Hello!

Our day was full of stories. Friends read stories by themselves, with friends, and teachers. We’re so fascinated by language that we enjoy the same books over and over (aka ‘wheels on the bus’). Of course we do go through our collection of books. We LOVE snuggling and listening to a variety of books.

A couple of our friends have been looking at the pictures and taking what they remember from previously reading the story and telling their own version of it. One that we’ve been using for this lately is ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’. Friends love retelling this story.

Some of our non verbal children are pointing at pictures and bouncing or laughing when they’re getting excited while reading a story. Even though they can’t string words together yet, we still know when they get excited!

For breakfast, children had kix and blueberries. Lunch consisted of homemade cheese pizza with whole grain crust, pears, and green peppers/cucumbers. PM snack was cheddar cheese slices and banana.

Have a great night.

We added props to our LET IT GO musical exploration: a pillowed, paper ice pond, a basket snowman and a Kimono. We counted to 4 over and over as one song played, matching the tempo. We tapped the tempo on our skin so friends could get the beat INSIDE their bodies.

We have a surprise art project in the works. It includes popsicle sticks, nuts and bolts.

And the velocity of Wee learning continued today.

It included a long orange ramp and cars.

Wee Sprouts: Radishes. Breakfast: Cereal and blueberries. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and cheese, pear slices and cucumbers. All PPC! Snack: Cheddar cheese and Wheat Thins.

Good Afternoon!

Friends spent their morning reading stories and cooking up a storm in the kitchen!

We are all at this age where we have the ‘mine’ aspect when it comes to play. If I had it five minutes ago, it’s mine. If I thought about that toy yesterday, it’s mine. If that’s my favorite toy, it’s mine. Children work through their play using words. When they’re upset or angry, we encourage friends to talk with one another.

However, that’s not always the case. When we have non verbal friends, actions are key. A grunt, scream, cry, or ‘upset’ face can let friends know that we are frustrated.

We always try to ‘work it out’!

We headed outside before the rain decided to set in.

As it started to sprinkle, Nora and Saskia did their version of the rain dance!

The sprinkles became more consistent. So, we came inside to play with the water!

For breakfast, children had english muffins with butter and cinnamon along with fresh purple porch strawberries. We finished up the strawberries for a quick AM snack. Lunch consisted of hummus on tortillas, fresh salad with yogurt ranch dressing, and banana/raspberries. PM snack was string cheese and raisins.

Have a terrific evening!

If SPEED is the rate of motion and VELOCITY the rate of motion with direction, I think we can best describe our Wee morning as one that moved with speed. As friends discovered their work, directions shifted.

• Which marble gets to the bottom faster?
• Should I use screws or nails for my car wheels?
• How do I stick my pirate’s goatee on?
• What is your dad’s favorite color?
• Who wants a poison shower or bath?
• What are YOU imagining as you work with water and popsicle molds?
• Where can I put this cylinder so that it will stand? Which end?
• Let’s write a new song!

The velocity at which learning occurs in our Wee World is breathtaking! HOLD ON! We move real fast. We’re going to make this morning last. We’re kicking around the cobblestones.  Just looking for fun, and we’re feeling groovy.

Hope you are too. –Laurie

 

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Peanut buttered English muffins and bananas. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat tortillas, PPC Spring Mix salad with Yogurt Ranch dressing and PPC raspberries and bananas. Snack: Yogurt and blueberries.

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

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

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of whole wheat noodles with tuna, apples, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was cheddar cheese slices with crackers.

Have a lovely night.

 

This morning, Marta came in and took the lead by initiating a “Mommy and Baby Yoga” class.

Finn took the lead when he showed the class what he built this weekend: pix ax’s. He and his posse have been mining of late.

 

We LET IT GO. We try to LET GO as often as we can. It just makes everyone feel great when they LET IT GO.

 

We let marbles go and Aislinn took the lead by organizing turns and handing out marbles.

Hope your week is off to a great start. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Orange slices. Breakfast: Cereal and orange slices. Lunch: Pasta with tuna, fresh carrots and cauliflower and apple slices. Snack: Cottage cheese with fresh PPC fruit.

 

 

Happy Friday!

Our Friday was filled with smiles and hugs.

It was also filled with loud sounds. Laughter. Music. Screams.

Once friends decided music was what they wanted, it got a little loud (ok..very loud). Friends spun around shaking their maracas. We shared with one another.

Fun was had by all. Music gets us in our happy place .

For breakfast, children had toast with soy butter and raisins. Lunch consisted of whole grain rice with beef, corn, and fresh watermelon.

As a special Friday treat, Naia and her family brought in a wonderful snack! It consisted of watermelon, coconut cream, and yummy fresh blueberries. Let’s just say that we ‘downed’ it (aka..there was none left).

Have a fantastic weekend!

-The Wee Wee bunch

It began yesterday with winding yard around wooden spools. Because of the interest it held, we offered it again this morning.

The interest in spools became of study of cylinders. We tooled around the basement and found other cylinder shaped materials to work and wind with.

Then Finn around with the ultimate cylinder: A Dr. Suess hat. 

And so our Friday morning cylinder work continued“

So what is the Point of Cylinder Work?

• Visual discrimination of size and texture (math) and extreme focus on an object (readiness to read)
• Shape recognition
• Eye/hand coordination
• The materials we set out encouraged active involvement as opposed to passive looking
• Thinking outside the cylinder: “Look at my puppy!”, “Look at my yo-yo!” “Can I use the cylinders to make my tail?”

“These learning materials are designed to promote learning through the senses and to train the senses for learning.”

-Maria Montessori

 

Wee Sprouts: Cauliflower. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and dried apricots. Lunch: Brown rice with beef, watermelon and roasted green beans and sweet peppers. Snack: Yogurt and apple slices.

 

Happy Weekend.

 

Good Afternoon!

Here are a few pictures taken throughout the day!

For breakfast, children had kix and strawberries. Lunch consisted of hummus on whole wheat tortillas, mixed fresh fruit, and fresh romaine lettuce.

Have a great night!

Today we welcome Crystal to Wee Friends. Crystal is a fourth year Elementary Education major/Early Childhood minor from IUSB. She will be spending the month of June with us! We welcome you to Wee Land!

We hopped around the map this morning moving from safari tracks to winding spools. We explored color patterns with letter blocks and took dollies on a trip to Africa. We helped Finn repair his parrot and created our own with Floam and feathers.

 

Friends asked to hear FROZEN. We started the soundtrack and the imaginative play burst out in fractals of wonder, including the “carnation of the queen” and the men hacking the ice.

And some friends just wanted to belt it out.

Hope you’re able to LET IT GO! LET IT GO! (NOT) HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE (TODAY!) –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and pears. Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, mixed fresh salad (PPC grapes/pears/strawberries), locally grown romaine salad. Snack: Home baked whole wheat bread and bananas.