Happy Friday! Enjoy some pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas.
Lunch: Ham lunch meat, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh cantaloupe slices and green bell pepper slices.
Afternoon Snack: Pretzels and mozzarella cheese stick.
Wee Sprouts: Mini cucumbers and red bell peppers.
Have a great weekend!
WWF Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-04
Good Afternoon!
We finished our week for PREK1 sign in by sequencing events that happened in the story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Each group member took a card from the bottom, identified the fruit, and looked through the book to see what day the caterpillar ate their specific fruit. There were five fruits total so they placed their fruit accordingly onto the sign in board before writing their name.
Almost everyday, we have at least one younger preschool friend watch sign in. While they aren’t participating, they watch and are able to absorb what we’re discussing that day. Today, we had three younger preschool kids hang out and watch sign in take place!
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g. characters, settings, or events).
During our welcome activity today we offered some ‘class name exploration’. At journaling time the younger kids use name sticks to practice name recognition. We have been talking a lot about the other names in the basket and trying to pick out friends names as well as our own. Today we made a name stick for each name in the classroom and set out a variety of letter tiles so friends could explore. Younger kids were able to find their name stick and then match some letters tiles to the name while older kids were able to spell their name in order. Our oldest kids were able to pick out and spell their own name as well as several friend’s names. Each child was able to explore letters and names in their own way based on their own developmental needs.
PREK2: Today we had a group time based on firefighting! Several friends have been very into books about firetrucks, building block fire trucks and firefighter imaginative play. No surprise, everyone was very engaged with group when we read the story “Flashing Fire Engines”. At the end of group time we talked about all of the different things firefighters use to fight fires. The kids memories were impressive! They remembered just about everything from the book!
Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh grapes.
Lunch– Cheese and refried bean whole wheat quesadillas, fresh clementines/banana, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Goldfish and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a wonderful weekend.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-04
Good Afternoon!
We dove into our Thursday by introducing a new concept in PREK1 sign in. Each friend had to find their name before trying to identify the two numbers next to their name. Once we identified the numbers, we talked about which number was bigger. At this point, we introduced greater than, less than, and equal signs.
I always use an alligators mouth as a representation, posing the question, “If an alligator could choose between four pieces of pizza or three pieces of pizza, which would he choose?”—he’d always choose the bigger number!
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.
Later on in PREK1 group, we read a book titled ‘The Snail and the Whale’. I asked the question, “By reading the titled, does it give us a possible clue about the characters in the story?”. Our oldest friend raised her hand and said, “Probably a snail and a whale!”. We also looked at the cover of the story to see if we could guess what the setting might be!
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g. characters, settings, or events).
This morning our welcome activity challenged us to build something using rocks and playdough. Many friends found that the playdough could be used as mortar allowing for new ways to build. Our Wee Friends were able to use their creative problem solving skills to form an idea and then use their fine motor skills to bring that idea to fruition! These kinds of open ended problem solving play opportunities create mind-body connections fostering meaningful learning. These activities also help children build confidence in problem solving and critical thinking through trial and error. There is no wrong answer or time limit, just open exploration!
Please enjoy some more pictures from our day as kids practice writing, work cooperatively and explore ideas through play!
PREK2: During group today we read the story “The Way I Feel”. We talked about the different ways the character in the book felt. We talked as a group about what we could do if someone was feeling sad, frustrated, angry or scared. We came up with ideas and made a class list of what we thought of.
Breakfast– Kix and fresh strawberries.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh apples/banana/clementines/strawberries, and fresh pepper/cucumber.
PM snack– Trail mix with sunflower/pumpkin seeds, granola and raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.
Have a great night!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures:2024-10-03
Good Afternoon!
We started our morning by riding the foam rainbows like teeter-totters. Charlotte tipped her rainbow back and landed on the floor with a smile.
We made our way to the kitchen to paint with brushes. We used round and flat brushes to paint with. We drew inspiration from the tree we can see from the kitchen table so we painted with green, yellow, orange and red. As friends painted, they would point to the tree and then their paper.
We then headed outside to go down slides, line up dinosaurs on the sidewalk, walk down the hill with our bucket cart and draw with chalk on the chalkboard wall.
Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios and fresh cantaloupe slices.
Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, fresh nectarines and mini cucumbers.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thins/Triscuits crackers with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.
Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper/ Mini cucumber.
Have a wonderful evening!
WWF Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-03
Good Afternoon!
We began our morning dancing to the song, Listen and Move by Greg and Steve. We also watched the fish swim around in the tank.
Miss Bekah went to the preschool classroom and borrowed magnets, magnetic fish and a magnetic fishing pole. We used our pole to work on catching the fish using our magnet. We also built with the magnetic blocks to connect them together in a long line.
We then headed outside to enjoy the sunshine. We engaged in many of our favorite activities.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.
Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, fresh cucumber slices, bananas and whole grain wheat bread.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat Ritz crackers with guacamole and mild cheddar cheese slice or 1/2 a mozzarella cheese stick.
Wee Sprouts: Red bell peppers.
Have a wonderful evening!
WWF Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-02
Good Afternoon!
In PREK1 group today, we read ‘Ruby Finds A Worry’. Throughout the story, Ruby’s worry changes size based on how much she’s worrying about it and at the end when she finally talks about her worry, it goes away! It must’ve struck a cord because several friends chose to journal about a worry! Before we read the story, we talked about the word ‘worry’ and what it meant. Friends shared when they’ve had a worry and how it was able to get better.
At the art table this morning several friends were thinking about the upcoming festivities of Halloween! Some friends spent all morning making pictures of Halloween, as well as some other holidays that came to mind. When finished, some chose to make their pictures into a holiday book!
We explored a sorting/counting welcome activity this morning. We chose from three different sorting trays. After sorting our objects and counting them, we found we had groups of 10!
PREK2: During group today we read the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. After the story we talked about the sequence of EVENTS that took place. We each thought of something that happened in the story. We talked as a group about whether the event happened first, next or last.
Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh banana.
Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat flatbread, fresh pineapple/apple, and fresh cucumber/pepper.
PM snack– Air popped corn with raisins.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a wonderful night.
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures:2024-10-02
*As the weather gets cooler, please remember to bring a jacket/sweatshirt for outside play everyday. You are welcome to leave one in your child’s cubby. *
Happy 1st day of October!
We have fish in our classroom again! Our friends checked out the new fish yesterday and this morning. Our friends worked on counting the fish in the tank (we have 3 fish).
Charlotte and her friends brought down the liquid squares and stepping stones. They laid them out all over the floor and took turns walking on them. We watched as the liquid in the liquid squares shifted as we stood or walked on them. Our friends also felt the different textures of the stepping stones underneath their feet as they stood on them.
We then made our way outside to push bikes up the hill, play in the housekeeping area, ride teeter-totters with friends or on our own, and explore the dragons and dinosaurs in the sandbox.
Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh nectarine slices.
Lunch: Whole grain wheat flatbread with refried beans and shredded mozzarella cheese, yellow bell pepper and fresh strawberries.
Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with cream cheese and fresh apple slices.
Wee Sprout: Mini cucumbers.
Have a beautiful evening!
WWF Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-01
Good Afternoon!
We focused on identifying settings and characters today during our sign in activity as well as our PREK1 focused group. We used one of our favorite books, ‘The Rainbow Fish’ for sign in today. Children identified the setting of ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and signed underneath it.
Later on in PREK1 group, we read one of our favorite stories from our MACK collection, ‘What Should Darla Do?’. Throughout the week, our MACK focus is on handling and dealing with strong emotions in a productive way. In the story that we read in group, we got to make choices to Darla to see how it would affect her day. We often have conversations with children throughout the day about choices that they could make. There’s often a few different choices such as using words with friends OR hitting when frustrated with a peer. We decided to do a pattern of good choice, bad choice, good choice when making Darla’s decisions!
When we were done, children identified different characters that were in the story. We also shared a few different settings in the story.
K.RL.2.3: Identify important elements of the text (e.g. characters, settings, or events).
We took our first fall visit to the farm with our older friends this morning! We met all kinds of farm animals including sheep, horses, goats, chickens, turkeys and cats. We helped out with some farm chores like moving a mother and baby chicks into a new home. We also discovered some eggs in strange places which the kids were ecstatic about finding. It’s great to see how our once youngest kids returning as the oldest this fall boldly showing the younger kids that interacting with the animals at the farm is a wonderful and connective experience!
Please enjoy some more pictures from our day!
Breakfast: Cheerios with fresh cantaloupe.
Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh peppers/cucumbers, and fresh strawberries/watermelon.
PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.
Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers and bell peppers.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
~Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-10-01
Happy Monday!
Miss Ashley’s first day was today! We enjoyed getting to know her and we’re so excited she’s a part of the Wee Friends teaching team!
This week, we’re going to be introducing greater than, less than, and equal to. When PREK1 kids came to sign in this morning, we compared two groups and had to determine which group had the most. Tomorrow, we’ll introduce the greater than, less than, and equal to signs.
Before we journaled, we read, ‘Elmer and the Lost Teddy’ in PREK1 group. Before we started reading, we talked about characters and the setting in stories. Once we were done reading, we talked about the characters that were in the story such as the lion, baby elephant, and Elmer and his cousin Wilbur!
This morning several of our friends enjoyed sorting costume jewelry during our welcome activity. The activity encouraged sorting in a variety of ways. Several chose to look for pairs and sort in groups of two. We also found that some objects could be sorted into larger groups. Other friends sorted by size. Later on, couple of friends suggested that we turn the activity into a store, so they could pretend to buy and sell what they had sorted. We put out some pretend coins and bills out and everyone enjoyed an imaginary business exchange for the rest of the morning!
PREK2: Today we read the story “A Tale of Two Beasts”. After the story we talked about the two characters and how their perspectives were different. At the end of group time, we picked our favorite character from the story and put our name next to that character on our board.
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh watermelon.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with marinara sauce, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh peppers/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.
Have a lovely night!
-Wee Friends Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-09-30
Good Afternoon!
This morning several friends were busy in the housekeeping area. Charlotte was eating an apple, Eleanor was cooking on the stove and blowing on her food to cool it down, and Charlotte and another friend were going on an adventure carrying their purses.
We then headed into the kitchen to engage with playdough. We worked our fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills as we placed golf tees, while another friend pulled pieces of playdough off her big piece to make smaller pieces. Another friend filled his plastic egg half with playdough to make a mold of it.
We then headed outside to get some fresh air and play with our favorite activities.
Breakfast: Whole grain wheat bread toasted with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.
Lunch: Whole grain penne pasta with shredded roast beef , mini cucumbers and fresh nectarines.
Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.
Wee Sprout: Yellow bell pepper.
Have a great evening!
WWF Teachers
Link to pictures: 2024-09-30