Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged with the wooden cars.  The friends drove them across the floor, on the wooden hollow blocks or on the textured ramps to see how they move on the different textures.

We then headed into the kitchen to create pictures with dot markers.  We all used a variety of colors to create our masterpieces.

We then headed outside to use our gross motor muscles to crawl and climb on the balance beams, climbing house and on the teeter totters.

Breakfast:  Whole grain brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh honeydew melon and red mini sweet bell peppers.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels and mozzarella cheese sticks and banana.

Wee Sprout:  Sugar snap peas.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-02

Happy Friday! We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast– Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh strawberries.

Lunch– Turkey sandwiches on whole what bread, fresh cantaloupe/honeydew, and fresh cucumber.

PM snack– Pretzels and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-02

Happy 1st day of May!

This morning we listened to the Rain, Rain Go Away song while engaged with the rain stick and our sensory tubes while it was raining outside.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in the light table with the translucent sensory beads and sensory cylinders.  We were watching the beads run though our hands and stacking the cylinders.  Miss Bekah then switched out the cylinders for plastic eggs and we were scooping up the beads into our eggs and observing the beads with and feeling their texture with our finger.

This morning we took advantage of the rain free window and headed outside to play. For our sensory activities we engaged in water play and exploring Oobleck (corn starch and water) with a spoon to notice it changing from a solid to a liquid when we scooped it up with our spoon or with our hands.  Charlotte worked on her climbing skills and made it to the top of the climbing house without any assistance from a teacher!

Breakfast:  Kix cereal with bananas.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with shredded roast beef, fresh cantaloupe and cucumber slices.

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

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-01

Good Afternoon!

It’s sunscreen season! If you’re looking for a quality sunscreen that has safer ingredients, check out the EWG (Environmental Working Group) as they have several options for kids and adults alike. The Environmental Working Group breaks down ingredients used in a variety of products such as sunscreen as well as lotion, shampoo, etc. Below is a link to the website and sunscreen options, specifically! They have an app that is extremely user friendly as well!

Also, if you have sunhats that your children no longer use or don’t fit anymore, we are asking for donations! If the UV is lower (1, 2, or 3), we opt for sunhats instead and utilize sunscreen when the UV is higher.

https://www.ewg.org/ewgverified/products.php?models=cosmetic%2Cdiaper&search=&minority_owned=&brand=&category=&sort=newest&type=sun-care

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PREK1 kiddos focused on animals this morning during their sign in activity. They chose an animal word on the board and we read the name together. They decided if their animal was fast or slow and the circled the animal word with the corresponding marker color.

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

Today we explored a science project.  Starting with our oldest friends, we experimented with the best recipe for “ooblock”.  We each got a cup of corn starch and a cup of water.  We were instructed to add tablespoons at a time, then mix it to try different amounts.  Some friends found they liked a recipe with more water so that it would be mike “honey, or batter”.  Others liked a thicker recipe that was “chunky” then turned to liquid in their hands.  The ability to mix up this experiment themselves kept kids engaged all morning.  Some stayed over an hour.

As we experienced the sensory experience we were asked to describe what the ooblick felt like.  We made a list of our responses: Hard, goopy, watery, good, icky, chunky, sticky, crunchy, smooth, slimy, soft, like glue, like honey.

PREK2: Today we read “I Hear A Pickle”.  It talked about all of the ways we sense the world around us.  Afterward, we thought about the ooblick we made.  We thought of words we would use to describe what the ooblick felt like in our hands.  We made a class list on the board.

Breakfast– Toasted oatmeal squares with fresh pineapple.

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

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

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper/snap peas.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-05-01

Happy Wednesday!

We spent most of our morning outside today. Our friends enjoy the fresh air and getting to play with our new outdoor toys. Cece joined us in her activity table and shared smiles with her teachers/friends.

We painted outside this morning with watercolors. Our friends made small brush strokes of color on their papers. A friend shared the names of different fruits they were painting.

We explored the sandbox with various tools and a few friends sat on a chute to pretend it was a car in the sandbox. The girls sat on the bench and shared smiles with one another as they took a break in the shade.

Breakfast:  Overnight Oatmeal with cinnamon/sugar mixture and fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Farm fresh scrambled eggs with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh cucumber and pineapple slices and whole grain wheat tortillas.

Afternoon Snack:  Hummus and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Red bell pepper.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-30

Good Afternoon!

We took another farm trip today with five of our PREK1 members! The word of the trip: HELPFUL. These kiddos helped Miss Charlotte with several chores around the farm including scooping manure, feeding several animals (horses, goat, and sheep!), and collecting duck and chicken eggs. We also got to observe several different flowers on our walk back up to the weehicle. We stopped by a Redbud tree and Miss Charlotte shared with us that the buds are safe for people to eat. We’re down to try anything and most of us liked the taste!

We are so thankful for the trips we get to take, especially when we can pitch in around the farm and help out. Our kids found out that it takes a lot to keep a farm running!

Back in the classroom we explored building structures with loose parts both indoors and outdoors.  Inside friends found ways to use loose parts building bridges, ramps, teeter-totters, houses and obstacle courses for cars. 

One friend worked with another to make a kind of teeter totter.  One would place a car on one side and allow the car to tip the teeter totter.  Then the other would try to catch the car in a cup.  When allowed to openly explore, deeper learning tends to emerge as it did here. Play can coincide with an early investigation into applied physics!

Outdoors friends used playdough and natural materials to build.  One friend built a “fireplace” using stones for the hearth, sticks for the chimney and dandelions for the fire.  How creative!

Another friend was intrigued with building a pyramid shape both indoors and outdoors.  inside he created a “roof”, bending and connecting loose parts at our welcome activity.  Outside he made this shape again as a “camp fire” using sticks in play dough.   It was fascinating to watch him experiment with his creative thinking and problem solving skills to play out this building interest in several different ways.

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh apples.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat bread, fresh

PM snack– humus with tortilla chips

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/carrot/snap peas.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2025-04-30

Good afternoon!

We started our morning off by dancing with rhythm sticks and silk scarves.  We tapped our sticks to “Ants Go Marching” and shook our scarves along to “Shake Your Sillies Out.”

We then made our way outside for a sensory play activity with playdough and various tools. Our friends used playdough cutting tools to cut into or make shapes in their playdough. Some friends used their imaginative play skills to pretend that the playdough was “mac n’ cheese” or “broccoli.”

We spent the rest of this beautiful morning outdoors engaged in a variety of activities.

Breakfast: Whole grain Cheerios cereal with fresh banana.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat flatbread, refried beans with shredded mozzarella,  fresh strawberries and yellow bell pepper.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagel with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe slices.

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-29

Good Afternoon!

The traffic light symbol was the focus for today’s PREK1 sign in activity. Children observed two different images and chose the correct representation for a traffic light! We talked about what the colors red, yellow, and green represent when we see them on a traffic light.

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

We read, ‘The Great Pig Escape’ in PREK1 group today. It was a comical fiction story where a group of pigs escaped their owners after finding out they were being sent to the market. They escaped on a bus and travelled down to Florida! The book must’ve struck a cord because several friends journaled about the characters and main events of the story! We love when children are able to take an experience or book and transfer their new understanding and knowledge into words and drawings!

Outside we explored natural objects through water play.  There have been a lot of kids interested in all of the new leaves and plants growing in the yard.  Since many of the plants need to be looked at rather than picked, we created play around natural materials that the kids could explore.  This way, kids could still have the opportunity to gain whatever learning experiences they had been seeking.  Friends made soups for each other, animal homes, stick spoons or bridges, stone islands and hideouts for their animals to “camouflage” so as to stay safe from predators!  What a great vocabulary for 3-4 year old imaginative play!

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

PREK2: During group today we read “The Tiny Seed”.  We have been thinking about seeds and how they grow as we observe our class bean growing project.  After the story, we came up to the board to look at a picture of a plant.  We were asked to put our name on a specific part of the plant, the stem, leaves or roots.

Breakfast– Puffins cereal with fresh honeydew melon.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, fresh strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and sliced strawberries.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-29

Good Afternoon!

This morning Eleanor and another friend engaged with the wooden loose parts in the housekeeping area.

We then acted out the See The Bunnies Sleeping song.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage in building with the colorful wooden stones and Little People.

We then headed outside to enjoy the beautiful day.  Charlotte and Eleanor engaged in cooking in the housekeeping area, Clark and another friend engaged in the sandbox, Cece engaged with her toys on the blanket, Charlotte, Clark and Eleanor engaged in water play and pouring water into a funnel and watching the water run through it, and Charlotte worked on the rebuilt climbing house.

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

Lunch:  Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded roast beef, fresh honeydew melon/oranges, and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole milk yogurt and fresh strawberries.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumber.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-28

Happy Monday!

We kicked off our week by completing PREK1 sign in where children were asked to write a way that we move our bodies. Responses varied from walk to run to fly to twirl! A few children worked with a teacher to spell out their action while other friends kid spelled their word by writing the sounds that they heard.

Science: K.3.2 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

Later on in PREK1 group, we read ‘Tortoise and Hare’ which is from our MACK collection. Throughout the story, we learn all about the two main characters and how vastly different they are! Tortoise moves his body slowly throughout the day, taking his sweet time to do every single thing while Hare moves fast, fast, fast! An older peer shared, “I’m kind of in between. I can move fast but I can do things slow too!”. We all came to the conclusion that it’s nice when we’re able to find a balance.

We explored how objects move at our welcome activity this morning.  Friends used pipes to make a structure.  Next they tried putting puff balls or marbles through their creation.  Several friends discovered that the heavier marbles moved through the pipes better.  Friends tried different shapes and noticed whether the marbles moved easily through the pipes or if the marbles got hung up.  Friends experimented with solving these problems by moving their structure to get the balls to move, or making a different shape.  Some friends found they could add a T shaped connecter to make the marble come out in the middle of the pope.  Kids used creative problem solving, critical thinking and cooperation as they explored these ideas. 

Several kids added to their bean journals this morning.  Our class observed the changes in the plants since we last looked at them.  We found that most of the plants now had three parts.  We could see roots, a stem and leaves! Depending on our developmental level, we dictated our observations, or used our kids spelling to sound out the words we wanted to write.

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

PREK2: During group today, we read “The Busy Body Book”.  We talked as a group about all of the different ways the people in the book moved their bodies.  Afterward we came up to the board and picked out favorite way to move!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pears.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with black beans and shredded beef, fresh honeydew melon/strawberries, and fresh cucumber/pepper.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with graham crackers.

Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber/pepper.

Have a lovely night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2025-04-28