Sunflower Room

Where the youngest members of our community explore and grow

In the Sunflower room, beginning activities correlate closely with your child’s home life and other familiar experiences.

Simple and engaging small group activities focus on listening, responding, connecting, and developing trusting relationships between children and teachers.

 

Sunflower Room activities also focus on the following developmental skills:

Circle Time

Children are invited to participate in story time, singing, movement and finger plays. Short, fun lessons revolve around seasonal and emergent themes, puppets and flannel board stories. Group time supports the healthy development of young children’s language skills.

Large Motor Skills

We offer activities which incorporate a parachute play tent, climbing structure, foam climbers, rhythm instruments, and other fun tools to facilitate the natural development of large motor skills.

Small Motor Skills

Puzzles, crayons and manipulative building sets help to refine the children’s small motor skills.

Art Activities

Simple arts and crafts projects provide tactile and visual experiences that inspire exploration and ignite creativity.

Curriculum Overview

Typical Daily Schedule:

Diapers are changed as needed and througout the day

7:30-8:15 am Arrival: Learning Centers
8:15-9:45 am Morning Nap Time (Younger students)
8:15-9:30 am Morning Group Time/Teacher Led Activity
9:30-10:00 am Snack Time
10:00-11:30 am Art & Sensory Activities/Circle Time/Open Play/Outdoor Time
11:30-12:00 pm Lunch
12:00-2:30 pm Nap/Quiet Time
2:30-3:00 pm Outside Time
3:00-3:30 pm Snack Time
3:30-4:15 pm Afternoon Group Time
4:15-5:00 pm Art & Teacher Led Activities
5:00-5:45 pm Stories/Open Play/Goodbyes

Note: Enrichment program schedules vary from class to class.

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