Good Afternoon!

We began our morning working with our shape stackers.  We were busy taking the shapes off and putting them back on the stacker.

We then headed into the kitchen to draw with brand new markers.  We all used a variety of colors to create our drawings.  You will find our colorful drawings displayed on the board above the cube.

We then headed out to dance with the scarves.  We danced to Shake Your Sillies Out and followed along with the song and acted out the motions.  We were clapping, jumping and shaking to name a few with our bodies and scarves.

Breakfast:  Avocado on toasted whole grain wheat bread and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat elbow macaroni with shredded turkey, fresh Roma tomato and pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh mandarin oranges.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-01-29

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 friends started off their week by identifying a shape that they chose from the bottom of the easel. Once they identified the shape for their sign in activity, they counted the number of sides of their shape and taped it into the correct group!

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

We continued the shape theme into PREK1 group where we focused on two characteristics of shapes: number of sides and number of vertices. I taped the shape up onto our chart and children worked together at identifying the shape. Then, we counted the number of sides and vertices together. Quickly, children noticed that the number of sides and number of vertices for each shape were the same!

We read ‘The Grouchy Ladybug’ for group today. One of our FAB focuses this week deals with understanding the roles of authors and illustrators of books. We started a chart during group that we’ll use all week where we identify the title, author, and illustrator of the book.

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

K.RL.3.2: Define the role of the author and illustrator of a story in telling the story.

We recreated Friday’s sensory activity hunting for stones in ooblick.  This activity was challenging because it took experimentation to figure out how to get the stones out.  If one pulled too fast, the substance turned solid and the task was impossible.  The kids had to figure out a slow patient strategy.  Only then did the substance offer its water from, and the stones could be brought to the surface (A great life metaphor at the same time:)  There were several friends interested in trying that hadn’t gotten a chance since everyone seemed to stay with the project for a long time.  No problem!  We were happy to keep it going into day two.  Everyone who wanted to try got a chance…and some who had a turn came back for round two:)

PREK2: Today during group we learned the rhyme “Two little Blackbirds”.  We tried to recall it, as we acted it out with our hands.  We read the story “Ten Dots”.  At the end of the story we tried to remember one thing that the dots made. 

Breakfast– Whole wheat bagel with butter and fresh clementines.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black beans and fresh tomatoes, fresh clementines/apples, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/carrots.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-01-29

Happy Friday!

We began our morning building with the big plastic blocks.  We stacked them together to stand in them and be tall.  We then lined them up to make a train.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a loose parts activity with pom-poms, dominos, a bowl, cup, spoon and tongs.  We worked our fine motor skills to pick our pom-poms up with our tongs and our scooping skills to pick them up with a spoon.  Charlotte and Eleanor explored using the wooden people, wooden cups and pegs while the older friends were engaged in their activity.

We then enjoyed listening to Miss Bekah read us many books, engaged in the activities on the Zany Zoo Activity box, and worked on our tracing skills on the tracing boards.

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

Lunch: Whole grain bagel with hummus spread, fresh pear slices, and red bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and Mild cheddar block cheese slices.

Wee Sprout:  Yellow bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-01-26

Happy Friday!  It was a busy day experimenting with sensory and descriptive words, a shape hunt and playing in the snow! We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and blueberries

Lunch: Humus on whole wheat tortilla with fresh carrots, peppers, pears and banana

PM Snack: Avocado with pretzels

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumber and peppers

Link to Photos:2024-01-26

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

This morning we began with walking on the textured circles to feel the different textures on the bottom of our feet.  If we aren’t walking yet, we felt the textures with our hands.

Dax and Eliza engaged with the baby dolls and fed them bottles.  A few friends also engaged at the circle table with loose parts and items from housekeeping.

We also engaged in books with a friend or listening to the teachers read a variety of books to us.

Breakfast:  Kix cereal with fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with red beans, bananas, and orange bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack:  Sunflower seeds and Triscuit crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-01-25

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 kiddos came to sign in where they had to choose a card from the bottom of the board. They looked at the picture to identify it and then we worked together to find the rhyming match! They took tape and taped their puzzle piece to complete the rhyming match then signed their name next to it.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

After reading ‘I’m The Best’ in PREK1 group, we played a rhyming word memory game! It challenged us to remember where specific cards were but everyone ended up getting at least one match!

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

Today a friend came to school with an interest in making bridges.  We set up a welcome activity around this interest.  Everyone worked as a team to create a bridge that went all the way around the round table…as suggested by several friends!  We used paper cups and tongue depressors to created our very long bridge.  Some friends made roads under the bridge as well.  Many enjoyed some imaginative play with the bridge creations using cars, busses and trains.

 

PREK2:  Today during group time we practiced a “deep breathing imaginative story” called “Hot chocolate breath”.  The story has us act out making hot chocolate using our imaginations and while doing so, practicing deep breathing.  We read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and recalled one thing the caterpillar ate at the end of the story.

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh pineapple.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh pineapple/pears, and cucumbers/bell peppers.

PM Snack: Trail mix with peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots and bell peppers.

Link to photos: 2024-01-25

Have a wonderful afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were engaged in a variety of activities.  Dax and Eliza were using their imaginative play skills to play doctor together, Ben was using his imaginative skills to have his kitten drink from the bucket, Eden engaged with activities on the Zany Zoo Activity box,  Eleanor looked at a book and Dax was building with Duplos.

We also engaged with the object permanence boxes.  We worked our fine motor skills to place our ball or coin into the hole or slot and watched as it disappeared and then reappeared in the drawer or tray.

The older friends then headed into the kitchen to create a gluing collage with cotton balls and Q-tips.  The friends also worked to strengthen their hand muscles as they squeezed the glue out of the bottle onto their papers.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh pear slices, sweet potatoes and whole grain wheat bread.

Afternoon Snack:  White/blue corn tortilla chips and hummus.

Wee Sprouts:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures:  2024-01-24

Good Afternoon!

In PREK1 group, we played Shape Bingo after reading the book, ‘Butterfly Alphabet’. We worked on identifying several different 2-D and 3-D shapes. Some of the 3-D shapes were new to us so we compared them to real life objects. For example, a ‘cone’ like in an ‘ice cream cone’ or a ‘sphere’ like our globe.

K.4.1: Identify and describe geometric objects: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, trapezoid, hexagon, octagon, parallelogram, sphere, and cube.

Today we worked through a variety of activities.  Many friends enjoyed the color mixing with shapes sensory bin as they used eye droppers to create different hues and fill different shapes.  Others created three dimensional shapes like pyramids and cubes using Montessori beads.  In the art center several friends used water color.  We talked about how we could create mixed media artwork.  Some tried it out using pastels and colored pencils before applying the watercolor. 

PREK2:  During group today we read the story “Eating the Alphabet”.  After the story we searched for first letter in our names on the board.  We got to circle our letter as we went to our cots for rest time.

Breakfast– Oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh blueberries.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/oranges, and fresh carrot/pepper.

PM snack– Blue corn chips with homemade guacamole.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-01-24

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy some pictures from our shorter day!

Lunch: Refried beans and cheese on whole grain wheat tortillas, bananas and fresh cucumbers/red bell peppers.

PM Snack: Whole grain cinnamon raisin bagels with buttery spread and cinnamon/sugar mixture.

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Jena

Link to pictures: 2024-01-23

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 friends came to sign in this morning where they were tasked on finding their name and coming up with a word that rhymed with a word they were given. William was given the word ‘sun’ and he said that ‘sun’ and ‘bun’ rhyme!

Later on in group, we read ‘The Cat In The Hat’ which offered up several opportunities to talk about rhyming words. I would randomly stop reading to see if they could identify the rhyming word that finished the sentence. They were able to fill in the missing word by using their knowledge of rhyming words and looking at the pictures that the illustrator drew.

K.RF.3.1: Identify and produce rhyming words.

In the are center we offered a shape building project.  Several friends looked at the examples of shapes they could build.  They either chose to build a traditional shape or create a shape of their own. We had a range of ideas from triangles to jack-rabbits!  One friend created two triangles inside of a square and named it a “squareangle”. 

PREK2:  During group today we talked about all of the different shapes and practiced naming them.  At the end of group we chose our favorite shape by name and put our name sticker next to (or on top of) it:)

Breakfast– Weather delay.

Lunch– Chicken avocado sandwiches on whole wheat bread, fresh pears/banana, and fresh carrots/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrot/cucumber.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-01-23