Happy Friday with sunshine!

This morning we began our morning kicking the plush snowballs, standing on the stack of BounceBlocks we built, cooking in the housekeeping kitchen and watching the fish swim around in the tank.

We then headed into the kitchen to paint real snow.  We had the choice of  blue, red and yellow watercolors to spread with a paint brush over our snow to make it full of colors.

Today as we were acting out the movements to Listen and Move by Greg and Steve, Miss Tina brought down the sheer curtain for us to go through.

Charlotte and 2 other friends interacted with Cece while she was playing on her playmat.  Cece also engaged in feeling the feet of her doll while sitting in her chair, like Charlotte was doing to Cece while she was on her mat.

Breakfast:  Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh clementine oranges.

Lunch:  Rotisserie chicken lunch meat on whole grain wheat bread, bananas and cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprouts:  Green bell peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2024-12-06

Happy Friday!

We ended our week by celebrating Arthur’s birthday with him! He turned four years old today and perfected his playdough birthday cake this morning! Happy birthday, Arthur!

For PREK1 group sign in, children worked together to complete a snowman! We started with a blank snowman and each group member got to add one thing to the snowman. Children spent some time trying to decide what they wanted to add .

In PREK1 group, we read one of my favorite books, ‘Here and There’ which dives into daily life and routines in different countries. Today, we focused on how kids from different countries travel to school. We determined that everyone in our group gets to school the same way: by car! But, we learned that children in different countries often have to walk miles to school or in cable cars if you live in Venezuela! Children were fascinated to see that in parts of France and the Netherlands, children travel to school on a bike bus! They were also relieved that they don’t live in Japan as children travel to school by themselves, often by train, starting at the age of 6! As we talked about different countries, we identified them on the map and looked to see how far away the country is from the United States.

 Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the differences between a map/globe.

Friends enjoyed an art activity in the art center this morning.  They used a mixture of paint and glue in squeeze bottles to make beautiful marbled and mixed artwork!  Many friends worked on this art project with extreme focus!  It lasted all morning!

Miss Ashley sat with a large group of children on the building rug as they learned the game of ‘Go Fish’. The rules were laid out and children helped one another throughout the game as it was all fairly new to everyone! We love learning a new game that we can play with our friends.

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Ham on whole wheat tortilla/flatbread, fresh clementines/banana, and fresh carrots/snap peas/pepper.

PM snack– Arthur’s birthday snack: fresh fruit kabobs and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/carrots.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-06

Good snowy afternoon!

Our friends engaged with some plush snowballs this morning. They threw them in the air or used a bulldozer construction truck to pretend that they were “plowing” the snow.

We then made our way into the kitchen for a sensory activity. We each had a plastic tray with a miniature farm animal, recycled food pouch lids, a brush, a spoon and a handful of snow from outside. We talked about how the snow felt and we all agreed that it was “cold.” Ms. Tina helped hide our friends’ farm animals in the snow and our friends used their brushes to remove the snow. We also watched as the snow melted on our tray and turned into puddles of water.

We sat in plastic blocks to listen to Miss Bekah read several winter and Christmas books.

We then engaged in a variety of different activities- we rode our rainbow mats, walked on stepping stones, explored our nesting cups, used the shape stackers and played with object permanence boxes.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh pear.

Lunch: Whole grain brown rice with shredded beef, cucumbers and fresh cantaloupe.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat Ritz crackers with peanut butter.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper.

Have a wonderful evening and stay warm!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-05

Good Afternoon!

We used a globe to aid in our sign in question this morning for our PREK1 group kiddos. We looked at the globe and identified all of the ‘blue’ on the globe as water. Ryan said, “Like seas!”. We talked about the various types of bodies of water that make up our Earth.

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the differences between a map/globe.

We had a long day indoors so we made sure to fill the time with plenty of activities!  With the windchill so low on one hand and friends eager to play in the snow on the other, we came up with a great solution.  We brought the snow inside to play with!  Friends enjoyed digging in the snow with shovels and making snowballs with ball scissors! 

Elsewhere in the classroom, we offered an obstacle course to get those gross motor muscles moving!  The course came with bounce blocks, a balance beam and a trampoline!

At the round table, friends enjoyed a fine motor activity.  They used large pinecones to decorate with rubber bands, puff balls and holiday beads.

PREK2: During group today, we read the story “All You Need For A Snowman”.  After the story we talked about the things that the snowman wore in the book.  We came up with our own idea about how we would want to dress our own snowman and made a class list.

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pineapple.

Lunch– Brown rice with shredded turkey, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Trail mix with sunflower/pumpkin seeds, raisins and granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-05

Good Afternoon!

A few of us began our morning reading books independently on the reading steps.  We also crawled on the habi-trail, engaged with a baby doll and fed it a bottle, and a friend stacked wooden loose parts on a stacker.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with playdough.  We used our hands and tools to manipulate it.  A friend even shared with Miss Tina that he had made a “burger.”

We then all sat on the reading step to listen to Miss Tina read, The Wheels On The Bus by Paul O. Zelinsky and a few other teacher books.

Breakfast:  Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and bananas.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded Colby-jack cheese on whole grain wheat flatbread roll-ups, fresh pineapple and red bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts:  Green bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-04

Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our Wednesday by identifying what city each PREK1 group member lives in! Throughout the week, we’ve been starting to dive into maps and globes so we talked about what’s on a map, including cities!

Social Studies: K.3.2 Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the differences between a map/globe.

This morning we offered a loose parts activity at the round table which was designed to encourage building some kind of winter landscape.  The kids have been very excited about snow and the holiday season lately so we built upon that interest.  There were many creative snow homes made of wood blocks, cotton balls and pinecones.  The houses were intended for families of penguins!

At the art center, we offered straws as a new material to get creative with.  There were lots of ideas about what to do with them.  The kids were encouraged to plan what they would make first.  Several kids took this seriously, laying out the straws in many ways before they decided.  This gave the kids an executive planning brain workout! Ryan came up with the idea of making himself a ‘piano’.  Paige made a puppet.  One friend used the straws as a structure to build a ‘bird’ with paper and straws!

It was chilly and windy but we were able to move our bodies outside for a little while before lunch! Some fresh air and a little sunshine was just what we needed!

PREK2: Today we practiced a “calm breathing story” called “bear breath” to relax at the beginning of group time.  We read the story “A Snowy Day”.  Afterward, friends came up to the board to answer the question “What would you like to do with snow?”

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla, fresh pineapple/pears, and fresh snap peas/cucumber/pepper.

PM snack-Air popped-corn with raisins

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/snap peas.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2024-12-04

Good afternoon!

Our friends engaged with the pop-up people this morning. They worked on identifying the color of their people and then matching them with their corresponding color slot.

Cece had some tummy time on her mat. Her friends sat near to watch her lift her head up off the mat and look around.

We then made our way to the kitchen for a loose parts activity with colorful shape beads, a pipe cleaner and a pattern card. We took our beads and placed them on the pattern card as we matched them. Our friends also worked on threading their beads onto their pipe cleaners.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla with peanut butter, mild cheddar cheese slice, fresh cantaloupe and green bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole wheat grain bagel with cream cheese and fresh pear slices.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-03

Good Afternoon!  We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Chex cereal with fresh pears

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread with fresh cantaloupe and fresh peppers/cucumbers

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas and cucumbers

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to Pictures:2024-12-03

Happy Monday!  We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break.

Reminder:  Wee Friends will be closed for our winter break, Monday, December 23-Friday, January 3, 2025.  Thank you.

Today, we built with Bounce Blocks making stacks to stand on.

We then headed into the housekeeping area to dress up in hats, worked on putting on our own pair of shoes and accessorized with a purse.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in the black bean/corn sensory table.  We used a variety of different size scoops to scoop up the mixture and pour into our cup.  We also explored the gourd and shook it and found it make a sound like our musical shakers.

We then engaged in looking at our own book on the reading steps or listened to Miss Ashley read them to us.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh clementine oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded roast beef, fresh cucumber slices and pear slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and graham crackers

Wee Sprouts:  Red bell peppers.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2024-12-02

Happy December!

1st Winter Break reminder: Wee Friends will be closed starting Monday, December 23rd through Friday, January 3rd. We’ll reopen on Monday, January 6th. Thanks!

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Several friends have been asking for holiday play opportunities so we responded!  We created a winter sensory bin with sensory snow, measuring cups and spoons as well as some arctic animals to inspire imaginative play.  The sensory snow is packable, so everyone explored making snow balls and snow homes for the arctic animals.

PREK2: One of our friends shared that she celebrates Hanukah instead of Christmas as friends were talking about the holidays this morning.  So we read a story called “Hanukah ABCs” during group today.  Afterward we all came up to the board to find and circle the first letter of our name.

We hope you enjoy some more pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with butter and fresh clementines.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded chicken, fresh apples/clementines, and fresh cucumber/carrot.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2024-12-2