Happy Wednesday!

This morning, we built a path with our big plastic blocks.  We climbed, crawled and walked on our path.

Today, we engaged with some alphabet Magna-Tiles on the light table.  We discussed the first letter of each of our names and Miss Bekah showed them to us if we were unable to identify them ourselves.  We created our own unique colorful patterns with them.

We then headed outside to engage in our favorite activities.

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

Lunch: Hummus on whole wheat flatbread, fresh papaya and cooked broccoli.

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans and white corn tortilla chips.

Wee Sprout: Red bell pepper

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-22

Good afternoon!

This morning several kids asked to work on their bean journals.  They noticed the beans they planted have continued growing.  Many of the kids found the beans had both roots and stems.  One friend shared that he thought his bean with its stem looked like a “Plesiosaur”, which is a long necked swimming dinosaur:) …It did look like one.

It was a beautiful day so we spent lots of time outdoors getting exercise!

PREK2: During group we spent some time talking about weather.  We read “All the World”.  As we read, we noticed the weather in each illustration.  At the end of group we talked about what the weather was like while we were outside today.  We made a class list of all the things we noticed about the weather this morning. 

Breakfast: Over night oatmeal with cinnamon and fresh pears

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat tortilla, fresh papaya/banana/clementines and fresh peppers/cucumbers

PM Snack: Humus with tortilla chips

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers

Have a great day!

~ Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-04-22

Good afternoon!

This morning, we engaged with wooden shape stackers and building the Mix and Match Magnetic Animals.

Then, we went into the kitchen and engaged in our flower petal and plastic egg sensory table. We spent some time trying to put eggs together, pointing out the colors of the eggs we had and picking flower petals off the floor to show our friends.

Outside, we climbed up the rocks along the slide, went down the slides, scooped up rocks with our hands and put them into our buckets, climbed up to the window of the climbing house and sat in the window to pretend we were on a train.

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

Lunch: Refried beans with shredded Colby jack cheese, whole grain wheat tortillas, fresh pineapple slices and cooked green beans.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat bagels with butter and fresh oranges.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a great evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures:  2026-04-21

Good Afternoon!

We had a great first trip to the farm this morning!  Farmer Charlotte showed us all kinds of animals!  We got to visit with chickens, mice, snakes and rabbits.  We brushed a pony and fed a goat.  We learned about each animal as we spent time with them, including what they ate, the parts of a chicken and what it looks like when a snake sheds its skin.  After all the learning time in the barn we took a walk in the woods, ran in the meadow and enjoyed a swing on the rope swing.  We couldn’t ask for better weather!  Hannah commented while eating her farm snack, “I’m sitting here in the grass eating this muffin; what a lovely day!”

Back at school, Anjali asked for help as she wanted to make herself a note to remind herself of a few things for her possible farm trip later in the week! She shared, “I want to make myself a note so that I don’t forget my boots!”. She wrote the words Wednesday, Thursday, and boots!”.

Enjoy a few more pictures from the rest of our day!

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh pears.

Lunch: Peanut butter on flat bread, cheddar cheese slices, fresh orange slices/apples/pineapple, and fresh snap peas/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Home made banana muffins and string cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/cucumbers.

Have a wonderful day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-21

Happy Monday!

This morning to celebrate a friend’s 2nd birthday, we brought out the birthday cake stackers. Together, we stacked and patterned the cakes from 10 to 1.

Then, we went into the kitchen and engaged with play-dough. We had rolling pins, playdough knives and scissors and golf tees that we used with our play-dough. Some friends used the golf tees as candles in a cake while they said, “happy birthday!”

Outside, we cared for baby dolls, rocked on the teeter totters and went down the hill on bikes!

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat penne pasta with shredded pork, fresh watermelon and cooked carrots.

Afternoon Snack:Whole milk yogurt with fresh blueberries and strawberries (a birthday snack)

Wee Sprout:  Mini cucumbers.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-04-20

Good Afternoon!

On our FAB rotation this week is weather! For our PREK1 sign in, children talked about tornadoes since we had a tornado warning just a few nights ago! We talked about what we do in case of a tornado and where we should go! Friends quickly shared their “basement” stories from over the weekend. We discussed why we stay away from windows and why basements are the safest place during a tornado.

Science: K.3.5 Describe and give examples of weather changes and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.

Child led building was the theme of the day.  Several kids decided to utilize our Hollow Block collection this morning to experiment with some building ideas.  We noticed the kids doing a great job of problem solving together.  When they experienced some collapses, instead of getting frustrated,  they discussed how to build it differently. 

We added some loose parts building materials to the tuff tray this morning to continue exploring various ways to build.  A couple of friends spent all morning building a “tooth fairy castle”.  They practiced balancing objects and learning about how different sizes shapes and weights behave in space.  This kind of play is how kids begin to explore applied physics.  So much is happening in what seems like simple play.

We have been practicing yoga from our “Yoga for children” book during group time every day.  Some kids have been interested in getting the book out and trying the different poses on their own.  We love to see our kids taking the initiative to practice what they learn in class and explore what interests them in this independent way!

We hope you enjoy a few more pictures!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and banana.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded pork, fresh kiwi/banana/watermelon, and fresh cucumber/snap peas.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh snap peas/pepper.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-20

Happy Friday!

This morning, we dressed up and made food for our friends. Many friends brought pretend food in bowls or plates to the housekeeping table, and we took turns sitting at the table to enjoy our food.

We enjoyed the nice weather this morning by going outside. We played in the sand, rode bikes, and painted!

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

Lunch:  Hummus on whole grain wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe and fresh cucumbers.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Yellow Bell Peppers.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-17

Happy Friday!

This morning several friends discovered their beans had started to grow.  They observed a small white or green “sprout” emerging from the bean.  We learned that plants first grow a root.  Some of the kids noticed a few root hairs were growing from the main root.  Older friends drew their bean with its new root and wrote about what they observed.  Younger friends tried observational drawings of their beans and roots, concentrating on drawing what they saw.

We hope you enjoy some pictures from our day!

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with cream cheese and fresh pineapple/clementines

Lunch: Turkey and cheese on whole wheat bread, fresh cantaloupe/banana and fresh green beans/cucumbers

PM Snack: goldfish with colby jack cheese and fresh bananas

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/green beans

Have a great weekend!

Link to pictures:2026-04-17

Good Afternoon!

This morning, we climbed up the wall ladder and onto the habitrail to look out the window, and pointed out things we saw to Miss Audrey.  We also stacked plastic blocks and Bounce Blocks to climb along the habitrail railing.

We then danced with rhythm sticks to Ants Go Marching and Hap Palmer’s song “Tap Your Sticks”.  We listened how “Tap Your Sticks” directed us to tap our sticks and tried to follow along with our rhythm sticks. We tapped our sticks high, low, to one side and then the other side of our body.

Outside, we engaged in lots of activities!

Breakfast:  Whole grain Kix cereal and fresh pears.

Lunch:  Whole grain brown rice with black beans, fresh cantaloupe and cooked corn.

Afternoon Snack:  Whole grain Ritz crackers with peanut butter and bananas.

Wee Sprout: Cucumbers.

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-16

Good Afternoon! 

We worked weather into our conversations about plants this morning as children wrote their name under the season where trees start to bud and flowers start to bloom for our PREK1 sign in! We are currently seeing this outside. This led friends to share what happens to trees and plants in other seasons like winter for example!

Science: K.4.2 Observe plant and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different.

This morning we created a pond habitat in our tuff tray since we have been observing tadpoles.  When we were ready to add the animals we got to decide if the animal lived on land, in the water or could live in either environment.  We added some real leaves to our pond environment for play.  One plant we added is often called a “Velcro weed”.  It is a native plant that comes up in early spring and the kids had a great time sticking it to their clothes. 

Later, one of our older friends decided to expand on this project and create charts to categorize animals by their attributes (this was totally child driven).  As she made her headings, she asked “what is the name of animals that lay eggs?”.  After a bit of research, we found the scientific name for the attribute “Oviparous”.  We talked about how the word “Ovi” is Latin for egg.  What an amazing question for someone who is only five years old!  These are the kinds of child driven lessons we aim for at Wee Friends because they foster a love of learning!

At the light table, a few of our younger friends became interested in spelling words.  They asked what letters they needed to spell the words “Monster” and “Dinosaur”.  A teacher wrote the words on the board beside the light table so kids could search for the letters to spell them.  This was a great example of child lead learning as their interest in using letters emerged authentically from a desire to spell words they were excited about.

PREK2: Today we read the book “Turtle Splash”.  After the story, we thought of one animal that lived in the water to add to our group board. 

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

Breakfast: Kix cereal with fresh blueberries.

Lunch: Brown rice with turkey, fresh banana/pineapple/cantaloupe, and fresh green peppers/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, pumpkin seeds and raisins.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh peppers/green beans.

Have a lovely day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-04-16