There are many opportunities in an early childhood classroom to investigate: To Pick or Not to Pick. It is a valid and important question because there are so many things to pick: nosey snacks, flowers, boxwood leaves, green beans, scabies and the list goes on.

Well, today, on the Prairie, we picked with abandon. We picked with purpose and  pleasure. We picked to understand and to process. We spread seeds not boogie germs. We spread knowledge and inquiry and not necessarily effluvia.

Pick away Wee Peeps! The prairie is your oyster.

Wee Sprouts: Sweet bell peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and PPC peaches. Lunch: Brown rice with lentils, PPC green beans and bananas. Snack: Crackers and hummus.

 

 

Good Afternoon!

Just to start you’re afternoon off right…

It was a beautiful morning outside. With a little nip in the air, we headed outside where our main focus was on the sandbox and rock area.

Lucy loved getting hugs from Elliot once he got back from swimming.

Since the air was a little cold, the sand was pretty cold. We loved filling buckets up with sand using shovels.

Rosemary and Tate read books as the others slept. Rosemary loves to empty out the shelve and have her pick from the books!

Milestone of the day: Rosemary made it up the habitrail! She’s still learning how to navigate the stairs and her way around the habitrail but she loved it!

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and cinnamon along with apples. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, pears, and peppers. PM snack was cheddar cheese and animal crackers.

Have a great night!

Enjoy the swimming pix! Mel was able to sneak in and take some pictures of your swimmers!

Back in the classroom, we explored a different kind of water play. The conversation began yesterday when Hazel sang the Braham’s Lullaby in Icelandic. Today, we asked Hazel to sing it again and as she did, we investigated big black tubs of ice cubes. We added blue water color and eventually bubbles and farm/aquatic animals. When Jessica described a coral reef, we added Floam (and a fabulous illustration from our library). We found Iceland on our globe and discussed other cold and icy places on the earth.

Tuesday. Wee celebrations of the glorious gifts of water.

Have a peaceful day. – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: PPC Cherry tomatoes. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, apple slices and orange and green Bell peppers. Snack: Mozzarella cheese sticks and blueberries.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

For breakfast, children had eggs with raisins. Lunch consisted of pasta with marinara sauce, peas, and pears. PM snack was string cheese and pretzels.

Have a terrific evening!

We take expressing ourselves very seriously at Wee Friends. So when the screaming begins, we pause and ask ourselves: “To scream or not to scream?”. We know it feels good to let our bodies scream. High pitched soaring sound, straight from the depths of the Wee spirits. And yet, it is an alarming sound, too. It creates inner ear ouchies for friends and teachers. “How can it hurt your ear?” asked Aislinn to a hurt Melinda.  Hmmmmm. We don’t have the answer on this one. We watch for safety, kind words and…..expressive emotion. Today it worked for a while. Then we encouraged a change in direction. And so it goes. Day by day.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese and apple slices. Lunch: Pasta with marinara, peas and pear slices. Snack: Yogurt and a fruit TBA after PPC delivery.

Happy Friday!

Today, we witnessed Rosemary take her first unassisted steps! She’s been walking with the help of tables and shelves but this time, it was all her! We love when the big milestones start to form and take place.

Music time was just what we needed this morning.

Another thing we needed was outside time. We got about five minutes until it started misting pretty hard so we had to come inside. We were not too happy with that decision so we all headed to the habitrail where we watched the rain and talked about it.

Anna is moving all over the place. Rolling here. Rolling there. Today, she was up on all fours!

Maya was quite into the camera this afternoon. After taking a picture and saying, “Cheese!”, she wanted to see what it looked like on the other side of the camera. She thought it was very funny .

For breakfast, children had malt-o-meal/cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of egg roll-ups, broccoli, and plums. PM snack was whole wheat bunny crackers and hummus.

Have a great weekend! We’ll leave ya with a smile..

The Birthday Trifecta.

(DEF: a run of three wins or grand events)

We spent the Wee morning celebrating three grand events: the births of Sophie, Hazel and Elizabeth. They are turning, or have turned five. We let the morning flow in and out of bday preparations, chalkboard explorations, books to read and write, games to create and puppies to emulate.

Happy Birthday dear Wee Friends! We love you and are so glad to grow with you.

Wee Sprouts: Green bell peppers. Breakfast: Malt-O-Meal and PPC wine grapes. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with farm fresh scrambled eggs, watermelon and cucumber. Snack: Elizabeth’s bday muffins and Hazel’s Sweet ‘n Salty Trail Mix.

 

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures that were taken throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had Kashi and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat english muffins with melted cheddar cheese, watermelon, and cucumbers. PM snack was graham crackers and string cheese.

Have a terrific night!

Today we investigated things that match: number cards, dresses, shirts, apples, temperaments,  Magna Tile and Tshirts,  baby slings and voice volumes. Rainy days and Thursdays NEVER bring the Wee peeps down.

Hope your day offers you happy matches. –Laurie

 

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Cheerios and PPC plums. Lunch: Whole wheat English muffins and melted cheddar, fresh fruit salad and PPC broccoli rabe. Snack: Peanuts and pear slices.

 

Hello!

“Rain! Go away!” That’s what we said as we stood and looked out the window. It was a no go for outside time today.

However, we didn’t let this bring us down! Snuggle time. Stories. Pretend play.

We didn’t let the weather dull our sparkle .

For breakfast, children had cheerios and banana. Lunch consisted of quinoa and brown rice with cheddar cheese, mixed vegetables, and pears. PM snack was thin rice cakes with hummus.

Have a terrific evening.