WWF, 7/14/2023

Happy Friday!

Our friends began their morning engaged independently in an activity.  Arthur used the loose part bowls and balls and added a ball to each of his bowls after lining them up.  He then took the ball to the mixer in housekeeping to use while mixing them up.  Emily was engaged in dress up adding a scarf first and then a patient gown to wrap around her head.  Eleanor explored rings in each of her hands and her crinkle book.  Arthur and Eliza were climbing together on the habi-trail by walking up the slide, around to the stairs and down repeatedly.

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Friday’s are always a special day when you can watch the lawn being mowed.  Everyone enjoyed watching it happen.  After a bit, Emily asked for the drums.  She, Eliza and Eleanor engaged in making beats and sounds on those, while Arthur and Dax continued watching out the window on the lawn mowing process and all the different tools he would use.

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We then headed outside.  We enjoyed water play on this very warm morning.  We had a variety of sea animals to use in our water at the table.  We also added water to the upper sandbox and Dax was excited to add sand to his to make wet sand to mold into something and feel the different texture in his hands.  Eleanor engaged in her toys on the blanket.

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread with turkey lunchmeat, bananas, and red bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack:  Mild cheddar cheese slices with pretzels.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper.

Have a great weekend!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-14

WF 07/14/2023

Happy Friday!  Enjoy the pictures from out day!

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Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh pears

Lunch: ham on whole wheat wraps with fresh cucumbers, pineapple and orange slices

PM Snack: Colby Jack cheese with pretzels

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans and peppers

Have a Wonderful weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

WWF, 7/13/2023

Good afternoon!

To start off our morning, Miss Bekah invited our friends to go into the kitchen and play with our bird seed/rice sensory table. We took turns hiding a plastic ant and a salamander in the mixture and having other friends find them. We also used different cups and scoops to scoop or pour out the mixture.

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After we finished with our sensory play, we made our way back to the reading steps to engage with some silk scarves. Emily helped Eleanor take the scarves out of the box. Friends laid out the scarves or held them up to their face since they are see through.

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We then went outside to do a variety of activities. We played in the sandbox with different materials like a ramp and scoops. We used chalk to decorate our sidewalks. We also rode the teeter totter, which is always a favorite activity.

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Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded chicken, fresh pineapple, and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack: Peanut butter on whole grain Wheat Thin crackers.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-13

WF 07/13/2023

 

Happy Thursday!

It was an experimental morning making bubbles!  We mixed colored water and soap and then found different ways to aerate the water to make bubbles.  We could use an eye dropper to pump air into the water making larger bubbles.  We also could use a whisk to whip up a bubble foam.  Most of us found the foam particularly appealing so worked on this technique.  Several of us at the table decided our mixtures were starting to look like a witches brew, so played an imaginative game of brewing witches potions. 

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A group of friends lead by Daniel practiced yoga on the building rug for a little relaxation and movement.

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Breakfast: Whole grain oat cereal with fresh pears

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey and fresh green beans, carrots and banana

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

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots

Link to photos: 2023-07-13

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

WF 07/12/2023

Good Afternoon!

We had an engaging indoor morning in imaginative play using moon dough explore new ideas.  Several friends created a bakery which Milllie named “Carl’s Café”.  They pretended to make all kinds of delicious desserts pressing the dough into shape molds and cutting them up to serve!  Not everyone was a baker.  We had a couple of hard working pasta chefs as well!

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Outside there was a lot of help in the garden!  Many friends helped to pick vegetables for lunch.  We got our first zucchini today and everyone was excited to try it at lunch.  The zucchini was the only veggie that made it to lunch since the kids chose to eat all of the green beans and pea pods straight away!

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We collectively decided that the radishes were too strong a flavor for us so we decided to play with them in the mud kitchen.  We washed the veggies and prepared them for imaginary soups and stir fries.

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Breakfast: Oatmeal with fresh watermelon

Lunch: farm fresh scrambled eggs with fresh pineapple, banana, red peppers and fresh picked zucchini from the garden

PM snack: popped corn with raisins

Wee sprouts: fresh cucumbers and peppers

Link to photos:2023-07-12

Have a lovely afternoon and stay dry!

~Wee Friends Teachers

WWF, 7/12/2023

Good Afternoon!

Sorry for the accidental send earlier without a description of our activities for the day!

Today our friend Hannah chose to engage in the musical instruments.  She began with the shakers and bells.  Several friends joined in the activity and we were busy shaking our bells and shakers to make beautiful sounds.  Ben and Eliza engaged in making beautiful sounds on the pianos and xylophones.

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We then headed into the kitchen to work on many skills with the pegs and pegboards.  Everyone used a variety of different colors and if they knew the color they said it to a teacher or if they are still working on their color recognition, a teacher said the color they were adding to their board or tower they built for them.

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We then headed outside to engage in many of our favorite activities.

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

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with mozzarella shredded cheese, fresh green bell peppers, fresh strawberries and whole grain wheat English muffin toasted with butter.

Afternoon Snack:  White corn tortilla chips and refried beans.

Wee Sprouts:  Carrot chips.

Have a wonderful evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtTCDmdhjIull4Ama5M-fvAVyOdKzw

WWF, 7/11/2023

Good afternoon!

We started our morning by dancing to “Slippery Fish” with different hand motions. Our friends pushed different vehicles down wooden ramps. Eliza and Ben flipped over plastic blocks to use as boats.

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We were engaged in using ramp wood pieces in our play with our shape train cars, that Miss Bekah thought of a ramp we could use for painting with balls. We rolled balls down the tiny turf slide to make colorful prints as our balls made their way down the paper.  Those of us who were waiting for a turn, sat and cheered and clapped for our friends.

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We made our way outside to scoop sand in the sandbox, engage in water play, draw under the shade, play in the housekeeping area, or scoop rocks with a shovel.

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Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with cantaloupe.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, 1/2 slice of cheddar cheese, red bell pepper, and fresh watermelon.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and strawberries.

Have a wonderful evening!

Tina and Rebekah

Link to pictures: 2023-07-11

WF 7/11/2023

Good Afternoon!

Enjoy the pictures from our day!

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Breakfast: Kix cereal and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread, fresh watermelon, and cucumbers.

Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese spread.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh bell peppers/cucumbers.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2023-07-11

WF 7/10/2023

Welcome back!

It’s been an exciting Monday with new friends!  We are happy to welcome Paige and Asher to the Wee Friends family!  Both have fit seamlessly into their new classroom environment, enjoying play dough, painting as well as fostering friendships!

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Indoors this morning, we used new building manipulatives at the circle table and let our imagination flow at the art table.

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Outdoors we were surprised to see how big the garden got while we were on break.  Several friends helped to pick and eat pea pods and green beans.  We discovered that our zinnias have started to bloom and we spent time finding how many different colors there were in the blooms.  We also discovered a zucchini and cucumber growing.  We looked at the flowers on the plants talking about the process of flowering, pollination and the fruiting that the plants go through.  It is a wonderful treat to watch these processes unfolding naturally and in real time.      

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Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole wheat toast with fresh orange slices.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with black beans, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh green beans from the garden.

PM snack: Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots and cucumbers.

Link to photos:2023-07-10

Have a lovely day!

~ Wee Friends Teachers

WWF, 7/10/2023

Welcome back!  We hope everyone had a great summer vacation.  Our friends were so happy to see all of their friends and teachers.  We jumped right in to many favorite activities.  The housekeeping area was a popular area as we were busy placing the food out onto plates, accessorizing our clothes with items from dress-up and laying a baby doll onto a blanket.

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We then enjoyed listening to Miss Tina read to us and building with the shape train and car carrier and driving them around on the carpet.

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We then headed outside and Emily painted with watercolors on the easel, Ben scooped up rocks in his hands and put them in the bucket, Dax used a spoon to make a leaf salad in housekeeping and Arthur, Ben and Eliza sat at the table under the tree to explore some sticks.

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Eleanor engaged with several of her toys and Dax sat down next to her to interact with her.

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Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with butter and shredded chicken, fresh cantaloupe and red bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

Rebekah and Tina

Link to pictures: 2023-07-10