What does your nose look like? Is it wide or narrow? Long or short? Is it dry or wet? Do you wipe it? Blow it? Pick it? Itch it? How does your nose smell things? These are a few of the questions we began our day with.

Then we got to sniffin’. Yummy things and yucky things. New things and really old things.

Hope your day smells good!

Wee Sprouts: Sweet peppers. Breakfast: Rice cakes with peanut butter and bananas. Lunch: whole grain flatbread with cheddar cheese, corn on the cob and bananas. Snack: Tami’s homemade blueberry and peach oatmeal.

Tongue knows sour,
Bitter, sweet,
Tongue’s taste buds,
Can’t be beat…
My tongue,
The organ,
Gives me taste,
Without it,
Foods,
Would be a waste!

We talked about the sense of taste today. We learned how the tongue and the teeth work together to create songs and speech. We discussed SALIVA and PAPILLAE (puh-PILL-ee): the bumps on our tongue that help us taste. Then, we experimented with salty, sweet, sour and bitter!

Our fingers were at work measuring, squishing and straining rice. We used our ears to compare the sound of the rice falling with the sound of our rain stick. Many friends used their eyes to guess which objects match the corresponding picture.

Pincer, thumb and middle fingers gripped markers to create uppercase letters.

The Wee World is a sensorial delight. Tomorrow…….smells. Enjoy your day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Sweet bell pepper. Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole wheat toast, grapes. Lunch: Hummus on whole grain bread, salad greens with yogurt dressing and cantaloupe. Snack: Cottage cheese and strawberries.

 

Hello!

Here are a few pictures taken throughout the day.

For breakfast, children had cheerios and grapes. Lunch consisted of hummus on whole wheat bread, mixed vegetables, and strawberries. PM snack was strawberries and string cheese.

Have a great night.

Tongue knows sour,
Bitter, sweet,
Tongue’s taste buds,
Can’t be beat…
My tongue,
The organ,
Gives me taste,
Without it,
Foods,
Would be a waste!

We talked about the sense of taste today. We learned how the tongue and the teeth work together to create songs and speech. We discussed SALIVA and PAPILLAE (puh-PILL-ee): the bumps on our tongue that help us taste. Then, we experimented with salty, sweet, sour and bitter!

Our fingers were at work measuring, squishing and straining rice. We used our ears to compare the sound of the rice falling with the sound of our rain stick. Many friends used their eyes to guess which objects match the corresponding picture.

Pincer, thumb and middle fingers gripped markers to create uppercase letters.

The Wee World is a sensorial delight. Tomorrow…….smells. Enjoy your day. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Sweet bell pepper. Breakfast: Peanut butter on whole wheat toast, grapes. Lunch: Hummus on whole grain bread, salad greens with yogurt dressing and cantaloupe. Snack: Cottage cheese and strawberries.

 

Happy Monday!

It was a lovely (slightly chilly) morning! Our sibling pairs were sticking together today! Tate, Maya, and Lucy love interacting with their older sibling as well as their friends.

Lately, Eve, Sloane, and Elliot have been helping out their younger siblings on the bikes, especially with the turning.

Maya loved playing in the rocks. She took her shovel and transferred rocks from one bucket to another.

Anna was all smiles today since she has learned to turn from her back to her stomach. Yay! She’s working on what she needs to do once she’s turned over, like getting her arms out from underneath her body .

For breakfast, children had toast with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of whole grain noodles with kidney beans, banana, and mixed vegetables. PM snack was sweet peppers and hard boiled eggs.

Have a great night!

We started off this week with an exploration of the five senses. Today we focused on Touch. Using the sensors in the tips of our fingers, we squished 6 balloons and guessed what was inside of them. Then we matched the balloon to a corresponding drawing.

Over this week, we plan to fill in the missing parts of our puppet, as other senses are explored.

With a hook and five fingers, Finn constructed a pirate ship. Emma’s sensors twisted and turned the hard toy garage knobs. Sophie’s sensors squeezed the edges of the soft hammock as she held on tightly. Sloane sensors and arms, carefully held and guided Tate. Clara’s sensors reached for, squished and picked apart cucumbers. One of Owen’s sensors gripped the bottom of the rain stick, whole the other shook its middle to create music. Elizabeth’s sensors immediately identified the thick, squishy balloon filled with paint. Emerson’s sensors carefully turned page after page as she read books. Elliott’s sensors opened and closed scissors. Eren’s sensors maneuvered a sticky label.  Aislinn used her sensors to hoist heavy rocks and then used her pincer and thumb to pick up a rolly polly. Eve used the tips of her sensors to peel away a sticker from its backing. Ellie’s sensors embraced and sent out waves of love through hugs.

Fingers Tell

What can your fingers

See for you?

Whether a surface

Feels old or new?

Is it bumpy, lumpy

Slippery, slick?

Prickly, scratchy,

Hard as brick?

Spongy, rough?

Softer than dough?

Touch it!

See if your fingers know.

 

Enjoy this peaceful day. – Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Penne pasta with red beans, mixed veggies and strawberry/grape fruit salad. Snack: Pretzels with cheese.

 

Happy Friday!

Blossoming language is something that is consistent throughout the toddler years. I’ve found a couple articles and websites that offer information on the topic. While everyone has their own opinion as to how children learn and prosper, the important thing is that we lead by example.

“Just as young children need nourishing food to build physical strength, they also need linguistic nutrition for optimal development of language and cognitive abilities.” (Why not talk to children?! It’s so fun! )

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-young-children-learn-language

http://www.whattoexpect.com/toddler-development/toddler-language.aspx

For breakfast, children had whole wheat bagels with butter and banana. Lunch consisted of flat bread with tuna, PPC blueberries, and green beans. PM snack was whole wheat english muffin with cream cheese and raisins.

Have a great weekend!

Have a terrific and restful weekend. –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers.

Breakfast: Blueberry Kashi and pear slices.

Lunch:  Whole wheat flatbread with tuna, PPC bananas/blueberries and green beans

Snack: whole wheat English muffin with cream cheese

 

Hello!

Here are a few pictures taken throughout the day.

 

For breakfast, children had Kashi with banana. Lunch consisted of couscous with cheese, mixed vegetables, and watermelon. PM snack was hummus on thin rice cakes and raisins.

Hope everyone has a relaxing evening.

Exploring patterns.

Shapes.

 

Recognizing numbers.

Counting. And ending our morning in song…..with the magnetic spheres and rods. The many faces of math.

 

Wee Sprouts: WF Garden kale and green beans. Breakfast: PB on rice cakes and grapes. Lunch: Cheesy cous-cous, watermelon and mixed veggies.  Snack: PB Yogurt dip and bananas.