Good Afternoon!

This morning we all became very interested in chalk drawing.  We began by using chalk of varying sizes on chalk boards indoors.  Since it was popular and several friends still wanted to try it, the project evolved into an outdoor chalk water experimental art table.  The range of ideas and outcomes was broad.  Some friends used the water to write letters on the chalk boards with paint brushes.  Some used the boards to play a Pictionary like guessing game with the rest of the table.  Some were fascinated with drawing with chalk, adding water, mixing it and brushing it to see what would happen in a purely playful, curious way.  Some began wondering what would happen if they dipped chalk in water, then if they soaked it in water.  We love projects that ignite a chain reaction of questions, then playful experimentation in order to explore those questions.  This is what leads to deep learning!

This morning we explored building shapes and arranging them in interesting ways on the light table.  Several kids worked together to fit all the pieces together like a puzzle covering the entire table.  This all builds early math skills as kids begin to notice how geometric shapes interact. 

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Kix cereal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh watermelon/strawberries/pineapple, and fresh cucumber/carrot/broccoli.

PM snack– Trail mix with pumpkin/sunflower seeds, raisins and granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrots.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-31

Good afternoon!

Our friends used their creative imagination and self-help skills to put on dress up clothes. They walked around the front of the classroom and sang Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star as they circled around.

We then made our way into the kitchen to engage with playdough. Our friends chose different tools out of the basket to use with their dough and Miss Tina gave everyone golf tees as well. Several of our friends chose cookie cutters to use and shared the shape of their cutter.

We explored object permanence boxes with our friends. We rotated through each of the three boxes and used our fine/gross motor skills to place whiffle balls or wooden coins in their proper slots. Our babies were fascinated by the balls or coins reappearing after they dropped it in the slot.

We then headed outside to enjoy the cooler weather after the rain.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex and Oatmeal Squares cereal, and fresh oranges.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pear slices and red bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter and fresh pear slices.

Wee Sprout: Carrot chips.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-31

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we laid out our liquid squares on the carpet to walk on them.

We then headed over to the other carpet to build with Magna-Tiles and a friend added animals to her creation.

Charlotte, Eleanor and another friend tried on the pair of dress- up glasses.  They thought that was silly.

We then headed into the kitchen to build with Magna-Tiles on the light table.  We also talked about the color of the tiles as the light shone through them.

We then headed outside.  We were busy playing in the rock area or the water table areas, scooping and pouring the water and engaging with the connector blocks.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded Colby-jack cheese, watermelon slices and whole grain English muffin with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and shredded Colby-jack cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-30

Good Afternoon!

This morning we explored creative ways we could use a variety of wooden shapes and animals.  Ideas ranged greatly, as they usually do with open ended activities, allowing children to tap into their own creative problem solving and imagination.  We had a “light house with lights all around the top”.  We had a multiroom house with bowls of food for all the wolf families that lived there”.  We had a “submarine”, a “boat” and a“monster truck arena” with with the large round pieces serving as “monster truck wheels”.  Kids often take real world experiences, or ideas they are interested in and apply these things in open ended play.  This is a way of exploring, questioning,  thinking and working things out.  This also contributes to the variation in ideas since there are a wide range of different experiences kids bring to the classroom.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from out day!

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Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh clementines/pears, and fresh cucumber/carrot/pepper.

PM snack– Air-popped corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-07-30

Good afternoon!

Our older girls spent the first part of their morning engaged with the Magna-Tiles. They worked on connecting their pieces to make towers, castles or houses.

We flip-flopped our morning again to enjoy the cool morning weather before the heat started. We explored playdough with flowers, leaves and sticks. We engaged with water play at the table using measuring cups and scoops.

We came back inside and used our creative imagination skills to mix and match the magnetic animal pieces.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh cantaloupe slices.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, watermelon and red bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese and fresh pear.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-29

Good Afternoon!

We spent lots of time outside today, taking advantage of the early morning before it got hot!  Several kids enjoyed exploring fresh flowers, leaves and play doh.  Some friends chose to mix the flowers into the play dough.  Through exploring freely, they made a discovery.  The flowers were changing the color of the playdough to purple!

We hope you enjoys some more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh peaches.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon/peaches, and fresh cucumber/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/bell peppers

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-29

Good Afternoon!

We began our morning climbing on the habi-trail and sliding down the slide.

We then made a walking path with the liquid squares for us to walk through and watch the liquid move as we stood on the square.

We then headed into the kitchen for another sensory activity with the dyed spaghetti.  We added water to the tuff tray with the spaghetti this time.  We also added small plates, a small container, a measuring cup and the tongs to the tuff tray.  Many friends used their hands to feel the slimy texture with their hands by picking it up or using the tongs or measuring cup to scoop it up and pour a big pile of spaghetti onto our plates.

Even though it was quite humid, it didn’t slow us down outside.  We worked on our balance skills on the balance beams, cooked with mulch in the play kitchen, drove cars, and observed the dirt on our hands.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh peach slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain penne pasta with shredded chicken, fresh carrot chips and watermelon slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh cantaloupe.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-28

Good afternoon!

This morning several kids enjoyed working on a squeeze paint art activity.  We had some of our younger friends that will soon transition to Wee Friends visiting this morning.  This painting activity is always a favorite amongst our kids.  It shows that our kids have practiced this technique as they are able to display such control over the squeeze bottle, showing they can make pictures of rainbows, sun shines and spirals.

We hope you enjoy some more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, fresh nectarines/pears/watermelon, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM snack: Whole milk yogurt with banana.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/bell peppers.

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teaches

Link to pictures: 2025-07-28

Happy Friday!

Today we celebrated Cece’s 1st birthday as she will be turning 1 tomorrow.  We enjoyed celebrating your birthday and seeing your big smile as we sang the Happy Birthday song to you.  Thank you for the delicious snack.

The friends began their morning engaged in 2 activities.  Several friends were busy building with Magna-Tiles while other friends engaged with the rainbow mats.  They rocked on them and put the other one on top to create an oval shape.

We then listened to Miss Ashley read us teacher books while sitting in our plastic blocks.

We then headed into the kitchen to prepare a sensory activity with cooked spaghetti.  Miss Bekah added different colors of food coloring gel to each bag and the friends helped to mix the color into the spaghetti by shaking or squeezing their bags.  We then poured the spaghetti bag out onto trays to let it dry and set for a while.  Once it was time, we placed all the colors into the tuff tray with metal bowls, a colander and tongs.  We poured the spaghetti from a metal bowl into a smaller bowl, picked it up using tongs or explored it in our hands.  We talked about its texture and how it felt cold and slimy in our hands.  We loved it!

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

Lunch:  Black Forest ham lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, bananas and orange bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Greek vanilla bean yogurt and fresh blueberries (Cece’s birthday snack).

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2025-07-25

Happy Friday!

We celebrated Paige and Katherine’s last day at Wee Friends! Paige and Katherine have both been at Wee Friends since they were babies! Not only are we going to miss them in our classroom but we’re also going to miss their families who have been apart of OUR family for years. We’re excited for them to head to big kid school in the fall!

Enjoy a few more pictures from our Friday!

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

Lunch– Homemade english muffin pizzas, fresh plums/strawberries/banana, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Fruit popsicles (thanks, Paige!) and string cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-25