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Lakeville, Minnesota, United States
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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 home—such as dogs, cats, fish, and birds—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 — 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 — 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 home—such as dogs, cats, fish, birds, and small animals—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. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week toddler curriculum supports learning through relationships and play. ✔ Welcome Letter to Families ✔ Weekly Overview with focus book The Family Book by Todd Parr ✔ The Ways We Learn – songs, movement, kindness circles & sharing games ✔ Wonder & Create – family portraits, group painting & playdough faces ✔ 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. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week preschool curriculum supports social, emotional, and academic growth. ✔ Welcome Letter to Families ✔ Weekly Overview with focus books on family and togetherness ✔ The Ways We Learn – family identity, routines, helping, traditions & class promises ✔ Wonder & Create – family houses, puzzle pieces & togetherness tree art ✔ 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. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThis full-week infant curriculum supports connection through relationships and play. ✔ Welcome Letter to Families ✔ Weekly Overview & Learning Focus ✔ The Ways We Learn – songs, puppets, music & family photo play ✔ Wonder & Create – group art, heart stamping & handprint keepsakes ✔ Talk, Read, Shine – early literacy with The Family Book ✔ 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 Brain Builders – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Early Math Week 1

Brain Builders – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Early Math Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTIONNurture early number sense and cooperative learning through seed-inspired math experiences designed just for infants. In this Seeds & Sprouts week, little ones count felt sprouts, practice one-to-one correspondence through sharing, and explore volume by filling and pouring—building cognitive connections, fine motor strength, and joyful social interaction through hands-on discovery. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThree developmentally appropriate early math experiences rooted in play and repetit
Preview of Discovery – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Sensory Exploration Week 1

Discovery – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Sensory Exploration Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTIONSpark curiosity and sensory exploration with seed-inspired discovery experiences designed just for infants. In this Seeds & Sprouts week, little ones shake seed bottles, squish textured sensory bags, and press colors to “grow” like plants—building early language, cause-and-effect understanding, fine motor strength, and joyful shared discovery through safe, hands-on play. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThree sensory-rich exploration experiences rooted in real-world materials and connection. ✔ Ex
Preview of Talk, Read, Shine – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Literacy Week 1

Talk, Read, Shine – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Literacy Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTIONBuild early language, bonding, and sensory awareness through gentle, nature-inspired story experiences. In this Seeds & Sprouts week, infants explore wind, rain, and sun through shared reading, movement, visual tracking, and simple sign-supported vocabulary. Rooted in connection and repetition, this literacy resource nurtures curiosity, comfort, and early communication. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDA complete, relationship-centered early literacy plan designed specifically for infants. ✔ Focu
Preview of Wonder & Create – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Spring Art Week 1

Wonder & Create – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Spring Art Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTIONInvite your infants to explore spring through hands-on, nature-inspired art experiences rooted in sensory discovery and connection. In this Seeds & Sprouts week, little ones stamp with real sprouts, press tiny “seeds” with their fingertips, and watch colors spread like growing plants. Each gentle, process-based activity supports social-emotional bonding, fine motor growth, language development, and joyful creative exploration. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDThree developmentally appropriate, se
Preview of The Ways We Learn – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Music & Movement Week 1

The Ways We Learn – Seeds & Sprouts | Infant Music & Movement Week 1

🧡 DESCRIPTIONNurture connection, rhythm, and early growth through gentle seed-themed songs and sensory movement experiences. This Week 1 resource invites infants to curl like tiny seeds, stretch toward the sun, wiggle like falling rain, and explore soft sounds through seed rattles—supporting social-emotional bonding, body awareness, and joyful discovery through music. 📦 WHAT'S INCLUDEDA complete music and movement framework designed specifically for infants. ✔ “I’m a Little Seed” guided body-a
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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.