WF, 2/8/2021

Happy Monday!

Throughout the week, we’ll be adding each book that we read in K group to our chart. We’ll identify the title of the book, characters within the book, and any setting that we noticed. Today, we read ‘Small Pig’ which offered up several characters and two different settings for us to chat about.

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

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We gathered in a circle in group and discussed greater than, less than, and equal to signs and when to use each sign. At this age, associating the greater than and less than sign with an alligator mouth is easy for children to comprehend. If the two numbers are 10 and 15, an alligator is going to want 15 pieces of cake (an example) versus 10 pieces of cake so the alligators mouth would open to the bigger number: 15.

Each friend worked on one problem and placed the correct sign between their two numbers.

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.

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In PREK2 group, friends got to choose one book in the reading area and identify who the characters were in that book. Miss Kim wrote down the characters that children shared on the white board.

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An art activity was made available at the table this morning. Children were given a half of a heart and using string, they painted the half of their heart. Once they were done painting, they folded their heart in half, making an exact print on the blank side. Once the paint dried, friends used scissors to cut their heart out!

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Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh grapes.

Lunch– Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, fresh apples, and fresh carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/8

WWF 02/08/2021

Good Afternoon and Happy Monday!

Our friend Paige is getting closer and closer to crawling. She is almost there. GO PAIGE, GO!!!

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We dabbled in some glue and glitter art today and LOVED it.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, we decorated a heart. We took a small brush and dabbed it into glue to then put the glue onto our hearts to then sprinkle some pretty red glitter onto the glued heart.  This is a great sensory and hand-eye coordination activity. It was so much fun.

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Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with butter and cinnamon and banana.

Lunch: Whole wheat noodles with butter and black beans, peas and banana and pears.

Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Corn

Have a nice night and stay warm!

Marty

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WF, 2/5/2021

Happy Friday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, cheddar block cheese, fresh oranges/banana, and fresh broccoli.

PM snack– Goldfish, string cheese, and oranges/grapes.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/broccoli.

Have a great weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/5

WWF 02/05/2021

Good Afternoon.

Today we engaged in shaving cream sensory play but pretended it was snow. Smile 

We used paint brushes, trucks/bulldozers, silver glitter to make our “snow” shiny, and snowflake stampers. Miss Bekah also drew the letter of our first name and sounded that letter out for our friends to guess who’s name that letter started with.  We had a great time.

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Breakfast: Whole grain English muffins with peanut butter and oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain English muffins with shredded mozzarella cheese, corn and pears.

Snack: Whole grain cheese crackers and Cheddar cheese slices.

Have a lovely weekend and stay WARM!!

Marty

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WF, 2/4/2021

Good Afternoon!

In K Group, we read, ‘When Sophie Gets Angry..Really, Really Angry’. The MACK for this week is: Children will learn a variety of strategies for managing strong emotions constructively, including expressing their emotions, listening to others, problem solving, and using mindfulness techniques. In the story, Sophie who is the main character, has some very strong emotions toward people in her family and she decided to run out in nature, which eventually allows her to calm her mind and her body. When she heads home, she is more level headed and ready to interact with her family. We chatted about strong emotions and how we handle them.

Afterwards, we gathered in a circle on the floor where we sorted food into six food categories: fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy, bread and grain, sweets, and meat and eggs. Once all of the food was sorted into the correct category, we talked about each category and which food we should eat a lot of and which food we should eat sparingly.

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, and other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

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Maggie and James both requested our new playdoh this morning and they quickly got to work. James shared that he was making cookies for the teachers: chocolate chip cookies to be exact!

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Our Wee Friends Valentines Day shop is open for business! Valentines manipulatives were spread out onto the circle table along with play money and bags. Children got a turn to go shopping and talk about what items cost a specific amount of money.

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One of the art activities that spikes our older friend’s interest is the drawing books. Franklin found a drawing book that had an array of characters including horses, knights, and castles! He remained focused and drew every creature or structure that he saw.

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Breakfast– Oatmeal squares and banana.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh banana/grapes, and fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Graham crackers and peanuts.

Wee Sprout– Fresh broccoli/cherry tomatoes.

Have a lovely night!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/4

WWF 02/03/2021

Good Afternoon.

Miss Paige is working hard on her crawling skills. She’s not a huge fan of tummy time but is starting to get there. We are super pleased with her progress and determination.

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Meanwhile, the bigger kids are strengthening their gross motor skills while climbing, balancing and sliding down the soft star climber.

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Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and oranges.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with Colby jack cheese, Whole wheat English muffins with butter, peas and pears.

Snack: Whole wheat Ritz crackers and cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a glorious evening.

Marty

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WF, 2/3/2021

Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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Breakfast– Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh pineapple/pears, and fresh broccoli.

PM snack– Hummus with blue corn chips.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/broccoli.

Have a great evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 2/3

WF, 1/29/2021

Happy Friday!

After reading the third and final story in our Miss Nelson book, we played a memory game that had us matching the shape word to the correct shape. As friends found matches, they shared aspects of the shape that they knew. For example, “the square has four sides!” or “That’s not an octagon because it has six sides.”

K.G.2: Compare shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, and parts (e.g., number of sides, length of sides, and vertices.)

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Our Friday was jammed packed with interaction between peers. Children scattered throughout the environment and got into their Friday rhythm.

Maggie and Millie occupied housekeeping all morning, using a wide variety of toys in their play.

Franklin and a few older peers made their own books at the art table. Once they were finished with their book, they asked a teacher to staple it together!

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Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese and ham on whole wheat flatbread, fresh oranges/pears, and fresh broccoli/carrots.

PM snack– Pretzels and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/broccoli/pepper.

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 1/29

WWF 01/29/2021

Happy Friday! I hope you all have had a GREAT week.

Please enjoy the pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Whole wheat butter toast with cinnamon and oranges.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with peanut butter, cucumbers and apples.

Snack: Whole grain Cheese crackers and Cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and cucumbers.

Have a lovely weekend.

Marty

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