About the Classroom:

Penguins are at a critical age to develop a set of developmental building blocks that they will forever use as they grow. In this classroom we aim to teach Penguins these critical skills while also allowing them space to develop as individuals.

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The Penguins classroom has individual cubbies where coats, extra clothes, and cot sheets are stored. We have an eating, reading, and play area with bins of a large variety of toys, blocks and a play kitchen. We also have our own restroom and sink area for the children to use throughout the day. 

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"Our hope is to provide a safe and supportive environment for the children so they learn, play, create, and develop relationships with each other."

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Teaching moments are everywhere in the Penguins room. As the children play throughout the day, they have resources to look up the name of a dinosaur or a bug or to discover what type of creature made its home in a seashell. Reading is a daily activity as a group, one on one with a teacher,  and as individual reading. Children are encouraged to use their words when frustrated, angry, or sad. The Penguins can join in group activities offered by the teachers, or choose to play on their own. 

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There are many items available in the Penguins room to facilitate learning and creativity. Favorites of children are magna-tiles, our block area which consists of wooden blocks in various shapes, light table, Lego table, and a wooden train sets. There are dinosaurs, cars, dolls, toy houses with figures, a play kitchen with menus, food and dishes, tools, cars, puzzles, number and alphabet activities, Kinetic sand, play dough, and bugs to catch with nets and large plastic tweezers. The Penguins room has its own storage room with toys, books, and items that we switch out from time to time to offer variety to our kiddos!