Happy Monday!

Thus morning we engaged with loose parts wooden shapes and animals.  The friends were busy building towers with their shapes and making the animal sounds of their animals.

Outside, we tossed balls around the yard and at the basketball hoop.  We then engaged in water play scooping and pouring the water and building with connector blocks.  We also drove the trucks down the ramps.

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat pasta with pork, fresh cantaloupe and cooked mixed vegetables

Afternoon Snack: Whole milk yogurt with whole grain honey graham crackers

Wee Sprout: Cucumber

Have a marvelous evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-07-13

Happy Monday!

The art table was buzzing with curiosity as children showed an interest in gluing, taping, and cutting. Older friends at the table were helpful to their younger peers as they got them tape when they asked for it and showed them how to appropriately use the loose materials that are offered. Cutting and gluing are foundational for early development. They build vital hand strength, bilateral coordination where we use both hands together, and hand eye coordination. These repetitive manipulative actions are necessary building blocks for everyday tasks like writing and fastening clothing.

Two of our older friends spent time drawing tons of pictures and when they were done, they put the pictures on a clipboard and headed around the classroom asking friends what their favorite drawing was. They made tally marks on their paper to signify which drawing had the most votes!

The welcome activity that was offered today was a loose part exploration where children used their imagination and fine motor skills to stack and build with colorful wood pieces. Charlotte took wooden rings and stacked as many as she could before her tower fell. She counted how many she had stacked before her tower ended up falling. Arthur used a collection of materials to build a cake! At the top of his cake, he placed a large marshmallow—creative!

It looks like we’re in for another hot week so we utilized our shade and water space if children needed to cool down. A teacher also got the balls out for children to explore and kiddos spent time running, throwing, and kicking—all critical for gross motor development!

Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh cantaloupe.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with shredded pork, fresh cantaloupe/banana, and fresh green pepper/cucumber.

PM snack– Whole milk yogurt with granola.

Wee Sprout– Fresh pepper/cucumber.

Have a lovely night.

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-07-13

Happy Friday!

This morning we were busy climbing on a rainbow climber and crawling under our rainbow mats.

Then we headed into the kitchen to paint.  A friend chose the paint colors today of blue, purple and yellow.  We then used 3 different size sponge brushed to paint with and mix new colors together on our papers.

We then headed outside and looked out the the climbing house window, engaged with the sand in the sandbox, explored a water play activity where we got to pump the water ourselves, and rock the teeter totter.

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

Lunch: Whole grain wheat bread, sliced rotisserie chicken lunch meat, fresh cucumber and fresh watermelon

Afternoon Snack:  Goldfish crackers and mozzarella cheese stick.

Wee Sprout: Corn.

Have a great weekend!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-07-10

Good Afternoon!

Today, kids explored making mono-prints in the art center.  They used their fingers to draw pictures in the paint.  Next, they used paper to lay over their picture and pull up the print.  It was so engaging for the first two kids that they both pulled prints for 30 minutes, filling the entire drying line with prints.  Our philosophy allows kids to explore an interest fully, as long as they are engaged, creating a deep, rich and evolving learning experience.  Kids only start to use their higher thinking skills when they have explored a material long enough to learn what they can do with it.  Kids begin to have creative ideas, they experiment, they grow their ability for sustained focused attention.  These are the learning experiences we always try to foster at Wee Friends.  We would rather just a few kids spend all morning at an activity than have everyone get a short turn.  The potential for those higher level thinking skills to engage and develop is too valuable.  We are always happy to offer an activity as many days as needed for everyone interested to explore it fully.

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

Breakfast: Brown rice cakes with peanut butter and fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Turkey on whole wheat bread, fresh watermelon/bananas, and fresh cucumbers/peppers.

PM Snack: Pretzels with cheddar block cheese.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great weekend!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-07-10

Good afternoon!

At the round table this morning, we offered a pairing/sorting/pattern making fine motor activity.  Kids looked through a jar of very sparkly clip-on costume earrings to find all of the pairs.  They clipped their pairs on a long piece of  shoe string.  Kids could also choose wood or white clothes pins for create long patterns on their string as well.  They practiced sorting, pairing like objects, pattern making/early math, fine motor and focused attention during this activity.

Yesterday afternoon, some friends were interested in making wind chimes, so this morning we decided to set up an activity around that interest.  We added choices of beads, sticks and string to the art center.  Kids created strings of beads and sticks to create their wind chime art.  Some friends enjoyed sorting through letter beads to find their initials.  It was important to the group that their wind chime not get lost .

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

 

Breakfast: Oatmeal squares cereal with fresh pineapple.

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

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

Wee Sprouts: Fresh cucumbers/peppers.

Have a great day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-07-09

Good Afternoon!

This morning, we engaged in building with Interstar Connectors and Mix n’ Match Magnetic Animals.

We also had fun on the habitrail, jumping, crawling and going down the slide.

Outside, we explored the plants and vegetables growing in the garden,  cooked in the play kitchen, scooped sand in the sandbox and went down the slide.

Breakfast:  Whole grain Cheerios and fresh bananas,

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

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain Wheat Thin crackers with peanut butter

Wee Sprout: Orange bell pepper

Have a terrific evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-07-09

Happy Wednesday!

This morning we engaged with playdough.  We were using our tools to cut it into shapes, flatten it with hammers and rolling pins and cut it with a pizza roller or craft stick.  A friend added golf tees for her candles and shared that it was her birthday and her mommy’s birthday and that her mommy was 20 years old.

We then headed outside to engage in 2 water play areas.  One was with rocks and sea animals and the other table had watering cans, scoops and building connectors .

Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon sugar mixture and fresh apples.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole grain wheat tortilla, fresh banana and cooked broccoli

Afternoon Snack:  Refried beans with shredded Colby-jack cheese and white corn tortilla chips

Wee Sprout: Cucumber.

Have a wonderful evening!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures: 2026-07-08

Good afternoon!

Today we brain-stormed as a group to decide what to add to the Tuff Tray.  We came up with water and pipes.  Next, we worked as a team to create an interesting water system.  We talked specifically about the “valve/switch” pieces which could open or close off water ways.  Some of our older friends noticed that if we added a closed valve to the beginning of the pipe system, the water would fill up and spill into the next pipe, flowing in a different direction.  One friend  was able to predict where the water would pour out, and tell friends to collect it from various locations.  This takes a lot of ability to visualize a system and how water will move through it!  Hands-on projects like these that are driven by kids interests/ideas build creative problem solving, cooperative problem solving, language/communications skills, imagination/visualization and an emerging understanding of applied physics, all through play.

In the art center, another friend planned a project.  She wanted to make a wind chime.  She was able to imagine what she wanted to make and visualize what materials she would need to put it together.  She also showed off her developing higher thinking skills, and ability to plan/communicate complex ideas.  Next, she was able to carry out her project all by herself.  This is what we want to see as kids move through our child driven curriculum,  complex thinking, independence and confidence to bring ideas to fruition. 

Breakfast: Overnight oatmeal with fresh apple slices.

Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs with homemade oat muffins, fresh banana/pineapple and fresh snap peas/cucumbers.

PM Snack: Hummus with tortilla chips.

Wee Sprouts: Fresh carrots/cucumbers.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures:2026-07-08

Good Afternoon!

We started our morning exploring an interest of one of our older peers when he stated, “I really like those magnets up there…”. We talked about asking a question such as, “Can we use those magnets?”. A teacher went to the basement to gather more materials to explore this interest. Most children chose to use the magnet wand to see how many magnets they could pick up at one time.

At the art table, several children explored stencils including shape and letter stencils. Later, several children asked to do a bead bracelet. One of our kiddos eagerly said, “I’m only using Argentina colors!”.

We wrapped up the morning by taking over the building rug as we built the foam floor letter puzzle. Four boys worked together to put the puzzle together. A few friends grabbed the first letter of their name so that they could put that letter into the puzzle. We noticed that a few of the letters are very similar such as M and W as well as N and Z.

Breakfast– Chex with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Peanut butter on whole wheat flatbread, fresh grapes/banana/apple, and fresh carrots/cucumber/green beans.

PM snack– Homemade strawberry muffins with block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/green beans/cucumber.

Have a great night!

-Wee Friends Teachers

Link to pictures: 2026-07-07

Good Afternoon!

This morning, a few friends spent time watching the birds at the bird feeders!

We engaged with pom pom and domino loose parts! Friends used spoons and tongs to pick up their loose parts and mix them in the bowls.

Outside, we engaged in our favorite activities.

Breakfast: Whole grain Kix cereal with fresh banana

Lunch: Peanut butter on whole grain wheat bread, fresh strawberries and cooked peas.

Afternoon Snack: Whole grain wheat English muffins with cream cheese and fresh red grapes.

Wee Sprout:  Mini sweet peppers.

Have a wonderful night!

WWF Teachers

Link to Pictures:  2026-07-07