There was lots of climbing and jumping in the gross motor area today!
Then more energy was used by dancing with and waving around the shakers. Rosemary and Anna have been especially interested in music and dancing this week. There have been a few impromptu dance parties!
Breakfast was toast with butter and cinnamon and pears. Lunch consisted of turkey and cheese sandwiches, bananas, and pears. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers with sweet pea butter.
Have a good night!
Amanda
Today cars were built.
Bridges were constructed.
Stories were shared and poems read.
And friends gathered to listen to even more stories!
Kindergarten: Today’s kindergarten work was an extension of activities in which Elliott and Elizabeth were already engaged. Elliott began playing a game that involved naming pictures of different objects. He was challenged to figure out the first letter of each object. While some were a breeze (ball starts with B), others needed a few more clues (igloo starts with I). Still working on the tricky vowel sounds! Elizabeth helped write a thank you card to our visitor from last week. Besides writing the words in very neat handwriting, she also included detailed drawings and invited other friends to sign.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Kashi’s Cinnamon Harvest cereal and bananas. Lunch: Whole grain bread with turkey and cheddar cheese, carrots and bananas/oranges. Snack: Peanuts and graham crackers.
Link to the photo album: WF 11/19/2015
Hope you enjoy the day! –Jessica
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Our friends enjoyed many kitchen activities today!
They started with shaving cream this morning.
In the afternoon, they played with the Magna-Tiles. They all made their own imaginative structures. Anna and Rosemary also helped Franklin make some of his own.
They did a variety of other activities after that, such as puzzles, pegs, and giant bugs!
Breakfast was whole grain oatmeal and pears. Lunch consisted of tortillas with hummus, pears, and broccoli. Afternoon snack was wheat crackers and string cheese.
Have a great night!
Amanda
One of the most fulfilling parts of being at WF is the opportunity to observe so many rich interactions between children. Every day friends are interacting, negotiating, questioning, offering advice, sharing their opinions and so much more. Through these conversations friends are constantly learning social and emotional skills, as well as naturally discussing academic content.
Some of today’s language experiences included friends discussing how to draw a star:
Friends read Glad Monster, Sad Monster with Miss Mindy and talked about how they feel in different situations:
At the round table friends worked together to make a very long stack of pegs:
Sometimes conversations even come in the form of songs:
Ring a round the rosie, we all fall down!
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat flatbread with hummus, fresh broccoli/carrots and grapes/pears. Snack: Refried beans and blue corn chips.
Link to the photo album: WF 11/18/2015
Enjoy the rest of your day! –Jessica
*Reminders:
*Also, today we found a bow-shaped sliver ring in one of the donated plastic bags we use at WF. Please let us know if it belongs to you!
Today Clara took over as teacher and led students in the alphabet song (notice the pointer!)
Other friends slid bean bags down slides, explored using their handmade “terescope” and matched shapes in a spinner game.
We also used ALL of the blocks…
Kindergarten: The kindergartners decided to create journal pages documenting their work today. Elizabeth took the picture below (making sure no one else was in it) and made a drawing of her creation, a boat. This led to the realization that the beginning of the word “boat” is similar to the beginning of another word she knows, “boo”.Then Elizabeth realized if you add a “t” to the end of “boo” it makes “boot”! Elliott chimed in that adding an “m” to the end of “zoo” makes “zoom”. We’re learning so much about letter sounds and words everyday.
Elliott detailed his plans for his sewing project:
Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Kix and grapes. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with refried beans and cheddar cheese, cucumbers/tomatoes and bananas. Snack: Pumpkin muffins and mozzarella string cheese.
Link to the photo album: WF 11/17/2015
Have a wonderful afternoon! –Jessica
Truman and Franklin enjoyed their play time in the kitchen today. They got out all the giant bugs!
This afternoon, some of our friends got together in the pea gravel. They filled cups and shovels and made piles in the log house.
Breakfast was toast with butter and cinnamon and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole grain pasta with chicken, corn, and oranges. Afternoon snack was yogurt, graham crackers, and oranges.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Truman and Franklin enjoyed their play time in the kitchen today. They got out all the giant bugs!
This afternoon, some of our friends got together in the pea gravel. They filled cups and shovels and made piles in the log house.
Breakfast was toast with butter and cinnamon and bananas. Lunch consisted of whole grain pasta with chicken, corn, and oranges. Afternoon snack was yogurt, graham crackers, and oranges.
Have a great night!
Amanda
Hello! Here are a few highlights from today’s work. Friends gathered in housekeeping for a whole range of dramatic play, from ironing and sleeping to serving food and feeding babies:
Other children stacked dice and glued “jewels”:
Building and the flour sensory bin were also popular choices!
Outside we were still impressed by the warm November weather. Friends eagerly watched the garbage truck as it made its rounds through the alley. The truck even honked its horn for us!
Kindergarten: Today during kindergarten time friends continued working on their current projects. Elizabeth sewed a felt triangle onto her stocking while Elliott practiced chaining in crochet and had his first lesson on the single crochet stitch. During this work, there was also lots of great conversation about how clothes and fabric are made!
Wee Sprouts: Pea pods. Breakfast: Toasted whole wheat English muffin with peanut butter and fresh apples. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, fresh carrots and oranges/bananas. Snack: Organic whole milk yogurt with homemade granola.
Link to the photo album: WF 11/16/2015
Have a great day! –Jessica
Please note: Wee Friends will be closed November 26-27th for Thanksgiving break. For Christmas break, we will be closed from December 21-January 4th.
Also, Wee Friends is having a pajama day Wednesday, November 25th! Wee Wees are invited to participate.
Rosemary and Anna colored in their personal notebooks this morning. They chose which crayons to use very carefully.
Our friends spent the rest of the morning playing with blocks and rings in the gross motor area. Everyone loves wearing the rings like necklaces!
Breakfast was Whole Grain Cheerios and apples. Lunch consisted of whole wheat tortilla with hummus, apple, and broccoli. Afternoon snack was graham crackers and string cheese.
Have a great weekend!
Amanda
Happy Friday! Today has been yet another great day in Wee World.
Max and Addi experimented with rolling cars down a handmade ramp.
Naia matched objects and letters, while Elizabeth and Clara counted all of the number matches they made.
Other friends enjoyed using the tools and driving cars.
We also had a special visitor today! Ms. Leslie, a preschool teacher from New Jersey and Jessica’s friend, came to read us a funny Thanksgiving story, ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving.
The story was very engaging and friends listened intently to the tale of a school field trip to a turkey farm.
We were very sad when we realized what the farmer was going to do to the turkeys. But the story does have a happy ending (ask your child what it was!) Ms. Leslie also brought our classroom a stuffed turkey that makes authentic turkey sounds.
And to go along with the festive story, friends were also invited to create a turkey using a whole set of stickers. Thank you so much for visiting Ms. Leslie!
Today we also got some outside time. As the temperatures begin dropping, we ask that you please bring in a hat and pair of gloves for your child! It is more fun to play when you aren’t worried about cold ears or fingers.
Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, fresh carrots and oranges. Snack: Mozzarella string cheese and pretzels.
Link to the photo album: WF 11/13/2015
Have a great weekend! –Jessica
