to’ when dealing with two groups.

Evie and Daniel explored the sketching books this morning. Children love the step by step directions that are easily followed, especially when it’s a challenging drawing! These types of books offer children assistance and guidance but also an opportunity for imagination.

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

-Albert Einstein

Breakfast– Kix and banana.

Lunch– Refried beans and melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh pears, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with peanut butter and block swiss cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/carrots.

Have a wonderful night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/8

Good Afternoon.

Today we were all excited to dive into painting. We painted with our hands/fingers with purple, red and pink. This is our absolute favorite style of painting, as we can get our hands all messy! What a great sensory experience.  

Our little sweet girl just wanted to say, “Cheese” for the camera. She’s all ready for Valentine’s Day with her cute heart outfit.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and Apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat/grain flatbread with refried beans and shredded cheese, broccoli and bananas.

Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with peanut butter.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

We used one of our favorite books for our activity today in K/PREK1. We read, ‘The Gruffalo’ and afterwards, children took turns saying aloud the characters in the story, the setting, and a few events that happened in the story. As we talked about the characters, friends even put them into order in which they appeared throughout the story!

K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g., characters, settings, or events).

In PREK2, children talked about the terms ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’. Miss Kim changed up the groups each time and asked, “Which group has the most monsters?”

Daniel and Mack put all of the plastic shapes onto the workbench surface. Together, they decided to sort the shapes into groups based on the shape name. When they put the shapes back into the plastic bin, they put them back shape by shape. The bin looked really cool once they were done!

Throughout the morning, children scattered off into every single area of the environment.

Evie and several friends cuddled up into the reading area with books and a few pillows. The art table was buzzing with conversations about what everyone was drawing. Many of our friends enjoy using the sketching books while others prefer to free hand their drawings!

Breakfast– Whole wheat english muffins with butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded beef, fresh pineapple, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/7

Good Afternoon. 

Please Note: Your child’s pre-conference form is due this Friday, February 11th.

Paige and her friend had a wonderful time engaging in a couple different activities today! They manipulated the small duplo people along with the other duplos, working on getting them to stick to the green duplo mat.

They then decided to go over to the dramatic play (housekeeping) center to cook and serve one another delicious foods.

A two year old friend asked Miss Bekah if they could sing and act out “Sleepy Bunnies.” This is a fun interactive song that our friends love to engage in. As the song progresses, a different animal is chosen to fall asleep. wake, and then make the sound that they specifically make. 

Emma got down one of the pianos to make music today! That then lead a couple more friends join in the musical fun with her. This activity enhances hand-eye coordination, the difference in sounds, and color recognition.

Breakfast: Wile wheat butter toast with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat noodles with butter and shredded chicken, California blend veggie mix, and pears.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great night. Stay warm.

Marty

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