Good Afternoon!

We continued to talk about the things that make a book, a book in PREK1 group! We used the book ‘Stellaluna’ which we read a few weeks ago in group so it was slightly in our memory! Children wrote their name under the main animal character in the story that offered Stellaluna a home after she was separated from her mother. Everyone was immediately able to recall that it was a group of three birds.

Later on in group, we read ‘Save It’ which focuses on money! We worked as a group to fill in our chart today, identifying the characters, setting, and three events that occurred in the beginning, middle, and end of the book.

This morning, we changed it up in the classroom, adding several new seasonal activities to explore. Working off ideas that the kids brainstormed this morning, we created a spring themed experience throughout the classroom fostering new types of imaginative play.

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

PREK2: In group this morning, we read the story “The Sandwich Swap” after our lunch of cheese sandwiches.  We each decided what our favorite sandwich was at Wee Friends after group.  We found that the “majority” voted for peanut butter!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Cheese quesadilla with smashed avocado, fresh pineapple/cantaloupe/clementines, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Homemade banana muffins and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Enjoy the rest of the day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-24

Happy Tuesday!

This morning, friends played with baby dolls! We dressed them up, held them and brought them around the room with us.

Then, we played some drums! We took turns using different drums, and a few friends played drums with their baby dolls.

In the kitchen, we engaged with loose parts. We put pom poms in bowls and lined up dominoes. Rose joined us with pom-poms in a whisk!

Outside, we engaged in various areas like the sandbox, climbing house and housekeeping, then a few friends drew with chalk on the chalkboard.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh pear slices.

Lunch: Mozzarella cheese and refried bean quesadillas, fresh clementine oranges and cooked peas and carrots.

Afternoon Snack: Homemade banana chocolate chip muffins and mild cheddar cheese slice.

Wee Sprout: Green bell peppers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-24

Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our week by diving into a few of our FAB’s for the week. For our PREK1 sign in, children came up the board where we started working with the phrases ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’. We’ll start implementing those phrases into our understanding of mathematical equations and what each means. Children looked at two different groups, used their one to one correspondence skills to count each group, and then figure out which group was greater than the other group.

Later on in PREK1 group, we talked about the important things a book needs to make it complete! We explored the words character, setting, and event and how each of these add to stories. We read our story, wrote it on our chart, and worked at identifying the characters, setting, and events in our story! When we started talking about events, we began to look at it in three sections: beginning of the story, middle of the story, and end of the story. Throughout the week, we’ll continue to add each book we read to our chart.

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.

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

This morning, we offered a sorting/counting activity at the round table.  Kids found different ways to sort objects on each tray.  Since every tray was different, kids enjoyed “trading” trays to try all of them.  Older friends counted how many objects they sorted into each group, then looked for the corresponding number.  One friend was able to count 19 and select the 1 and 9 to represent what he had counted.

It was a diverse day in the art center as each child had a unique idea for an individual project.  Kids asked for materials and helped brainstorming solutions for what they wanted to make. We had some paper animals, a hair bow, a butterfly with antenna and a “one to one ratio taping activity” all happening at the same time.  Everyone was able to work on projects tailored to their own individual needs, ideas and skills. 

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

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, fresh strawberries/pineapple, and fresh green beans/pepper/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh green beans/pepper.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-23

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in a new sensory experience with putty.  We worked to strengthen our hand muscles as we pulled to stretch the putty and squeeze it in our hands. 

We then engaged with rhythm sticks, marching and tapping them to the song, Ants Go Marching!

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh pineapple and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with honey graham crackers

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-23

Happy Friday and first day of Spring!

This morning, a few friends stacked bounce blocks along the habitrail railing. They moved their stacks to be next to each other and climbed to the top!

Then, we built with Waffle blocks, working on connecting them together Diana and Rose joined us, exploring all the pieces.

In the kitchen, we drew with markers. Friends swapped colors with each other before filling their papers with lines and dots.

Outside, we went down slides, stomped in the sand and pulled bins around the yard. Baby Rose and Diana also joined us, sitting on their blanket and playing with their baby toys.

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

Lunch:  Chicken avocado salad, whole grain wheat bred, fresh cantaloupe slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Red bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-20

Happy Friday!

There has been a lot of class interest in reading our collection of “Anansi the Spider” stories, which are retellings of old African folktales about a trickster spider.  We offered a project at the art center for older kids to make their favorite character out of pipe cleaners.  Kids could also make his web using a paper plate and yarn.  Some kids wanted to to take the project further and decorate Anansi’s legs with beads.  Others went on to make other characters from the story like Hyena and Little Bush Deer.  Some kids even enjoyed playing with their homemade characters, acting out the stories through imaginative play.

We hope you enjoy some more pictures from our day!

PREK2: We enjoyed some relaxing yoga poses and deep breathing in group today.  We read “The Family Book” which talked about different kinds of families.  At the end of group we counted how many people were in each of our families and wrote it on the board. 

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Homemade chicken avocado on whole wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe/pears/banana, and fresh cucumber/snap peas/pepper.

PM snack– Hannah’s birthday blueberry muffins with cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-20

*REMINDER: Wee Friends will be closed Friday, April 3.

Good Afternoon–

This morning we offered a “marble runs in water” activity in order to explore water movement, gravity and the basic foundation of applied physics.  We knew that several kids had a strong interest in these kinds of hands on experimental building activities.  We found however, that many kids who normally don’t spend time building, became interested in this activity and were able to explore skills that were new to them. Projects like this build the foundations of scientific reasoning through play.  Activities like pouring, damning and moving water through pipes teach the fundamentals of physics and math while also fostering social skills and sensory stimulation for young minds. 

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

Breakfast: Puffins cereal with fresh clementines/pineapple.

Lunch: Brown rice with chicken, fresh cantaloupe/strawberries and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Peanut butter and sunflower/pepita seed/raisins on whole wheat crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-19

Good Afternoon!

Please enjoy some pictures of our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with chicken, fresh watermelon and cooked peas and carrots

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Triscuits crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-03-19

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed on Friday, April 3rd for Good Friday.  Thank you.

This morning we created a new sensory table experience.  We added  shredded white paper with glitter pieces, pink fabric flower petals, plastic eggs, small animals and tongs.  The friends enjoyed finding the animals hidden in the shredded paper and picking up the shredded paper with their tongs.

Later, we climbed on tumble mats! We took turns going  up them and running down the ramps.

Breakfast:  Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh pineapple slices.

Lunch: Farm fresh baked egg cups with shredded Colby jack cheese, whole grain wheat bread, fresh watermelon and fresh cucumber slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain wheat tortillas with hummus.

Wee Sprout: Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-18

Good Afternoon!

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh clementines/pineapple.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled egg cups with cheese, homemade strawberry oat muffins, fresh mangos/pears/bananas and fresh peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-03-18