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Toddler & Twos Room

  Children learn through their whole bodies on the physical level-walking, climbing, carrying, dumping, dropping, etc.-these large muscle activities are the legitimate activities of a toddler.
  Children learn by doing rather than being told what to do.
  Teachers are flexible & spontaneous - supporting active explorers.
  Expectations are developmentally appropriate allowing each child to feel challenged yet supported by the teaching staff.
  Fair and consistent limits are set - patience, warmth and respect help redirect toddlers toward controlling their impulses and behaviors.

  More attention is drawn to a child’s appropriate behavior rather than inappropriate.
  Regular testing and expressions of opposition are viewed as the child’s healthy sense of self.
  Teacher views her or himself as a model for how he or she wants the child to develop.
  The environment is stimulating and inviting - the teachers adapt this to meet the changing needs from day to day.

As the day begins with gradual entry, children are greeted and actively engage in activities that have been already set up and prepared by the teachers.   Activities include: easel painting, dramatic play, block building, sand, water & sensory play, teacher planned art project and outdoor/large motor activities. A nutritious snack is provided in the morning and afternoon that may include fruit, graham crackers and milk or a cooking project the children helped to prepare.  Children are assigned to “family groups” where children sit and eat with the same group of children and teachers throughout the course of the year.  This is a time for eating together, conversation or songs/finger plays/stories. Group/Story Time begins with all of the children being encouraged to help organize and clean up the room.  Children will actively take part in group time as they gather in the morning and afternoon for songs, prayer, reflection time and finger plays as well as the weekly story.