Good Afternoon!

Our interest right now seems to be investigation of hands on exploration.  Using sand, water and an array of loose parts, kids made several discoveries today.  One friend used creative problem solving to find the best solution for getting sand into a tub.  He thought if he used the lid of the tub, he could pile the sand on top, then dump it in.  He applied creative out-the-box thinking to problem solve with the materials he had available to him.  That is some higher level thinking that will launch him into a successful future of confident creative problem solving!

Outside at our loose parts water activity, two friends discovered that when they put objects in the curved container of water, the objects appeared bigger.  The spoon looked not only larger, but displaced.  We talked about how the curve of the container along with the bending of the light from the object in the water gave it a magnified appearance.  We talked about how a magnifying glass is curved for a reason.  What a lot to discover through strategically planned but open ended play spaces!

At Wee Friends, we allow kids to explore in any direction they choose.  Katherine has been extremely self driven, innovative and business savvy this week!  Yesterday afternoon, she decided she wanted to create a custom cell phone business which she would offer to classmates.  She used a clip board to make her way around the classroom with an order sheet.  She offered the different features available for the cell phone decoration like pink or star buttons.  After her customers made their choices, she went back to the shop and made them to order.  She even thought far enough ahead to pre-cut several of the options so assembly was fluid!  Wow!  What an entrepreneur!

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/strawberries, and fresh pepper/cucumber/carrots/snap peas.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/green beans/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-08

Welcome back!  We hope everyone had a great summer vacation.

Everyone was very happy to see their friends and teachers this morning.  We engaged in the light table with shape colored gems.  We worked on our matching and sorting skills to make a pile of the colored shapes.  Clark and Eleanor held them up to their eyes and shared the colors they were looking through.  Another friend made a stack with their gems.

We then engaged with our big plastic blocks and made a path with them to walk across.

We then sat on the reading steps and looked at a book independently or listened to Miss Bekah read the books we chose off the shelf to us.

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

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded chicken, bananas and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.

Wee Sprout:  Sugar Snap Peas.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-07

Welcome back!

This morning everyone enjoyed getting back into the swing of classroom activities and friendships!  At the art center, we offered some watercolor paint for the kids to experiment with.  It was amazing watching their progress from some of their earlier paintings at Wee Friends.  They have developed so much with exposure to these kids of materials.  What once was simple exploration has become purposeful planning.  There has been so much growth in their executive function along side creativity!

Imaginative play with friends was a very popular activity today.  Kids built props using blocks to go along with long narratives that lasted all morning!  Through this play, they’ve developed abilities to work together, have conversations, share ideas and cooperate!

At the round table, friends explored loose parts practicing early math with pattern making and one to one correspondence, all though play.

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce and shredded cheese, fresh grapes/banana, and fresh cucumber/green beans/carrots.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/green beans.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-07-07

Happy Friday and Pajama Day!

Here’s a look at everyone’s beautiful jammies.

Today, we…

marched to “We Are the Dinosaurs” by Laurie Berkner,…

built with Magna-Tiles or held them up to our faces to look through them,…

explored musical shakers and bells with our friends,…

and enjoyed the sunshine outside this morning!

Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with hummus, chicken/avocado salad, pineapple slices and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack: Whole wheat Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful two week break! We’ll see everyone back on July 7th.

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-20

Happy Friday! 

We hope everyone has a great summer break and we will see you back July 7.  Please enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh banana.

Lunch: Chicken/avocado on whole wheat bread, fresh pineapple/banana, and carrots/cucumbers

PM Snack: Yogurt fruit popsicles (homemade), cheddar block cheese, and banana.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh bell peppers and cucumbers.

Have a wonderful break!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2025-06-20

Good Afternoon!

**Pajama day on Friday for those who want to participate!

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh pears/banana/pineapple, and fresh green beans/cucumber.

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.

Have a wonderful night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-19

Good afternoon!

Our friends explored Magna-Tiles and bean bags this morning. Eleanor and a friend built with the Magna-Tiles in the front area. Cece and Charlotte danced to the “Beanie Bag Dance” with their bean bags.

We then made our way into the kitchen to draw with markers. We used several colors and talked about what we were drawing on our papers. A friend shared that they were drawing a “car.”

Our friends also engaged with our Climb & Play soft blocks and rainbows. We used the rainbow blocks like teeter-totters, tunnels or blocks to lounge on. Other friends explored the soft blocks by climbing on top of them or sitting on them.

During our time outside, we explored the plants, walked on the balance beam course, sat on a rock under the tree’s shade, pushed bikes up the hill after riding them down, engaged with tools in the sandbox, and practiced pulling ourselves up to a standing position on the bench.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh pear slices.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded pork, banana and cooked peas.

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

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-19

Good Afternoon!

Today we had a musical morning.  First we danced to BINGO, See The Bunnies Sleeping?, and Itsy Bitsy Spider.

We then engaged with rhythm sticks.  We tapped them while marching around the front circle to Ants Go Marching.

Since it was raining outside, we explored our sound sensory tubes and some of the items mimic the sound of rain.  We also engaged in lifting Miss Tina’s big rain stick to make the rain sound.

Miss Tina then created an obstacle course for us with the plastic blocks, tiny turf stair and slide and the textured stepping stones.

We then headed outside to engage in water play with rubber insects, dinosaurs, measuring cups/spoons and bowls.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh cantaloupe, cooked sweet potatoes and whole grain wheat flatbread.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and shredded mozzarella cheese and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-18

Good Afternoon!

This morning we offered a loose parts activity with playdough.  We simply added rings and sticks along with the playdough… and imaginations blossomed into all sorts of creations.  Most friends started by stacking the beads on the sticks.  As time progressed and friends explored, we saw all kinds of ideas take shape into porcupines, jellyfish, sea turtles, fish with nests and babies and even a cat in a bed.  Just adding a couple of components that are outside of the norm, sends the mid of a child into new realms of thought!

At the sensory table, we offered a “water marble run building center”.  Kids were able to explore the way water flows and how to best put pieces together working with gravity.  Friends chose to engage in a great deal of cooperative building.  In the beginning, several kids worked on their own “water-run”, but as the project evolved, most of the kids teamed up to build one enormous water-run in the center of the table.  Their creation gave the classroom a whimsical Dr Suess feel with so many colorful wheels and funnels.

We sure felt the heat today so we offered several different water opportunities including the water table, individual trays, and the large blue tuff tray. We made sure to stay cool and the shade from our large tree sure helped!

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh grapes.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded cheese, whole wheat bread/flatbread, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack-Air popped-corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-18

Good Afternoon!

We started our morning by reading books. Several friends chose books from our reading shelves for Miss Tina to read to us. The babies explored the books on the shelves too. Some friends chose books to look at individually.

We made our way to the kitchen to engage with puzzles. We let our friends gradually work their way up to more complex puzzles, and they all did great at solving the puzzles presented to them. A few of our friends who were only able to complete up to 4-piece puzzles in the past, mastered 7 or 8 piece puzzles this morning!

We enjoyed water play this morning. A friend shared that there were “bugs in the water,” pointing out the colorful, plastic insects in the water tray. Other friends used watering cans to explore the water table or sat by a water tin to explore leaves. Our babies engaged with the trucks by the ramps with their older friends.

Our friends all enjoyed yogurt popsicles this afternoon. Thank you Miss Ashley for making pops with leftover yogurt and strawberry pieces!

Breakfast:  Corn Chex cereal and fresh strawberries/mango.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with peanut butter, 1/2 mozzarella cheese stick, fresh pineapple, and cooked carrots and broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat bagel with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and homemade yogurt with fruit popsicles.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-06-17