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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 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 Toddlers Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

Toddlers Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your toddlers as they explore familiar pets, caring routines, and animal play through this thoughtfully designed Week 1 curriculum: Pets at Home, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based toddler curriculum introduces common household pets such as dogs, cats, fish, and birds through movement, music, art, stories, sensory play, and hands-on discovery. Activities encourage toddlers to practice caring behaviors, build animal-related vocabulary
Preview of Preschool Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

Preschool Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your preschoolers as they explore familiar pets, caring routines, and responsibility through this thoughtfully designed Week 1 curriculum: Pets at Home, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based preschool curriculum helps children learn about pets they may see at homeβ€”such as dogs, cats, fish, and birdsβ€”while building empathy, kindness, and an understanding of care and responsibility. Through stories, group discussions, art, movement, senso
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 β€” 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 Infants – March Week 2 | Farm Animals – Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures

Infants – March Week 2 | Farm Animals – Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your infants as they explore the sights, sounds, and gentle rhythms of farm life in Week 2 of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This thoughtfully designed infant curriculum weaves together music, sensory discovery, early language, and movement to nurture curiosity and connection. Through repetitive songs, soft textures, playful animal sounds, and hands-on exploration, babies begin building foundational skills across language, cognitive, physical, and socia
Preview of Caring Connections: My Feelings | Toddler Week 1 SEL & Play-Based Curriculum

Caring Connections: My Feelings | Toddler Week 1 SEL & Play-Based Curriculum

🧑 DESCRIPTIONHelp toddlers begin naming, expressing, and understanding their feelings through play-based, relationship-focused learning. This Week 1 Toddler Curriculum from Root to Ray is part of the Caring Connections monthly theme and focuses on My Feelings using stories, movement, art, music, and hands-on discovery. Designed to nurture the whole child, this week supports emotional awareness, early communication, motor development, and curiosity β€” all in a calm, developmentally appropriate wa
Preview of Toddlers Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

Toddlers Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your toddlers as they explore kindness, love, and empathy through this thoughtfully designed Week 3 curriculum: Kindness & Love, part of the Caring Connections monthly theme. This play-based toddler curriculum brings together movement, music, art, stories, sensory exploration, and hands-on discovery to help young children practice caring behaviors and build meaningful peer connections. Activities encourage toddlers to greet one another kindly, share materials, express emoti
Preview of Infants Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

Infants Pets at Home Curriculum | Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your infants as they explore familiar animals, sounds, and routines through this thoughtfully designed Week 1 curriculum: Pets at Home, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based infant curriculum introduces pets children may see at homeβ€”such as dogs, cats, fish, birds, and small animalsβ€”through songs, puppets, sensory play, movement, and hands-on discovery. Activities encourage infants to connect animal names with sounds, movements, and rea
Preview of Toddlers Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

Toddlers Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

🧑 DESCRIPTIONBuild connection, kindness, and identity through joyful family-centered learning. πŸ“¦ WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week toddler curriculum supports learning through relationships and play. βœ” Welcome Letter to Families βœ” Weekly Overview with focus book The Family Book by Todd Parr βœ” The Ways We Learn – songs, movement, kindness circles & sharing games βœ” Wonder & Create – family portraits, group painting & playdough faces βœ” Talk, Read, Shine – story retell, letters & sounds, animal names
Preview of Preschool Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

Preschool Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your preschoolers as they explore kindness, love, empathy, and belonging through this thoughtfully designed Week 3 curriculum: Kindness & Love, part of the Caring Connections monthly theme. This play-based preschool curriculum blends social-emotional learning with literacy, math, science, movement, art, and hands-on discovery. Children engage in meaningful conversations about feelings, practice kind words and actions, explore fairness and cooperation, and participate in joy
Preview of Preschool Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

Preschool Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

🧑 DESCRIPTIONBuild belonging, empathy, and connection through family-centered preschool learning. πŸ“¦ WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week preschool curriculum supports social, emotional, and academic growth. βœ” Welcome Letter to Families βœ” Weekly Overview with focus books on family and togetherness βœ” The Ways We Learn – family identity, routines, helping, traditions & class promises βœ” Wonder & Create – family houses, puzzle pieces & togetherness tree art βœ” Talk, Read, Shine – interactive read-alouds, s
Preview of Infants Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

Infants Families & Togetherness Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 4

🧑 DESCRIPTIONNurture belonging and connection through gentle, family-centered play. πŸ“¦ WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week infant curriculum supports connection through relationships and play. βœ” Welcome Letter to Families βœ” Weekly Overview & Learning Focus βœ” The Ways We Learn – songs, puppets, music & family photo play βœ” Wonder & Create – group art, heart stamping & handprint keepsakes βœ” Talk, Read, Shine – early literacy with The Family Book βœ” Play, Move, Grow – crawling, climbing & nurturing role p
Preview of Infants Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

Infants Kindness & Love Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 3

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your infants as they explore kindness, love, and connection through this thoughtfully designed Week 3 curriculum: Kindness & Love, part of the Caring Connections monthly theme. This play-based infant curriculum brings together music, movement, sensory exploration, art, shared stories, and group play to nurture early social-emotional development. Valentine-inspired experiences encourage infants to notice caring actions, participate in gentle group routines, and build a sense
Preview of Infants Being a Friend Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 2

Infants Being a Friend Curriculum | Caring Connections Week 2

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your infants as they begin to experience connection, empathy, and friendship through this thoughtfully designed Week 2 curriculum: Being a Friend from the Caring Connections monthly theme. This play-based infant curriculum gently introduces early social-emotional skills using songs, stories, sensory exploration, movement, and hands-on discovery. Valentine-inspired activities emphasize love, kindness, sharing, and belonging, while nurturing secure attachments and joyful peer
Preview of Play, Move, Grow: Infant My Feelings Movement | Caring Connections

Play, Move, Grow: Infant My Feelings Movement | Caring Connections

🧑 DESCRIPTIONPlay, Move, Grow – Week 1 supports infants’ emotional and physical development through movement, music, and joyful interaction. Centered on the My Feelings theme from the Caring Connections unit, this resource helps infants begin to associate feelings with body movement, rhythm, and social play. Through crawling games, hugging motions, and expressive movement to music, caregivers model emotional language while infants explore balance, coordination, and connection. Each activity is
Preview of Toddlers Discovery – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

Toddlers Discovery – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your toddlers as they explore curiosity, care, and connection through Discovery – Week 1, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based toddler discovery resource invites children to investigate pets at home through hands-on sensory and early science experiences. Activities such as water play, building pet homes, and pet-themed sensory exploration encourage toddlers to observe, experiment, and problem-solve while connecting learning to familiar
Preview of Toddlers Talk, Read, Shine – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

Toddlers Talk, Read, Shine – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your toddlers as they build language, listening, and connection skills through Talk, Read, Shine – Week 1, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based toddler language and literacy resource introduces familiar pets through shared stories, vocabulary play, songs, and expressive conversation. Activities invite toddlers to name pets, imitate animal sounds, retell simple stories, and connect pictures and words to real-life experiences with pets a
Preview of Infant Play, Move, Grow – Ocean Animals | Amazing Animals Week 4

Infant Play, Move, Grow – Ocean Animals | Amazing Animals Week 4

🧑 DESCRIPTIONEncourage joyful, whole-body movement with Play, Move, Grow – Week 4: Ocean Animals. This ocean-themed gross motor section is thoughtfully designed for infants ages 0–12 months and supports growing muscles, coordination, and early language through playful water-inspired movement. Through activities like Swim Like a Fish, Ocean Crawl, and Jumping Dolphins, infants explore reaching, kicking, crawling, bouncing, and assisted jumping. Each experience connects movement to real-world oce
Preview of Infant Wonder & Create – Farm Animals Art | March Week 2

Infant Wonder & Create – Farm Animals Art | March Week 2

🧑 DESCRIPTIONInvite your infants into gentle, hands-on farm art experiences designed to spark curiosity, sensory exploration, and joyful connection. In Wonder & Create – Week 2, babies explore farm animals through paint, texture, and simple creative invitations that are developmentally appropriate and relationship-centered. Through Piggy Painting, Cow Spot Painting, and Sheep Cotton Ball Collage, infants engage their senses while building early foundations in fine motor development, language, a
Preview of Preschool Brain Builders – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

Preschool Brain Builders – Pets at Home | Amazing Animals Week 1

🧑 DESCRIPTIONSupport your preschoolers as they build early thinking and problem-solving skills through Brain Builders – Week 1, part of the Amazing Animals & Pet Adventures monthly theme. This play-based cognitive resource connects early math and logic skills to familiar pets and caring routines. Preschoolers explore sorting, counting, comparing, and sequencing through hands-on activities that reflect real-life pet experiences. By linking thinking skills to animals they know and love, children
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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.