Good Afternoon!

This morning we went outside right after breakfast and didn’t come in until lunch!  While we were outside, we explored a variety of outdoor activities!

We engaged in imaginative play with water and natural materials.  Kids played “restaurant” serving soup, pasta and more.  Some kids set up a strainer system with leaves and water to see if it was possible to capture the green pigment.  There was plenty of space and time for questions, experimentation and trial/error learning. 

One of our older friends asked if we could try smashing chalk and mixing it with water to make paint.  He remembered doing this before and wanted to try it again.  Several kids participated in the activity and really enjoyed testing their paint on the sidewalk.

Kids also enjoyed exploring outdoor play doh with new materials like leaves to create with.  One friend made a snowman while another made “sushi”. 

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla with smashed avocado, fresh watermelon/banana and fresh cucumbers/green beans.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a great afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-19

Happy Monday!

This morning, we had lots of fun around the habitrail! We climbed ladders, watched for birds and rocked on rainbows.

Then, we engaged with Waffle Blocks.

Outside, we engaged of many of our favorite activities!

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh strawberries

Lunch: Whole grain wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded Colby Jack cheese, fresh orange and fresh green bell pepper

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh banana and whole wheat honey Graham crackers

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful night!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-18

Good Afternoon!

**Reminder: Wee Friends is closed Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day.

We tried out some new drip painting techniques in the art center this morning.  We first added paint to our paper with squeeze bottles.  Next, we used a shish kebab stick to pull through the paint creating interesting patterns.  Kids spent a lot of time on this project.  We only got through a few kids all morning.  We believe in allowing kids to continue projects until they have fully explored the possibilities in depth and detail until they feel finished.  This kind of space to learn lets kids try things, think about what they see, learn through trial and error, ask questions, answer questions and experiment.  The learning experience is much deeper and more meaningful this way.

Outside, we thought it was the perfect day to try out our new water pump.  This group has been particularly interested in water systems and how they work.  We thought a pump could lead to more experimenting and learning thorough water movement play.

Breakfast: English muffins with butter and fresh black berries/honey dew melon.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans/chicken, fresh watermelon/strawberries and fresh green beans/cucumbers/cherry tomatoes.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans/cucumbers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-18

Happy Friday!

This morning, we danced along to “Sleeping Bunnies,” then friends got to choose different songs to listen to while we danced along with scarves. 

To celebrate a friend’s birthday that will be tomorrow, we brought out the stacking birthday cakes! We worked together to stack each piece up before counting from one to ten and knocking the cake over.

Outside, we engaged in many of our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh honeydew melon/pineapple.

Lunch:  Rotisserie chicken breast lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, fresh apples and cooked sweet potatoes with butter and cinnamon.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Ritz crackers, mozzarella cheese sticks, and fresh blackberries, raspberries and strawberries (our birthday snack, thank you!)

Wee Sprout: Yellow bell pepper

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-15

Happy Friday!

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

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

Lunch: English muffin pizzas with cheese, fresh honeydew melon/pears and fresh green beans/green peppers.

PM Snack: Goldfish, fresh berries, and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-15

Good Afternoon!

This morning, several kids explored letters at the art table.  Some made bracelets adding their names or the names of family members while others worked with letter stamps to spell names.  Kids made banners, cards and posters using the stamps.  Some kids chose to use upper case letters while others who knew them, used lowercase. There were kids were interested in the punctuation stamps as well,  like the ?!&…we talked about what they meant.  We’re always happy to encourage kids to practice writing through playful exploration of their interests

We took our musical instruments outside on the deck to explore some sounds and rhythm while enjoying the sunshine!

PREK2: During group, we practiced deep breathing and yoga.  We posed like a frog, a cow and a cat.  We also practiced “lions breath”.  Next, we read the social emotional learning book “What Should Danny Do?”. Kids got to help Danny choose how he should handle difficult situations and then they got to see how Danny’s choices affected his day. 

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh grapes.

Lunch: Brown rice with pork, fresh plums/honeydew melon/banana, and fresh cucumbers/pepper.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter and sunflower/pepita seeds/raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-14

Good Afternoon!

Please enjoy some pictures of our busy day!

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh pineapple.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh pear and cooked carrots and peas

Afternoon Snack:  Sunflower kernels and whole grain Wheat Thin crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-14

Good Afternoon!

This morning for our PREK1 sign in, children came up to the board where they were asked to identify the coin worth 25 cents, just like the book we read yesterday in group. Children wrote their name under the quarter and a few friends even went as far to identify the other coin, a penny, that is worth one cent!

Social Studies: K.4.1 Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want. Introduce money names and values.

We had a busy day with so many child driven ideas for experiments!  While sitting in the sandbox yesterday, an older friend came up with the idea to use the cornstarch and water mixture, but to try adding sand to see what would happen.  He hypothesized that the sand would make the mixture more “stiff”.  He, and other interested kids, tried mixing different amounts of each ingredient to see how the mixture was affected. 

Since we had sand in the classroom, we also decided to add it to the art center.  Kids tried mixing the sand into paint to see how it would change their paintings.

Another friend asked to try using the paint/salt mixture to make paintings at the art center.  After talking a bit, we decided it might be interesting to try different papers.  We tried water color paper, card stock and printer paper to see if the paper affected the outcome of the paintings.

Back in habitrail, a group of children participated in some ‘rough and tumble’ play. We always allow “wrestling” to happen in habitrail as long as there is a teacher present. We also go through rules that we have when engaging in this kind of play such as listening to friends words when they say “stop”. This type of play is important not only for gross motor development but understanding and exploring play that is safe and unsafe. Even though this group was made up of some of our youngest peers in the class, they were able to toe the line and make sure they stayed safe as well as their friends. By the end, friends were out of breath and needed a little breather by just laying on the floor and taking a break . We always try to allow our environment to be a space where we say “yes”, especially when it’s what children”’s bodies need!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Farm fresh egg cups topped with cheese, homemade apple/oat muffins, fresh watermelon/orange slices and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Hummus with corn  tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-13

Happy Wednesday!

This morning several friends engaged with the blocks of the shapes houses.  Rose tapped her shapes together, another friend worked at finding their shape’s place in the roof and Diana was taking the roof off and handing it to Miss Bekah to put onto the house several times.

We also engaged with stacking BounceBlocks to climb up on to hold onto the habi-trail bars.

We then headed into the kitchen to fill coffee filters with colorful dots using the dot markers.

We then headed outside to engage in digging in the sand, playing with the dragons, climbing up the rock path, going down the slid, carrying baby dolls around the yard and pushing our bikes up the hill.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apple

Lunch:  Peanut butter on whole grain wheat tortillas, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh pineapple slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack: White corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-05-13

Good afternoon!

This morning, we engaged in a variety of activities.

Then, Miss Audrey brought out various tumble mats for us to play on!

Outside, we spent most of our time at the sandbox. Even Rose and Diana joined, exploring sand as they reached in.

Breakfast: Whole grain Chex with fresh cantaloupe

Lunch: Chicken avocado, whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber and fresh watermelon

Afternoon Snack: Plain whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese and fresh honeydew

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-12