Classes for babies, toddlers, littles, & bigs! 

READy 2 Play Babies (6 months-18 months) is our class designed to keep our youngest babblers joyfully engaged with stories and special sensory experiences.  This class will include a short interactive read aloud to listen and participate alongside your child. To further foster language development we will sing lots of songs and rhymes. We will then play together with curated sensory bins that are related to the story of the day to engage in more speech and language activities. The play can include instruments, bins filled with baby (& taste) safe materials to explore, lap books, scarfs, mirrors, and much more. No baby class is complete without some movement and of course bubbles! We hope you will join us for some big smiles and lots of play! 

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Class Skills: 

•  Focus on language development specifically imitating sounds (lots of smiles and babbles) 

• Exposure to frequently heard words (ex. their own name, up, down, on, off, go, stop) 

• Early Gross & Fine Motor Skills (ex. clapping, reaching, grasping) 

READy 2 Play Toddler (1-3 years) is our class designed to keep toddlers giggling, playing, and using their language to express their ideas. Similiar to all of our classes this class will include an interactive read aloud to listen and participate alongside your child. In addition, to foster language and vocabulary development for this specific age group we will partake in singing lots of songs, rhymes, and reciting favorite poems. Your child will then have an opportunity to exercise choice and independence as they toddle between curated play experiences that are related to the story of the day. The play can include paints, play-dough, music, water & sensory bins, puppets, and much more. Each week we promise to keep your toddlers curious, happy, and learning as the books and themes change!

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Class Skills: 

• Focus on functional language and vocabulary development  

•  Early Literacy Skills Exposure

• Repetition of words/phrases 

• Communication through  simple sentences & questioning 

• Practice Fine & Gross Motor Skills 

• Imaginative play with caretaker 

READy 2 Play Littles (1-5 years) is our class designed to keep multi aged kids engaged with stories and play!  For this age group we will include an interactive story time for your child to listen and participate.  Your little one will then have the opportunity to exercise choice as they pick play stations to visit that are related to the story of the day. The play stations for this age group may include story acting, sensory & water experiences, book making, loose parts, sorting, categorizing, and more. 

 

​Older children in this class will be  encouraged to build their school readiness skills as they play & engage with others. This class structure was carefully designed to foster independence in hopes that the caretaker can act as their child's shadow as the children approximate and practice the appropriate social & literacy skills. The expertise of the session leader will be evident as they support, challenge, and thoughtfully interact with each individual child. Each week the story and theme change, but the play and fun never ends!

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Class Skills: 

• Focus on language and vocabulary development

• School Readiness Skills

• Foundational Literacy Skills

• Comprehension and  Conversational skills (e.g. asking and answering questions) 

• Cooperative & Collaborative Play

READy 2 Play Bigs (4-7 years) is an after-school session to continue our big kids love of letters & sounds, words, & reading! The most important thing to remember about this class is that we pride ourselves on always making play the heart of our session. You can be sure there will be plenty of time to play even for our big kids! We will have fun through read aloud, play projects, crafts, experiments, and more. Our hope is that our school-aged children will help co-create this time with us to reflect their interests and passions. 

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This class will also encourage a love of reading through "book club" type experiences. When we are gathered around a topic for that week the session leader will have carefully selected a text set of books, photographs, videos to further enhance  our understanding of the specific topic. Children will have a chance to rehearse their social skills in this intimate group setting. 

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Class Skills: 

• Literacy Skill Development 

• Social Skill Tools & time for practice 

• Experimental Learning with Others

• Make meaningful connections 

READy 2 Play Saturdays is our special weekend class designed to keep multi-aged children joyfully engaged with books, play, and each other!  We have partnered with Bloom CC + CoWorking in hopes to have a large space to accommodate our weekend families. This class will include an interactive read aloud to listen and participate alongside your child. Each story time is specially planned to reach a range of children's emerging literacy skills.  

 

Your little one will then have the opportunity for choice and independence as they pick play stations to visit that are related to the story of the day. The play can include paints, music, dramatic play, loose parts, book making, water play, and much more. The play time on Saturday is designed to be open play with their family members to encourage more bonding & relationship building. 

 

Each week the story and theme change, but the play and fun never ends! ​We hope the whole family enjoys these classes as much as we do! 

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Class Skills: 

• Family Bonding and Relationship -Building 

• Establish a love of literacy 

• Literacy Skill Exposure and Engagement  

• Playful and Experimental Learning

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