Good Afternoon!

We read, ‘But No Elephants’ in K/PREK1 group. Before we even started the story, a group member raised their hand and said, “Excuse me Miss Mindy but you just said a bathroom word.”

This lead to a conversation about the two different words: but and butt. Only a conversation meant for a preschool and kindergarten group .

After the story was finished, children came up to the white board to draw a line from their equation to the answer. It was a mixture of addition and subtraction problems which kept us on our toes!

K.CA.1-2: Solve real-world problems, objects, or drawings that involve addition and subtraction within 10. Demonstrate the equation (e.g., 5= 3+2 and 5= 4+1).

The art easel space was shuffling with kids this morning as children painted using a variety of colors. There was also an array of paintbrushes with different sized bristles!

The circle table and art table were busy with bead bracelets and table games. Several friends made bracelets for teachers or their parents!

The chilly weather didn’t keep us away today! We got a decent amount of outside time in. It helped that our bodies were constantly moving which kept us warm.

Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with butter and shredded chicken, fresh pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Blue corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/18

Link to 11/17 pictures: WF 11/17

Good Afternoon.

Miss Tami brought us a fish from her pond yesterday. We allowed him to get acclimated to his new water temperature, and then we set him free to explore the water and his new environment.

Friends are so excited to have another fishy to look at. Since we only have one we decided to name him. We were given the names, “Glub, Glub and Hey Diddle Diddle as two choices. (Haha) but we decided on Orangy! While both of the other names were adorable, we felt Orangy was more suitable for our new classroom friend. Make sure you say “Hi” to him.  

We engaged in a painting sensory activity today. A dot style paint brush was offered along with the colors purple, pink and blue to paint with. Glitter was added to the paint to make our pictures sparkly! Your child’s masterpiece is in their art slot for you take home.

Breakfast: Leftover Oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch: Whole grin brown rice with butter and shredded chicken, sweet potatoes and apples.

Snack: Whole wheat crackers with Sunflower seeds.

Have a nice evening.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe, and fresh carrots/cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

PM snack– Sunflowers seeds and triscuits.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cherry tomatoes/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

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Good Afternoon.

Today we had a picnic! The bowls, plates, cups and all the fruit and veggies were in full use today. The dramatic play area has been a very popular area to play here lately. After we were done and wanting to put our picnic goodies away, we talked about separating the fruits from the veggies and placing them in the different basket areas.

While engaging with the magnatiles a friend put hers up to her face and that started the chain of others mimicking the fun behavior. Friends were asked what color they had that was placed at their face. What a fun way to learn our colors.  

Breakfast: Whole grain Oatmeal with cinnamon and banana.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs. whole wheat peanut butter toast, cooked carrots and apples.

Snack: Whole grain blue corn chips with refried beans.

Wee Sprouts: Cooked carrots.

Have a nice night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

We read the second part of the Miss Nelson book today in K/PREK1: Miss Nelson Is Back!

When we got to the art table, children got out their journals and drew a picture. Our journal experience consists of a few parts: drawing a picture, writing their name/sticker/date stamp, and finally writing a description about their drawing.

We scaffold this time depending on the developmental level of each child. To start, teachers write down children’s descriptions which gives us a great opportunity to have authentic conversations about letters. When friends can identify letters, they start writing their own descriptions with the help of a teacher. And finally when they’re starting to hear sounds, they ‘kid spell’ which is where they write out words based solely on the sounds that they hear. Kid spelling at this age may look like ‘montan’ for mountain or ‘dg’ for dog.

Children usually have an easier time hearing consonants while those tricky vowels take practice!

K.RF.4.3: Recognize the long and short sounds for the five major vowels.

In PREK2 group, friends chose one question on the leaf and had to answer it. A few friends wrote the letters by themselves while Miss Kim dotted the letters for other friends.

Our science area was busy earlier this morning as children looked at their favorite science books. They love learning about various animals, community helpers such as firefighters, and Earth/solar system.

Breakfast– Corn Chex and fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Refried beans and shredded cheese on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Homemade unicorn bark (frozen yogurt + berries) for Miss Annastecia’s birthday and graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/16

Good Afternoon.

Today we got in the Thanksgiving spirit and colored our precut turkey’s and glued a squiggly eyeball on him/her. We enjoyed hearing what sound a turkey makes by Miss Marty doing the best I could to make a turkey sound.  I definitely got some giggles.  

This activity enhances our fine motor, sensory and color recognition skills. We enjoyed this activity very much. GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

Arthur enjoyed pushing a digger truck throughout the classroom today! He zoomed it all over the front area and into the reading area. He was making his famous growling sound as he was moving around the classroom.  

Meanwhile, Paige enjoyed reading a book on the rocking chair. Sometimes our friends enjoy being away from the actual reading center area to read either on the rocking chair or one of the two brown chairs we have. Whichever area they choose, we LOVE that they LOVE to read!!!

Breakfast: Whole gran Cheerios and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with refried beans and shredded cheese, peas and watermelon.

Snack: Whole wheat English muffins with butter and cinnamon.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great night.

Marty

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Good Afternoon!

In K/PREK1 group, we read the first story in the Miss Nelson series: Miss Nelson Is Missing! Miss Viola Swamp is one of our favorite story characters—we love the intensity that she brings to the story.

We read four story problems. Members of our group helped me write the two numbers that we were dealing with in the problem. Together, we added the two numbers together, placing the total at the end.

K.CA.1-2: Solve real-world problems, objects, or drawings that involve addition and subtraction within 10. Demonstrate the equation (e.g., 5= 3+2 and 5= 4+1).

In PREK2 group, children used turkeys to find the total in an addition equation. It’s always helpful to have manipulatives when dealing with math equations at this age!

The sensory table was opened up this morning and we soon realized that we had to change the toys out! Halloween toys were still in the sensory bin so we changed them out for some winter toys! Children took turns at the bin, waiting for their turn to explore the kinetic sand.

The rest of our morning saw children disperse throughout the environment. Some friends spent their time at the art table, working on individual projects while others took some down time in the tent, reading stories with a peer.

Maggie and Imogen were AMAZED at the snow outside so they changed up their reading spot after breakfast: right by the door so they could admire the snow in between pages.

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded turkey, fresh watermelon, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Whole wheat english muffins with butter and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/15

Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a terrific weekend despite the sleet and other nasty weather.

The kids LOVED seeing the snow on the ground this morning and the older kids were all too happy to tell teachers about their love for the white stuff.  

Emma and her friend Emily were very happy to be making beautiful music with the small pianos’. This is a great activity for their fine motor skills and hearing different sounds.

A friend had a picnic with two of her baby dolls. The picnic area was all set up and then the babies were brought over to their “Highchairs” to eat their food. What a great imagination.

We then had tons of fun in the four sided tunnel. It also has a hole in the center of it to pop our heads out of and say, Hello!

Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and apples.

Lunch: Whole wheat Penne noodles with butter and red beans, sweet potatoes and watermelon.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Yellow peppers.

Have a lovely night.

Marty

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Happy Friday!

**Wee Friends will be closed:

Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th.

Monday, December 20th through Friday, December 31st.

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Mack and Evie rounded out the week by identifying the verb in a sentence. I read them five sentences and they had to circle the action verb!

K.W.6.1b: Verbs–Writing sentences that include verbs.

In K/PREK1 group, we read ‘The Thankful Book’ which gave us several examples of things that people are thankful for. Once we finished the story, each friend got the opportunity to share what they are thankful for.

In PREK2 group, explored rhyming words. There were several cards that belonged in pairs. Each group member got the chance to match a few rhyming words.

Enjoy the pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat flatbread, fresh pears/banana/cantaloupe, and fresh cucumber/carrots.

PM snack– Goldfish and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/12

Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!

This morning Paige and an older friend were chasing one another by crawling as quickly as they could around the habi-trail landing. They both were in such a joyous moods and full of laughter and smiles. It’s always a wonderful feeling and sight to see our older friends engaging with our smaller friends.

Emily has been enjoying reading to herself with the books from the classroom bookshelf. She will get out a few books to look through and then work on putting them back onto the book shelf.

We work diligently with our friends to achieve putting their books and other activities around the classroom back in their correct spots before going to another area to play with something different.

We also enjoyed engaging in the sensory table today! We have added Arthur and Emma’s old formula scoops in the corn and bean mixture for some extra fun. They are smaller in size compared to some of our other scooping items, so it’s always fun to compare just how much of the mixture can be scooped up in the different scoopers.

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

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, corn and pears.

Snack: Pretzels and Block cheddar cheese cubes.

Wee Sprouts: peas.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Marty

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