Happy Tuesday!

This morning we engaged with the play food.  We sat at the circle table serving the food in bowls and plates while wearing the oven mitts and using a spatula to pretend to cut the food.  Rose stood against the table to enjoy food with us as well.

A friend then asked for the trapeze bar, so we all took turns swinging.

Rowan, Cece and several other friends worked on their ball throwing skills and threw them in the rainbow mats we connected to make an oval, the ball basket, or a plastic block.

Breakfast: Whole grain Corn Chex cereal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh cantaloupe slices and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack: Plain whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-26

Good Afternoon!

**Reminder: Wee Friends is closed Monday, June 22nd through Friday, July 3rd. We’ll reopen on Monday, July 6th.

This week, we started talking about maps and globes. Today, we focused on cities specifically for our PREK1 sign in. Each group member wrote their name under the city that they live in. This immediately heightened interest as children saw the map, asking where various states are that are of interest to them! Hannah asked what the large state was at the bottom of the map to which I replied, “Texas!”. She instantly smiled and said, “That’s the biggest state we have!”. We pointed out various states such as Florida, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Massachusetts.

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

This morning, a friend was building with magnetic tiles on the building rug.  He noticed that if he put a magnet inside his sock, the magnet on the outside stuck to it.  We decided to set up a way to further explore this idea at the round table.  Kids tried using magnets to attract other magnets through different types of materials.  Kids tried fabric, paper, plastic and wood.  They found they could even get the magnets to attract through multiple layers of materials.  One friend said, “I can use the magnets to sew all of the pieces together!” as he figured out how to make a long chain of scarves.  This is an example of how kid’s natural inclination to tinker and explore can drive curriculum, creating great hands-on learning opportunities for everyone!

Kids also continued to explore their interest in pipes, connectors, pumps, gravity and water movement throughout the indoor and outdoor classroom!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh pineapple.

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole wheat bread, cheddar block cheese, fresh banana/cantaloupe/oranges, and fresh snap peas/peppers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagel with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-26

Happy Friday!

This morning we engaged in finger painting.  We had blue, red and yellow tempera paint and we were mixing two colors together to create new colors onto our paper.

We then headed outside to engage in a variety of activities.

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

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh cucumber and pineapple slices.

Afternoon Snack:  Mild cheddar block cheese with fresh banana/kiwi/pear.

Wee Sprout:  Orange bell peppers.

Have a great weekend and Memorial Day!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-05-22

Good Afternoon!

This morning we decided to try our “treasure box jewelry” on the light table.  The kids became interested in the ones they noticed looked the same.  We decided to create a matching game in response.  Teachers sorted out pairs, then mixed them with pieces that had no pair.  The kids enjoyed looking carefully to find all of the matches.  This kind of activity is great for building focused attention, observational skills and memory.

Outdoors, kids helped plant green bean seeds in the garden.  Kids enjoyed digging small holes to plant each seed, then covering the seeds with soil.  A favorite part of the planting process for the kids was watering the seeds!

PREK2: Kids have been talking about seeing bird nests at home or in parks lately.  During group we learned about nests that different kinds of animals make in the book “A Nest Is Noisy”.  After the story, we tried to remember one kind of animal that makes a nest.

Breakfast: Rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pears.

Lunch: Peanut butter on flat bread, fresh kiwi/pineapple/banana/oranges, and fresh cucumbers/peppers/cherry tomatoes.

PM Snack: Pretzels and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! See everyone Tuesday!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-22

Good Afternoon!

This morning, we engaged with rhythm sticks! We listened to “Ants Go Marching” while we marched around the room and tapped our rhythm sticks together and on the floor.

In the kitchen we played in beans and ladybugs with dinosaurs and various containers.

We engaged in a variety of our favorite activities as well as helped Miss Ashley plant some flowers.  Diana loved sitting on a bike and scooting herself backwards.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios with fresh watermelon.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with turkey, fresh kiwi and fresh cucumber

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain pretzels with peanut butter

\Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  05-21-2026

Good afternoon!

We had an exciting trip to the farm with plenty of wildlife to interact with!  First we visited the pond to create a new “ecosystem jar” for our science area.  We used a net to catch anything we could in the pond.  We caught snails, water beetles and even some fish.  We each took a turn to gently touch the large fish before we put it back..We brought the tiny fish back to the classroom to observe in the tadpole bowl for the week.  Later we explored the woods.  The kids made a “nature collection” from everything they found.  On our way back to the Weehicle, we found a toad.  Everyone took a turn to hold the toad.  We got to talk a lot about how to handle wild animals in order to respect and be kind to the animals we are interacting with.  Hannah exclaimed as we were leaving “That was a great day!”.

Back at Wee Friends, we went out early so we could plant flowers all around our backyard environment! We were all so eager to help. Children learned how to properly plant flowers. They helped gently pull some of the roots at the bottom of the plant so that the roots can become established more in the pot. Kids also helped loosen up the dirt in the pot before we created holes to place the plants in.

Enjoy a few more pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh plums.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh peppers/cucumbers and fresh cantaloupe/kiwi.

PM Snack: Peanut butter on whole wheat crackers with sunflower/pepita seeds and raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a lovely afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-21

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we borrowed the trapeze bar to swing.  Several friends worked on bending their knees up to their tummies to keep their feet from hitting the ground.

We then headed into the kitchen to engage with playdough.  We added some zoo animals and golf tees to enhance our experience.  Several friends sang Happy Birthday while the stuck their golf tees into their playdough to pretend they were candles in their birthday cake.

We all began our time outside in the sandbox.  We then moved through the outdoor space to engage with the small construction trucks and Outlast Bulding Bocks in the rock area, go down the slide, ride on the bikes and teeter totters and engage with a baby doll.

Breakfast:  Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh banana

Lunch: Farm fresh hard boiled eggs, whole grain wheat flatbread, fresh red bell pepper and fresh honeydew melon.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans with shredded mild cheese and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout:  Cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures:  2026-05-20

Good Afternoon!

PREK1 group friends came up to the sign in board this morning as they were asked to identify the two weekend days! Friends quickly replied with the correct answer. We talk about calendar everyday in group as we have a developmentally appropriate calendar exercise we do before heading to the journal table. Each week, one group member is assigned the ‘Mat Guard’ who’s in charge of checking everyone’s mats as well as crossing off the current day on the calendar. As we’re doing this, we say aloud the date such as “Today is Wednesday, May 20th 2026’. We also identify holidays and friends will share birthdays of family members or important holidays in their family!

Social Studies: K.1.5 Explain that calendars are used to represent days of the week and months of the year.

This morning as we were talking about what to put in the sensory bin, a couple of friends mentioned they liked using the pipes in water.  As I got out the pieces, kids seemed most interested in all the pieces in the basket.  They wanted to explore each one, asked questions about the different kinds and wanted to know what everything was used for.  We decided to simply put the baskets of pipes out on the building rug for kids to build with since that’s where the interest was.

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

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh watermelon.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheese, fresh baked oat muffins, fresh honeydew melon/watermelon and fresh peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh green beans/cucumbers.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-20

Good afternoon!

This morning, we engaged with Magnatiles! Miss Audrey and some friends worked on a large building, then they knocked it over together. After, we all made our own things! One friend made triangles while others made squares to put animals in.

Then, we played in the sensory table with fake petals, plastic eggs, baskets and tongs.

Outside, we engaged lots with water play, even baby Rose and Diana joined in!

Breakfast: Whole grain wheat toast with butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apple

Lunch: Refried bean & cheese quesadilla, fresh watermelon and fresh cucumber

Afternoon Snack: Plain whole grain wheat bagels with cream cheese, fresh banana and fresh orange

Wee Sprout: Cherry tomatoes

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-05-19

Good Afternoon!

This morning we went outside right after breakfast and didn’t come in until lunch!  While we were outside, we explored a variety of outdoor activities!

We engaged in imaginative play with water and natural materials.  Kids played “restaurant” serving soup, pasta and more.  Some kids set up a strainer system with leaves and water to see if it was possible to capture the green pigment.  There was plenty of space and time for questions, experimentation and trial/error learning. 

One of our older friends asked if we could try smashing chalk and mixing it with water to make paint.  He remembered doing this before and wanted to try it again.  Several kids participated in the activity and really enjoyed testing their paint on the sidewalk.

Kids also enjoyed exploring outdoor play doh with new materials like leaves to create with.  One friend made a snowman while another made “sushi”. 

Breakfast: Toasted oatmeal squares cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Cheese quesadillas on whole wheat tortilla with smashed avocado, fresh watermelon/banana and fresh cucumbers/green beans.

PM Snack: Whole wheat bagels with cream cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/green beans.

Have a great afternoon!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-05-19