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Lakeville, Minnesota, United States
About the store
Root to Ray is created by a small team of early childhood educators who believe deeply in the power of relationships, play, and developmentally appropriate practice. Our work is grounded in decades of research and real classroom experience, shaped by what truly supports children and the adults who care for them. Every resource we create is intentional, practical, and designed to support emotionally safe, meaningful learning environments.
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Preview of Pumpkins | Toddlers Curriculum | October Week 2

Pumpkins | Toddlers Curriculum | October Week 2

🧡 DESCRIPTION Celebrate the wonders of autumn with this playful Week 2: Pumpkins resource from the Autumn Explorers monthly theme for toddlers. Through hands-on pumpkin sorting, counting, movement, songs, and sensory discovery, toddlers build early math, language, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional skills in joyful, developmentally appropriate ways. Designed with connection and curiosity in mind, these play-based activities encourage little learners to explore colors, textures, movement,
Preview of Toddler Spring Curriculum – Gardens & Bugs | April Week 3

Toddler Spring Curriculum – Gardens & Bugs | April Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTIONExplore the tiny wonders of gardens and bugs through playful, hands-on learning experiences designed for toddlers. This Week 3 curriculum from the From Seeds to Sunshine series invites children to discover insects, plants, and nature through movement, sensory play, art, and storytelling. Activities encourage curiosity as toddlers hunt for bugs, build colorful caterpillars, and plant seeds to observe growth. Literacy experiences connect learning to the beloved story The Very Hungry
Preview of Toddler Spring Curriculum – Flowers & Trees Week 2 | From Seeds to Sunshine

Toddler Spring Curriculum – Flowers & Trees Week 2 | From Seeds to Sunshine

🧡 DESCRIPTIONExplore spring learning with toddlers through playful, nature-inspired activities focused on flowers and trees. This Week 2 curriculum from the From Seeds to Sunshine series provides hands-on experiences that support early literacy, math, creativity, and movement. Toddlers investigate colors, letters, and nature while building social and motor skills through play-based activities. Storytime, sensory exploration, art invitations, and movement games encourage curiosity and joyful dis
Preview of Preschool Spring Curriculum – Gardens & Bugs | April Week 3

Preschool Spring Curriculum – Gardens & Bugs | April Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTIONInvite preschoolers to explore the fascinating world of gardens and insects through hands-on learning and playful discovery. This Week 3 curriculum from the From Seeds to Sunshine series helps children investigate pollination, plant growth, and insect life through engaging activities, stories, and creative projects. Children observe insects, build bug models, explore plant life cycles, and practice math and literacy skills connected to nature. Beloved stories such as The Very Hungr
Preview of Infant Curriculum – Ocean Animals | Amazing Animals March Week 4

Infant Curriculum – Ocean Animals | Amazing Animals March Week 4

🧡 DESCRIPTIONDive into Week 4 of our Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme with a calming, sensory-rich exploration of Ocean Animals. Designed especially for infants ages 0–12 months, this complete week of lesson plans blends music, movement, sensory discovery, early literacy, and foundational math in nurturing, developmentally appropriate ways. Centered around the focus book Ocean Friends: A Baby Touch and Feel Book (DK), infants explore ocean animals like fish, dolphins, whales, crab
Preview of Preschool March Week 4 | Ocean Animals – Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures

Preschool March Week 4 | Ocean Animals – Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures

🧡 DESCRIPTIONOcean learning through literacy, STEM & movement. Dive into Week 4 of our March Preschool curriculum under the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures theme! This week focuses on Ocean Animals, guiding children through meaningful exploration of sea life, habitats, sound, size comparison, and cooperative learning. As shown on the Week 4 cover (page 4), focus books include The Rainbow Fish, Commotion in the Ocean, and The Pout-Pout Fish, building rich vocabulary, rhythm awareness, comprehen
Preview of Infant Curriculum – Zoo Animals | Amazing Animals March Week 3

Infant Curriculum – Zoo Animals | Amazing Animals March Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTIONWelcome to Week 3 of our Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme! This week, infants explore the exciting world of Zoo Animals through music, movement, sensory discovery, early literacy, and playful cognitive experiences — all thoughtfully designed for babies ages 0–12 months. Centered around the focus book 1, 2, 3 To The Zoo by Eric Carle, this week introduces animal names, sounds, counting rhythms, and engaging repetition. Infants build early language skills through echo p
Preview of We’re Going on a Trip | The Ways We Learn | Toddlers | May Week 4

We’re Going on a Trip | The Ways We Learn | Toddlers | May Week 4

🧡 DESCRIPTIONIn The Ways We Learn: We’re Going on a Trip, toddlers explore the May theme On the Go: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles through hands-on, play-based experiences. Activities like packing suitcases, singing travel songs, exploring maps, and creating patterns support social-emotional, language, cognitive, physical, and creative development. This resource nurtures curiosity, independence, and connection through meaningful, real-world play. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED✔ “Pack Your Suitcase” sortin
Preview of Dinosaur Dig! | Brain Builders | Toddlers | August Week 1

Dinosaur Dig! | Brain Builders | Toddlers | August Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTION Strengthen growing minds with Dinosaur Dig!—Week 1 of the Adventures in Imagination theme! This Brain Builders section invites toddlers to explore puzzles, building, and early measurement through playful, hands-on learning. Each activity supports social-emotional, language, cognitive, physical, and creative development while encouraging problem-solving, curiosity, and confident thinking. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED ✔ Puzzle Play with matching shapes and dinosaur visuals (page 6) ✔ Shape ma
Preview of Winter Animals | Brain Builders | Preschool | December Week 2

Winter Animals | Brain Builders | Preschool | December Week 2

🧡 DESCRIPTION Strengthen preschool math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills with Brain Builders – Winter Animals from the December theme ‘Tis the Season to Learn & Shine. Through counting mats, comparing activities, size sequencing, and hands-on winter animal games, children build early numeracy and critical thinking while exploring real-world winter animal concepts in playful, meaningful ways. These engaging, developmentally appropriate activities support cognitive, language, fine motor, an
Preview of Thankfulness & Gratitude | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 4

Thankfulness & Gratitude | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 4

🧡 DESCRIPTION Build early math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills through Brain Builders – Thankfulness & Gratitude, part of the Helping Hands & Grateful Hearts monthly theme. This Week 4 resource helps preschoolers explore counting, matching, sharing, patterns, and logical thinking through playful Thanksgiving-themed learning experiences centered around gratitude and cooperation. Children engage in hands-on math and critical thinking activities that strengthen number recognition, quantity
Preview of Construction and Builders | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 3

Construction and Builders | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Support preschoolers’ early math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills with Brain Builders – Construction and Builders from the Helping Hands & Grateful Hearts monthly theme. This engaging Preschool resource encourages children to think, build, compare, count, and solve challenges through hands-on construction-themed learning experiences that strengthen cognitive, language, social-emotional, and fine motor development through playful exploration. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDED ✅Construction-
Preview of Construction and Builders | Discovery | Preschool | November Week 3

Construction and Builders | Discovery | Preschool | November Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Invite preschoolers to explore building, problem-solving, and teamwork through hands-on discovery experiences with Discovery – Construction and Builders from the Helping Hands & Grateful Hearts monthly theme. This playful Preschool resource encourages children to investigate construction concepts through sensory exploration, engineering challenges, observation, and active experimentation while supporting cognitive, language, social-emotional, physical, and scientific development t
Preview of Construction and Builders | Wonder and Create | Preschool | November Week 3

Construction and Builders | Wonder and Create | Preschool | November Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Encourage preschoolers to design, build, and create through hands-on art experiences with Wonder and Create – Construction and Builders from the Helping Hands & Grateful Hearts monthly theme. This playful Preschool resource supports creativity, fine motor development, spatial awareness, problem-solving, and self-expression through process art, shape exploration, block printing, and construction-themed self-portraits. Inspired by the engaging art invitations and printable resources
Preview of Doctors, Nurses and Helpers | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 2

Doctors, Nurses and Helpers | Brain Builders | Preschool | November Week 2

🧡 DESCRIPTION Strengthen preschoolers’ early math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills with Brain Builders – Doctors, Nurses and Helpers from the Helping Hands & Grateful Hearts monthly theme. This Preschool Week 2 resource uses playful healthcare-themed activities to introduce patterns, counting, sorting, comparing, and early critical thinking through hands-on exploration and meaningful community helper connections. Children build foundational math and cognitive skills while working with ban
Preview of Farm Life | Brain Builders | Preschool | October Week 3

Farm Life | Brain Builders | Preschool | October Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Strengthen early math, reasoning, and problem-solving skills with this Farm Life edition of Brain Builders from the Autumn Explorers curriculum. Preschoolers explore hands-on learning through apple measuring and sorting, farm helper problem-solving scenarios, and corn kernel counting activities designed to build critical thinking in playful, meaningful ways. These engaging farm-themed activities support cognitive, language, social-emotional, and mathematical development while enco
Preview of Farm Life | Discovery | Preschool | October Week 3

Farm Life | Discovery | Preschool | October Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Spark curiosity and hands-on discovery with this Farm Life edition of Discovery from the Autumn Explorers curriculum. Preschoolers explore farm-inspired science concepts through exciting activities like turning cream into butter, investigating a corn sensory science bin, and building a scarecrow through playful engineering and problem-solving experiences. These engaging, play-based activities support cognitive, language, sensory, physical, and social-emotional development while en
Preview of Halloween | Brain Builders | Toddlers | October Week 4

Halloween | Brain Builders | Toddlers | October Week 4

🧡 DESCRIPTION Build early math and thinking skills through playful Halloween learning with this Brain Builders resource for Week 4: Halloween from the Autumn Explorers toddler curriculum. These engaging hands-on activities help toddlers practice counting, sorting, matching, sequencing, comparing, and pattern recognition using pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and playful seasonal visuals. Through activities like Pumpkin Count and Sort, Trick or Treat Pattern, and Pumpkin Patch Match, toddlers strengthen
Preview of Halloween | Play, Move, Grow | Toddlers | October Week 4

Halloween | Play, Move, Grow | Toddlers | October Week 4

🧡 DESCRIPTION Get toddlers moving, balancing, hopping, and dancing with this Play, Move, Grow resource for Week 4: Halloween from the Autumn Explorers toddler curriculum. These playful movement activities encourage gross motor development, coordination, confidence, and body awareness through imaginative Halloween-themed games and active learning experiences. Toddlers build physical, cognitive, and social-emotional skills while participating in activities like Obstacle Crawl, Spider Hop, and Mon
Preview of Holiday Traditions | Brain Builders | Preschool | December Week 3

Holiday Traditions | Brain Builders | Preschool | December Week 3

🧡 DESCRIPTION Strengthen early math and critical thinking skills with Brain Builders – Holiday Traditions, part of the ‘Tis the Season to Learn & Shine monthly theme. This Preschool Week 3 resource introduces counting, sorting, graphing, comparing quantities, and problem-solving through engaging holiday-themed activities connected to family celebrations and cultural traditions. Children build number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, logical thinking, communication, cooperation, and early
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About the store

Experience

Root to Ray is created by a small team of early childhood educators who believe deeply in the power of relationships, play, and developmentally appropriate practice. Our work is grounded in decades of research and real classroom experience, shaped by what truly supports children and the adults who care for them. Every resource we create is intentional, practical, and designed to support emotionally safe, meaningful learning environments.

Teaching style

Our teaching style is relationship-centered, play-based, and grounded in child development research. We prioritize emotional safety, attuned adult-child interactions, and environments that invite curiosity, creativity, and meaningful learning. Teaching within Root to Ray means guiding rather than directing, supporting growth through connection, observation, and developmentally appropriate practice.