Yellow Brick Road Maple Grove

Ever wonder how we support our schools? Our "Becoming YBR" blog last week showed a glimpse at our new schools, and now we want to show you who's in them! Our Regional Directors are amazing staff who help support schools and juggle a variety of tasks so each of our schools can be fully focused on our mission: to put good humans into the world and leave it better than we found it.
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Happy National Play Day! 🌟

At Yellow Brick Road, we believe that play is the foundation of learning and growth. Our interest and play-based curriculum focuses on building language, early math, social-emotional skills, STEM, and motor skills.

Read more about our play-based academics: https://ybrecdc.org/for-parents/play-based-academics-in-action/

Today, we celebrate the incredible power of play and the endless possibilities it brings to children's development!🎉

Communication is one of our core values!🗣 Children build strong communication skills through play and social interaction. Our nurturing environment gives our students the opportunity to express themselves and build the confidence to communicate effectively! 🌟💬

Our Mission is to “Put good humans into the world, and leave it better than we found it!" We strive every day to nurture kind, confident, and respectful children who will make a lasting, positive impact on our community! 💛

This blog post is kicking off our series ‘Growing with Yellow Brick Road’! We will reflect on our growing endeavors, get excited about our upcoming schools, and explore all of the innovation happening inside of Yellow Brick Road!

Check out this week's blog to see what it means to "Become Yellow Brick Road"!

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Check out this turtle-iffic sensory art! 🐢 We used bubble wrap to create textured turtles by moving our fingers and popping the bubbles. So much fun and creativity!

Happy FOUR-YEAR Anniversary to Ms. Anna, our amazing Assistant Director!!🎉🎉 We are so grateful for your leadership and commitment to our school, families, and staff! We are so lucky to have you on our Yellow Brick Road Maple Grove team! Congratulations on your work-iversary!🌟😊

Handprint butterflies for the Fourth of July! 🦋🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day from Yellow Brick Road! 🎆✨

Our little chefs are cooking up creativity in the classroom! 🍳👩‍🍳 Dramatic play helps develop social skills, fine motor skills, and an understanding of real-world concepts such as societal roles and nutrition! 🌟

Friendly reminder that we are closed this Thursday, July 4th, and Friday, July 5th, in observance of Independence Day! We hope you all have a fun and safe holiday weekend! 🇺🇸🎆

Happy ONE-YEAR Anniversary, Ms. Maddie, our Preschool Teacher!!🎉🎉 We are so lucky to have you on our Yellow Brick Road Maple Grove team! Congratulations on your work-iversary!🌟😊

Water Day = BEST day!!!💦☀️

From splashing in the sprinklers to playing in sensory bins, water play enhances gross motor skills and provides the perfect sensory experience! Our friends love running, jumping, and feeling the cool water!

Happy ONE-YEAR Anniversary, Ms. Nicole, our Infant 2 Teacher!!🎉🎉 We are so lucky to have you on our Yellow Brick Road Maple Grove team! Congratulations on your work-iversary!🌟😊

Picnic fun under the sun! ☀️

Our friends enjoyed a play picnic outside! With blankets and pretend food, we developed our social skills, creativity, and imagination during our picnic adventure!😎🧺

🚧We're ready for our SUMMER SAFETY SERIES at Yellow Brick Road! Check out this week's blog to get the scoop on our safety lessons we offer for our kiddos every year! 🚧
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Yesterday was the First Day of Summer!☀️😎 We are so excited for a summer filled with fun, learning, and outdoor play! Happy Summer!

Beep, Beep! I'm on my way to a day packed with FUN and learning at YBR! 🚗😎

Our imaginations thrive in our outdoor classroom, where every adventure fuels our gross motor development and sparks our creativity! 🌟💡

Building big dreams, one block at a time!🧱✨ Through play-based learning activities like building with blocks, our students develop fine motor skills, creativity, cognitive skills, and even engineering skills!

Summer vibes!☀️😎 Our students love building their gross motor skills in our outdoor classroom!🌼

We just wrapped up FIVE whole years with our CEO & President, Jessica Johnsen at the helm! Check out a little recap and see the impact she's had on our company!
Truly living out the mission to put good humans in the world and leave it better than we found it!
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Let's go fly a kite! 🌈🪁 We had so much fun creatively making our own kites! We learned about the science of flight and aerodynamics as we took them outside to fly! Look at those smiles soar! 😄🌟

Bubbles aren't just pretty; they're beneficial for development, too! 🤩 Popping bubbles develops hand-eye coordination and visual skills. Let the fun begin!

Reaching for the stars during yoga! 🌟🧘‍♀️

Our students are building strength, balance, and gross motor skills while practicing concentration and mindfulness with playful yoga poses!

Math manipulatives! 🤩 Pattern blocks teach our students about shapes, geometry, patterns, and problem-solving! Classifying shapes and recognizing patterns are fundamental building blocks for early math skills! 🟡🔷🟩

Today, we remember and honor 🇺🇸 Happy Memorial Day! We hope all our families are enjoying this long Memorial Day weekend!

This week we are diving into all of the fun in our preschool rooms!! Through our interest and play-based curriculum, our kiddos develop in all of the education domains!! Check out the real magic that is happening in our preschool rooms in our blog this week!!

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Stay in touch!📱Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date on happenings, news, and our blog! ⬇️

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Happy Monday from these happy babies!!! 😊 Our infants are exploring, growing, and learning everyday at Yellow Brick Road!

Cheeeeese!! Our infant rooms are filled with endless smiles and giggles! 📸😊

This week's blog is a little different... we have tips and tricks for this year's gingerbread contest and some sneak peeks at our announcements for the New Year!! Be sure to check it out and get started on YOUR gingerbread house!!

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It's snowing in the classroom!! ❄️😆 In this science experiment, our kiddos made snow by mixing baking soda and water! They had a blast playing with their snowy creation!

In our Pre-K class, we made peppermint playdough as a team! 🍬🌿 We all worked together to mix the ingredients in this STEM and sensory activity. The dough smelled so good!!🥣👃

🚨NEW BLOG POST🚨
We're featuring some info on why its SO important to communicate with kiddos at their level! Check it out NOW!
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Bricky's Gingerbread House Contest is BACK! 🏠❄️ Bricky cannot wait to see all of your fun creations for his winter home!

To enter, build a gingerbread house at home and send a photo to your director! The winning family of our contest will receive two week's tuition for one child! 😊

All gingerbread houses must be submitted by December 26th! Voting will close on December 31st!

Let the decorating begin❗️

P.S. We will be revealing a refreshed logo SOON! Bricky is getting a new look and a new home, and we can't wait to share it with you!🌟

Collaboration! 🤝 Our preschoolers helped their friends to match letters with corresponding pictures to practice their cognitive and language development!🧠🔤

Thanksgiving Bingo!🦃🥧🍂 We listened for the pictures to be called and found them on our bingo cards as we practiced our listening, matching, social, and cognitive skills!

Wonder WHY your kiddos come home messy sometimes? We took at note from Early Childhood and Family Services post and wrote a blog about the TOP FIVE reasons your kiddos NEED to get messy at school!
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