Yellow Brick Road Plymouth

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!🎉

Hangin' with our friends isn't just fun – it's essential for our growth! Friendships play a crucial role in a child's development. Through play and interaction with others, children learn to share, empathize, resolve conflicts, build self-esteem, and express themselves confidently!🌟💛

Ms. Aly is our Core Value Spotlight for July! 🌟

Ms. Aly is a great example of our fun and positive core values! Since joining our team, she has become a huge part of our Yellow Brick Road family. She loves to do fun and active activities with her Wobblers. Whether it’s going for walks, playing outside with water tables, or practicing walking in the gym, she always gets those Wobblers movin' and groovin'! We are so grateful to have her on our team!

Thank you for modeling our core values, Ms. Aly! 💛

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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Silly Faces & Giggles!😊😆

At Yellow Brick Road, fun and learning go hand in hand! Did you know that fun is one of our core values? We ensure that our students always have fun while they grow and learn!

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

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

Salt painting is a blast! 🎆✨ We made salt painting fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July! As we explored colors and textures in this process art activity, we also developed our fine motor skills! 🌟🎇

Celebrating the Fourth of July with some festive sensory play! 🇺🇸✨ Our friends are having a blast exploring red, white, and blue textures and shapes as they enhance their fine motor skills and creativity!

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! 🇺🇸🎆

Slimy fun! Our kiddos love getting messy with slime as they develop fine motor skills, creativity, and sensory exploration!🌟

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

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! 🌟

🚧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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Ms. Savanna is our Core Value Spotlight for June! 🌟

Ms. Savanna is so nurturing and positive! She always brings a smile with her to her Early Exploring classroom :) Savanna loves doing art projects with her toddler friends! She loves to incorporate sensory activities, too! We are so thankful she is on our Yellow Brick Road Plymouth team! Pop in to Room 124 to say hello! 😊

Thank you for modeling our core values, Ms. Savanna! 💛

Congratulations to all of our graduates!🎉 We are so proud of you and we loved celebrating you! We have loved watching you grow and learn with us at Yellow Brick Road!🎓😊💛

Giggly babies in action!😆 Our infants are busy exploring and learning! Every giggle and reach strengthens their cognitive and motor skills!😊

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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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!

Making superhero masks with our super strong finger muscles!💪 🦸‍♀️ We carefully placed pom poms on masks as we strengthened our pincer grasp, which is crucial for tasks such as holding a pencil or zipping clothing!✏️

Digging up some fun in the sandbox! 🏖 Playing with sand enhances sensory and fine motor skills as we use shovels, buckets, and toys! Fun learning adventures outside of the classroom!

Happy THREE-YEAR Anniversary, Ms. Maddie!!🎉🎉 We are so grateful to have you on our Yellow Brick Road Plymouth team! Congratulations!🌟😊

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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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👩‍🍳Cooking up fun in the kitchen! 🍽️ Dramatic play teaches our students about everyday life, such as food and cooking, while boosting social skills, problem-solving, and creativity!

Friendly reminder that we are closed this Friday, May 24th, and Monday, May 27th, for Professional Development Day and in observation of Memorial Day! We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!🇺🇸🌟✏️📚

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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