Every Tuesday morning, when older swimmers swim away,

Sensory exploration is out for those who stay.

For if you’re two or three or four, to touch and smell and see,

Is how you learn about your world and how you learn to be.

Even if you’re Five……

It makes you COME ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Water and cornstarch with watercolor, corn cobs, forks, spoons, balloons and plastic baggies.)

Breakfast: Kix and bananas. Lunch: Melted cheddar and refried beans on whole wheat tortillas, PPC cherry tomatoes/cucumbers and PPC grapes/Springhope apple slices. Snack: Cheddar cheese slices and crackers.

On this Blue Bus morning, we jumped into  opportunities to create math: First, Math FAB K.4.1: Identify and describe common geometric shapes. We also incorporated Math FAB K.4.3 by using the terms: inside,outside, between, above and below. 

We further explored shapes at the Play Do table by singing (to the tune Frere Jacques)

“Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling, make a ball, make a ball.

A circle can be a ba-all, a circle can be a ba-all,

Rolling a ball, rolling a ball.”

We sang about pressing rectangles and pinching triangles.

 

We folded rectangular wash cloths.

We made it a great day.-Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with hummus and apples. Lunch: Penne pasta with turkey, apples and peas. Snack: Yogurt and a PPC fruit.

 

Corn. Plucking, painting, pinching, rolling, sparklin’ ‘em up and making ornaments. The great Corn Cob. Also trains, blocks, books, sweet peppers, hammocks, slicing cakes, twirling drills….all created the stories of Friday. The End.

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Oatmeal with Springhope apples. Lunch: Toasted turkey and cheddar on whole wheat tortillas, steamed cauliflower with melted cheddar/WF carrots and grapes. Snack: Cheese and crackers.

MATH FAB K.3.2: Identify, copy, and make simple patterns…

Linking colored train tracks…

Do Se Do…Do Se Do…in The Barnyard Dance

Math cubes….

A book about patterns of colors….

Corn kernel, pluck. Corn kernel, pluck….

Sorting large and small animals…

Old patterns of friends. And new patterns of friends.

Have a great day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Breakfast: Puffin Cereal and green grapes.

Lunch: Brown rice with lentils, fresh pear slices and fresh broccoli and our garden carrots

Snack: Peanuts and bananas

 

Happy Wednesday!

Today, we wished Miss Jessica a very Happy Birthday! We love getting to see her during naptime!

Maya, Lucy, and Nahla got bundled up and went off on a walk around the neighborhood. We heard dogs. We saw birds, squirrels, and leaves. Lucy motioned to Miss Mindy that she wanted a leaf.

That prompted our leaf exploration as we continued our walk. Maya, Lucy, and Nahla were each given a leaf. As we walked, we talked about the color of each leaf and compared the sizes. Maya quickly found out that it’s very easy to rip a leaf. Lucy took her leaf and ripped it up until there was nothing left! Of course once our leaf was all gone, we got another .

We saw construction trucks that are working on the roads. Friends noticed how loud they were! As we walked back to WWF, we heard a train passing by so we stopped to watch that as well.

Once we got back, it was off to the rocks!

The backyard is full of leaves! Such a beautiful site!

It was all smiles today during nap time.

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain tortillas with no-nut butter (made with golden peas), mixed vegetables, and banana. PM snack was thin rice cakes with hummus.

Have a fantastic night!

 

Today we loaded Group A into our Weehicle and drove the winding roads to Galien, Michigan.  The WF caravan following us to the orchard know what I mean by winding roads!  (Sometimes google maps can give you some interesting roads to travel!)

It was a beautiful morning, in a beautiful place.  Springhope Farms is worth the drive to experience the quiet and quaint apple picking experience that I was seeking for our kids. 

There were no bouncy houses, corn mazes, ginormous slides, or crowds of school age kids.  Instead of all that, we spent one on one time with Springhope Farm owner Bob Woods.  It was just us in the orchard…and we found trees loaded with wonderful sweet apples that were all within our preschoolers’ reach.  Everyone enjoyed the hayride and walking down the lane picking red delicious from one side and the yellow delicious apples from the other.

We can’t forget that we have 2 birthdays today…Miss Jessica and Elliott!  Happy Birthday!

Breakfast: Brown Rice cakes and pears. 

Wee Sprouts: celery 

Lunch: APPLES! and whole wheat tortillas with PB and sweet peppers 

Snack is Elliott’s 5 year old birthday muffins (he is, not the muffins) and milk.

 

Have a great day!

Tami

Good Afternoon!

This morning, friends requested music and scarves. Tate took his and swirled it around his body.

We sure did have to bundle up this morning as it was a little chilly!

When Elliott got back from swim class, Lucy made sure to give him a proper welcome back!

During nap time, Tate and Rosemary played with cars and trucks. As we’re sitting there playing, a big truck drives by making a loud noise. Tate gave us the ‘oh my!’ look .

For breakfast, children had chex and banana. Lunch consisted of hummus sandwiches, cucumbers/peppers, and banana. PM snack was cheddar cheese slices and graham crackers.

Have a lovely night!

The apple orchard field trip is still on for tomorrow! We will be going to Springhope Farm in Galien, MI (www.springhopefarm.com).   The permission slip is hanging on the front door.  Please sign!

The cost of this field trip is $5.00 per child and it will be billed with your farm trips at the end of the farm season.

This trip is for Group A: Ellie, Elizabeth, Hazel, Sophie, Elliott, Aislinn, Sloane, Owen, Daniel and Emerson.

WE WILL LEAVE AT 9:30 SHARP!  PARENTS (AND GRANDPARENTS), AS ALWAYS, ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!

LAST CALL…on WF T-shirts.  I only had a few in so I’m giving everyone an extension until Friday 10/10 to turn in your order.

MATH FAB K.3.1: Identify, sort and classify numbers and objects….

Using our new number flags, an abacus and a basket of plastic gingerbread kids, we added. Later, we classified plastic counting toys by color and object.

When the swimmers headed out, we set up a train table. Jessica guided friends through the process of sharing and taking turns. More than once we heard: “Give that to me! That’s mine!”. More than once we also heard: “Can I play with that when you are done? Sure!”.

Other friends created art at the table and comforted dollies.

And others created llllllllllllllletterrrrrrrrrrrrrr art.

Haveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a goodddddddddddddddd dayyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Kix and bananas. Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, celery and bananas  Snack: Cottage Cheese and Pretzels.

 

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend.

Our morning started off with music time! The blue tubes were used a lot as well as shakers and scarves. Friends love to watch the different items in the tubes fall from one side to the other!

Children were given the choice to do shaving cream this morning. We have different tolerance levels when it comes to sensory play. However we choose to interact with the specific sensorial experience, we’re all learning at our own pace.

We continued our sensorial vibe as we headed outside. Maya worked with the sand. She loves taking the sand and rubbing it between her hands. Nahla took a hand full of rocks and moved them to different parts of the log house.

Nahla and Saskia did a great job at raking up the backyard. The older Wee Friends were raking the leaves into a pile and then throwing them up in the air. We thought that was quite funny . Our tree in the backyard is sure losing its leaves rather quickly!

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with butter and apples. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with chicken, mixed vegetables, and apple slices. PM snack was yogurt and apples.

Have a great evening!

Today began with the newspaper. Sloane’s newspaper article about a coyote that survived a car impact. (10/6 Literacy FAB: Identify types of everyday print material.)

A few friends were invited to explore Bob Books and then record letters in the Word Books.

Our fresh picked deer corn had dried just enough to start the steady work of picking it off the cob.

Games, music, journals, stencils and research filled the many areas of our classroom.

Hope your Monday is off to a great start.-Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Buttered toast and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with chicken, apple slices and carrots/cucumbers. Snack: Yogurt with a delicious PPC fruit delivery.