Good Afternoon!

This morning, we climbed up the wall ladder and onto the habitrail to look out the window, and pointed out things we saw to Miss Audrey.  We also stacked plastic blocks and Bounce Blocks to climb along the habitrail railing.

We then danced with rhythm sticks to Ants Go Marching and Hap Palmer’s song “Tap Your Sticks”.  We listened how “Tap Your Sticks” directed us to tap our sticks and tried to follow along with our rhythm sticks. We tapped our sticks high, low, to one side and then the other side of our body.

Outside, we engaged in lots of activities!

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh pears.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh cantaloupe and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter and bananas.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-16

Good Afternoon! 

We worked weather into our conversations about plants this morning as children wrote their name under the season where trees start to bud and flowers start to bloom for our PREK1 sign in! We are currently seeing this outside. This led friends to share what happens to trees and plants in other seasons like winter for example!

Science: K.4.2 Observe plant and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different.

This morning we created a pond habitat in our tuff tray since we have been observing tadpoles.  When we were ready to add the animals we got to decide if the animal lived on land, in the water or could live in either environment.  We added some real leaves to our pond environment for play.  One plant we added is often called a “Velcro weed”.  It is a native plant that comes up in early spring and the kids had a great time sticking it to their clothes. 

Later, one of our older friends decided to expand on this project and create charts to categorize animals by their attributes (this was totally child driven).  As she made her headings, she asked “what is the name of animals that lay eggs?”.  After a bit of research, we found the scientific name for the attribute “Oviparous”.  We talked about how the word “Ovi” is Latin for egg.  What an amazing question for someone who is only five years old!  These are the kinds of child driven lessons we aim for at Wee Friends because they foster a love of learning!

At the light table, a few of our younger friends became interested in spelling words.  They asked what letters they needed to spell the words “Monster” and “Dinosaur”.  A teacher wrote the words on the board beside the light table so kids could search for the letters to spell them.  This was a great example of child lead learning as their interest in using letters emerged authentically from a desire to spell words they were excited about.

PREK2: Today we read the book “Turtle Splash”.  After the story, we thought of one animal that lived in the water to add to our group board. 

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day.

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh blueberries.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh banana/pineapple/cantaloupe, and fresh green peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, pumpkin seeds and raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/green beans.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-16

Happy Wednesday!

Please enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch: Whole milk cheddar cheese slices, whole grain flatbread, fresh pineapple and cooked green beans

Afternoon Snack: Hummus with white corn tortilla chips

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-15

Good Afternoon!

This morning we introduced two tadpoles to the science area.  Our kids got a chance to observe them and talk about what they saw.  Next, we offered an observational drawing activity.  The kids were invited to look closely at the tadpoles and their environment and then try to draw what they saw.  Kids were encouraged to describe the tadpoles.  Some kids noticed the colors brown and black.  Others noticed that their mouths were moving.  One friend said their head is the shape of a circle and another added their tails are the shapes of triangles.  After using descriptive words, it was easier for the kids to decide how to draw what they saw.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

PREK2: During group we read the story “A Wood Frog’s Life”.  We each took a turn describing what the tadpoles we saw this morning.  Here are a few of the things kids recalled: “its mouth opens and closes like this”,  “its head is a circle” “The tadpole is brown”.  We practiced a yoga pose where we sit like a frog, which everyone enjoyed. 

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh pineapple.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled egg cups topped with cheese, homemade oatmeal cinnamon muffins, fresh mangos/bananas/pineapple and fresh snap peas/green beans.

PM Snack: Hummus and smashed avocado with blue corn chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-15

Good afternoon!

This morning we were busy building.  We built with Interstar Connectors and built the Mix and Match Magnetic animals.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in a loose parts activity with dominoes and pom-poms., bowls, cups, spoons and tongs.  We worked on our scooping skills as we scooped the pom-poms.  Another friend worked to pick the pom-poms up using her tongs.

Enjoy some more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios with fresh pears.

Lunch: Refried bean & cheese quesadillas on whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh oranges and cooked broccoli.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese and bananas.

Wee Sprout: Yellow bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-14

Good Afternoon!

We focused on animals that live in water today for our PREK1 sign in! We created a collective drawing where friends added animals such as a turtle, narwhal, fish, and shark!

Later on in group, we talked about ‘life cycles’ of plants and animals. We compared the two as we read ‘The Lifecycle of a Sunflower’ and ‘The Lifecycle of a Ladybug’. Kids were quick to raise their hand, sharing something that they knew about ladybugs or a comment they had about an illustration!

Science: K.4.2 Observe plant and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different.

This morning, we offered an imaginative play activity for kids to explore ocean animals.  Kids used shells to build boats, islands, and houses.  Others collected shells with nets.  Kids tried noticing which shells were alike and grouping them as they played.  We also talked about how shells are actually made by animals even though many kids viewed them as plants. 

Kids were hard a work on many independent projects in the art center.  Some kids worked on spelling and writing while others created interesting shape collages.

Outside, several kids were interested in collecting seeds.  They found pine cones and maple seeds that had fallen from the trees during the wind storm yesterday afternoon.  Kids were able to group the seeds that were the same.  We talked about which kind of tree each seed had come from.

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh blackberries.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla, block cheddar cheese, fresh peppers/snap peas and fresh pineapple/banana/pears.

PM Snack: Fresh baked blueberry/banana muffins and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-14

Good Afternoon!

This morning we were busy in the habi-trail area.  We were climbing ladders, making stacks with the BounceBlocks to stand on, moving the beads on the maze board, and saying “bye,” while wearing dress up hats and carrying babies. Rose and Diana joined us, making music with pianos and shakers.

Today we celebrated a friend’s birthday who turned 3.  We brought up our stacking birthday cake and borrowed the preschool classroom’s for us to stack and build the cake.  While building, we also counted and patterned with the cakes.

While outside, Diana and Rose played with their toys on the blanket and are now exploring the grass and dirt off their blanket. Other friends rode a bike around the circle and down the hill, rode on the teeter totter with a friend, dug in the sandbox with our sibling and watched a bug crawl on the rock.

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Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toasted with cream cheese and bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain penne pasta with black beans, fresh cantaloupe and cooked sweet peas.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt with fresh mixed berries (a friend’s birthday treat)

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-13

Good Afternoon!

Our PREK1 sign in journal revolved around our morning project: our beans! Kiddos came to the board where they identified the two things that their bean will need to grow: water and sunlight!

Later on in group, we read ‘Stellaluna’ which focused on two kinds of animals: bats and birds. We talked about the things that they need to survive. We highlighted two things, food and shelter, which were both prominent in the book. 

Since we have been talking about plants and animals, we decided it was a great time for a bean observation science project.  Everyone who wanted to plant a bean and watch it grow, added two beans to a clear plastic bag.  We added a wet paper towel since we remembered that one thing a plant needs is water to grow.  As we taped our beans up to the window, we remembered that another thing plants need to grow is light.  Older friends made a bean journal so they could record their observations as the bean grows.  We learned that “observing” the bean means we are paying attention and noticing.  If we make an observational drawing of the bean we are only drawing what we see right now.  We also do this when we write about it.  Some kids wrote about how the bean looked, “the bean is the shape of an oval”.  Others wrote about where the bean was in its growth process.  One friends wrote,“now its just a bean”.  As long as kids were writing about what they observed, it went into the journal. 

PREK2:  During group, we learned about plant growth.  We read a book called “Grow It”.  We came up to the board to decide which part of the bean growing into a plant happened “first, next and last.”

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with cream cheese and fresh blackberries.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with marinara and mozzarella cheese, fresh cantaloupe/mango/banana and fresh snap peas/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt fresh fruit popsicles.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-13

Happy Friday!

This morning, we spent some time with xylophones and pianos before grabbing scarves and listening to various songs from The Wiggles! While dancing with the scarves, some friends held the scarves over their faces to play Peek-a-boo with Miss Audrey and Miss Bekah.

In the kitchen, we used cotton balls, q-tips and bottle caps to paint with blue, red and yellow tempera paint.

We then headed outside.  We pushed or rode our bikes up and down the hill, rode on the teeter totters with a friend or walked around the backyard.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with fresh pear

Lunch: Turkey lunch meat, whole grain wheat bread, fresh mixed fruit (oranges/blueberries/raspberries)  and cooked butternut squash.

Afternoon Snack: Colby-jack sliced cheese and Pretzels.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a fantastic weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-10

Happy Friday!

We ended our week drawing an animal that fit into one category for our PREK1 sign in. Children listened to the options for each category and decided which animal they wanted to draw an animal for. We had a dog, crocodile, bunny, and pterodactyl!

Science K.4.1: Give examples of plants and animals.

This morning we explored magnets as as a hands-on science activity.  Kids made several observations as they manipulated the magnets.  One thing they learned was that North and South poles of the magnet attract each other while the same poles repel one another.  Kids had a great time testing this out as they used one magnet to push another across their tray.  Some kids found they could use one magnet to make the other spin.  Kids learn best when they can explore new information through a play experience.    

We hope you enjoy a few more photos!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla with fresh raspberries/blueberries/cantaloupe and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Pretzels, mozzarella cheese and fresh pears.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-10