Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged in painting with red and yellow tempera paint with a brush and mixing the colors together on our papers to create a new color.  One friend shared, “I’m painting Papi and a yellow frog.”

We then engaged in climbing on the various climbing mats.

We then headed outside to engage in digging in the sandbox, cooking in housekeeping, climbing the climbing house and playing rhythm sticks on pans and empty coffee containers in the log area.

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

Lunch: Mild shredded cheddar cheese quesadillas, fresh watermelon and cooked broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Pretzels sticks and Colby-Jack block cheese slices.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-09-25

Happy Friday!

Some of our older friends have been spending time each day sharing interesting facts they have learned about animals.  Yesterday, I suggested a project where they could create a board where kids would illustrate and write animal facts they knew. Then, they’d present their knowledge to the class as a small “report”.  Initially, this was intended only for our two oldest kids, but some younger kids showed interest as well.  Older kids wrote out facts about each animals, where younger kids drew pictures of different animals or added the names.   Here are some of the facts that kids added to their boards: “Jellyfish lived before dinosaurs; otters hold hands when they sleep; penguins give rocks to each other; caterpillars transform; humans are the only animals that blush; and (getting into some eastern philosophical metaphors) snakes can bite their own tails.  Some kids REALLY enjoyed the teaching aspect of the project, letting kids raise their hands and asking questions and quizzing kids on what they learned.

Our two kindergarteners came to the reading area where we hunkered down to complete our fifth sign in of the week! Today’s focus was identifying the item that doesn’t belong in a group and explain why. Both kindergarteners had five groups of words, all surrounding a specific topic for each group. For example, one group of words read: ‘banana, strawberry, apple, marker’. They identified ‘marker’ as the word that didn’t fit and shared it was because the rest of the words were kinds of fruit!

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, or other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

Our two PREK1 friends came to sign in where they wrote their name under the definition of nonfiction stories. Throughout the week, we’ve read a different story from a new genre. Today, we focused on poetry. We read ‘The Book of Animal Poetry’ from National Geographic. It has over 200 poems and it surrounds a topic that we all enjoy learning about: animals! It is highly discounted right now on Amazon if you feel inclined to get it for your house! I’ll post the link below:

National Geographic Animal Poetry

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

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Ham and cheese on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/strawberries/apples, and fresh cherry tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Pretzels and cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-25

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in a variety of activities.  We looked at the animal sound cards, sat and listened to Miss Bekah read or looked at books independently or sat inside the rainbow mat.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with wooden shape loose parts and animals.  We stacked the wooden shapes into towers.

Outside, we enjoyed the beautiful weather and engaged in our favorite activities.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios cereal and fresh oranges.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with turkey, fresh green apple and cooked corn

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

Wee Sprout:  Red bell peppers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-09-24

Good Afternoon!

We had a great trip to Prairie Winds Farm this morning! We headed straight for the barn where Farmer Charlotte was asking for our help with the goat, Violet, and the two new sheep! We learned about the word ‘tame’ today. Violet has been at the farm for a long time so she’s tame but the two new sheep are not. When Farmer Charlotte went into their pen, they tried their hardest to be where she was not. She told us that it’s important that she stay on the outside of the pen because if she were to move into the middle, they would get very nervous and scared. We helped feed Violet by dropping hay into her basin. Charlotte shared with us that hopefully in the future, these two new sheep will have lambs. We can’t wait to possibly see them!

We moved out into the horse area where friends worked together to scoop manure onto sleds. Two friends worked in tandum; one with a rake, scooping the manure onto the other friends shovel.

We ventured out to the pond where we spent time playing a game of ‘sink or float’ with nature items that we found.

We were quite hungry so before getting back into the weehicle, we snacked on some orange slices and water. They took down two whole oranges in less than five minutes.

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

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh pineapple/kiwi/banana and fresh cucumbers/carrots.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter/raisins/pepita seeds.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-24

Happy Wednesday!

This morning, we built with Magnatiles! Some friends tried building with Miss Audrey while other friends built on their own. Rose and Cece also took turns placing Magnatiles onto a stack together.

Outside, we engaged in some of our favorite activities such as playing in the sandbox, riding bikes, and rocking back and forth on the teeter totter.

Breakfast:  Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh kiwi

Lunch: Farm fresh baked egg cups, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh watermelon, and cooked peas

Afternoon Snack: Refried beans with white corn tortilla chips

Wee Sprouts: Cucumber

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-09-23

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners worked on sorting weather related pictures into the correct season. This week, we’ve been working on sorting like items together. After they were done sorting, they drew their favorite weather or season in their binders and explained why. Student S shared her favorite season was spring because that’s when bunnies come out of hibernation She even wrote ‘Spring of 2026’ above her drawing. Student A shared his favorite season was fall and subsequentially drew a pumpkin!

Later on in PREK1 group, we tackled the second text genre of the week: nonfiction! We read two short nonfiction books from our science area collection where we learned about our planet Earth as well as the job of a construction worker! Immediately when we were done, friends were eager to share that the two books we read were nonfiction because it was about real facts. They asked about the author and illustrator of each book. The book about construction workers had an author but didn’t have an illustrator because there weren’t illustrations, just real life pictures!

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, or other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

K.RL.3.1: Recognize familiar narrative text genres (e.g. fiction, nonfiction, fairytales, poems).

Our three PREK1 kiddos came to the board where they were asked to find their name. Once they were able to locate their name, we read their four words. They looked for similarities of the words and determined which word didn’t belong to the group.

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, or other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

We offered a painting activity using wire scrubbers as a way to create new and interesting marks.  These activities help kids think outside the box about what materials can be used for.  They create flexibility in thinking and creative problem solving skills. 

Kids explored a sorting activity at the round table which encouraged sorting by size or color.  This activity was open-ended however, so many kids created imaginative play around the materials too, which we always encourage.

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

Breakfast– Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Farm fresh scrambled eggs with whole wheat english muffin/flatbread, fresh cantaloupe/watermelon/banana, and fresh pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Tortilla chips with hummus.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a wonderful night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-23

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged in the rice sensory table scoop, pouring and feeling the texture of the rice in our hands.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities and draw with chalk on the cement and chalkboard.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat tortilla, hummus, fresh orange and cooked green beans

Afternoon Snack:  Homemade blueberry muffins and fresh bananas.

Wee Sprout: Orange bell pepper

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-09-22

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners completed their sign in activity this morning that worked with comparison words, specifically the word ‘most’. They looked at two groups at a time and deciphered which group had the most items. One kindergartener worked at counting each item and then figuring out which number out of the two were larger. The other kindergartener looked at the groups and could tell which one had more without having to count—both got to the correct answers in very different ways! When we count one-to-one, we have to make sure we’re slowing down, not getting too far ahead of ourselves or our count will be off. Student A not only circled the correct, larger group but he also added a happy face for the bigger group and a sad face for the smaller group!

K.NS.9: Use correctly the words for comparison, including: one and many; none, some, and all; more and less; most and least; and equal to, more than, and less than.

Our PREK1 group completed a similar activity that was appropriate for their developmental level. Each PREK1 group member came to the board where they located their name and the two groups of items underneath their name. They circled the group with more items.

Later on in PREK1 group, we started talking about text genres. We started with fiction as we read, ‘The Day The Crayons Quit’. Before even starting to read the book, we looked at the cover and made a list of reasons why this would be a fiction story. At the end, we made a list on our chart as to the reasons why it was fiction. Children were eager to come up with as many examples as possible! Tomorrow, we’ll introduce the second text genre!

K.NS.9: Use correctly the words for comparison, including: one and many; none, some, and all; more and less; most and least; and equal to, more than, and less than.

K.RL.3.1: Recognize familiar narrative text genres (e.g. fiction, nonfiction, fairytales, poems).

You may have noticed we often use Loose Parts play in a variety of activities.  This means the activity invites kids to use their imaginations to decide how to use materials without fixed rules in place to direct kids how to use them.  In this way, kids can use their own creativity to build complex imaginative worlds around simple objects.  Kids often come up with lasting play schemas that evolve as they go.  They can sustain attention for long periods of time in this way.  Groups of kids often work together, building strong language and social skills as they communicate their thoughts and ideas.  This is the kind of play that teaches kids “how” to think rather than what to think, developing creativity and higher level cognition. 

Our young journal group has been creating more detailed and creative journals every day! One friend shared that he had drawn a fictional creature he had invented that “took a bath on its head”, while another friend drew a “mommy turtle with baby turtles”.  The mommy turtle also had “four eggs”.  It’s great see all this growth in language/communication from our younger friends!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast: Puffins cereal with fresh strawberries.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat tortilla,  fresh bananas/peaches/strawberries/cantaloupe, and fresh tomatoes/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Homemade blueberry muffins with cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh snap peas/peppers.

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-22

Good Afternoon!

This morning we engaged with the BounceBlocks.  We carried them, stacked them to stand or walk on them.

We then headed outside.  We rode the teeter totters with a friend, bounced and rolled a ball, rode bikes down the hill, engaged in the water in the dump truck, worked on our jumping off the stage, drove vehicles down the ramps, drew with chalk, worked at tossing our ball into the basketball hoop and went down the slide.

Breakfast:  Whole grain wheat bread toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh bananas.

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded beef, fresh kiwi and cooked butternut squash

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with fresh strawberries

\Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-09-21

Good Afternoon!

Our two kindergarteners kicked off their week by talking about one of our favorite topics: food! This week, we’re going to practicing sorting things into groups based on similar characteristics. They sorted food into six different food groups and when they were done, they drew their favorite food group and subsequent favorite food in their journal. Student A drew candy and we talked about eating things in “moderation” while Student S shared that she enjoys pasta and pizza and subsequently wrote the word “carbs” by her food!

K.DA.1: Identify, sort, and classify objects by size, number, or other attributes. Identify objects that do not belong to a particular group and explain the reasoning used.

For PREK1 sign in, we tapped into the MACK for the week which focuses on emotions and how we handle our emotions. When dealing with emotions such as being mad, sad, or frustrated, two PREK1 children said they work at calming their bodies by taking a deep breath and listening to calm music: two great techniques!

For our PREK1 group, we read ‘What Should Darla Do?’’. We decided to make her choices for her by implementing a pattern: bad choice, good choice, bad choice to see how her day turned out. We talked about how the choices we make have good consequences or poor consequences.

Each week, one child gets a turn to be the ‘mat guard’ where they have a few special jobs: checking everyone’s mats at the end of group to make sure they’re rolled up nicely and checking off the current day on the calendar. Student M was mat guard today and it was his first time getting this job: he was very excited and took it very seriously. We love when our older children help out by accepting and thriving when given a classroom job.

MACK Week 4: Children will learn a variety of strategies for managing strong emotions constructively, including expression their emotions, listening to others, problem solving, and using mindfulness techniques.

This morning, we offered a sorting table that encouraged kids to look for a variety of attributes and sort objects accordingly.  They chose how they wanted to sort, mostly by shape, size or color.  Sorting activities build cognitive, language and math skills as kids identify similarities and differences among objects, then group them into categories. 

There were several book projects going on in the art center.  Kids used their drawing skills along side their reading/writing skills to create narratives and illustrations.  What great child driven learning was happening as they shared ideas and helped each other sound out words.

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast: Whole what toast with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch: Whole wheat pasta with beef, fresh kiwi/strawberries/bananas/peaches and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole milk yogurt with banana.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/carrots.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-09-21