News & Events
Rainbow Toddler Room
WELCOME TO THE RAINBOW ROOM
TODDLER PROGRAM!
We are very delighted to welcome all of the new families and friends to our Rainbow Room Program! We are ready to start another school year discovering new things and having lots of fun while learning.
Hi! My name is Lisa Gaudet and I am the Lead teacher in the Rainbow Room. This begins my 7th year at ChildsPlace! I am the mother of four wonderful children. I hold a certificate in Early Childhood Education and am currently working towards my degree in Early Childhood Education at Great Bay Community College. I have truly loved growing and learning with every student I have had at ChildsPlace. Each year becomes a new adventure full of fun and falling in love with my new friends. I am looking forward to a new year in the Rainbow Room.
Hello! My name is Virginia Hamilton and I am happy to introduce myself to you as an assistant teacher in the Rainbow Room. I reside in Seabrook with my daughter Abigail. Abigail in enrolled the Pre Kindergarten this fall here at ChildsPlace! This fall will mark my second year at ChildsPlace. I have enjoyed working with the children as I watch them learn and grow. I am looking forward to providing your children with the same safe, fun learning experiences they have enjoyed with you! I look forward to meeting both you and your child as well as getting to know each of them as individuals. Please feel free to come to Virginia or myself with your ideas, questions, or concerns. Welcome!
We are excited to start a new school year in the Rainbow Room. We will be introducing many activities that will further develop a wide range of skills including social, emotional, language and physical development.
Sincerely,
Lisa & Virginia
“During my time as a teacher, I have learned that I not only
touch each child’s life in a special way but that they also touch mine.”
CIRCLE TIME
Circle time is a joyful time for toddlers. The children develop language, memory and social skills while exploring new concepts. Story time is enjoyed while friends sit together listening to stories that focus on the theme being highlighted. Flannel board time is a favorite - especially when it is the child’s turn to put the flannel piece on the storyboard! Songs and fingerplays are shared while children join in to sing along and follow the teacher’s fingerplays and actions. Participation is encouraged during circle time and repetition of its components helps children foster language and memory skills.
ACTIVITY TIME
Weekly themes are reinforced through hands on projects during activity time each day. Each project is designed to broaden the children’s base of experience with the understanding of the weekly theme. New concepts and activities are introduced with an emphasis on the development of listening skills, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, eye-hand coordination and social skills. Science, nature, math, reading, social studies and multicultural concepts are incorporated into our activities. Teachers and children gather in small groups where they explore and create with a variety of materials. Children are encouraged to let their self expression and creativity shine! Bulletin boards around the classroom display unique colorful activities that the children have created. Children are excited and proud to show family and friends their masterpieces on the walls each week! Be it painting, cutting, gluing, coloring, building, cooking or designing - you can be assured that activity time is always new, exciting and educational!
DAILY SCHEDULE
7:30 - 8:30 Free Choice - Learning Centers
8:30 - 9:00 Breakfast Time
9:00 - 9:30 Playground Time
9:30-10:15 Circle Time/Learning Centers
10:15-10:45 Gym Time
10:45-11:30 Activity Time/ Learning Centers
11:30-12:00 Lunch Time
12:00 - 12:00 Story Time / Morning Goodbyes
12:15 - 12:30 Book Time / Quiet Thoughts
12:30 - 2:30 Rest Time / Quiet Activities
2:30 - 2:50 Snack Time
2:50 - 3:30 Art Activity/Learning Centers
3:30 – 3:50 Gym Time
3:50-4:15 Free Choice
4:15-4:45 Playground Time
4:45 - 5:30 Story Time/Table Time/Afternoon Goodbyes
CURRICULUM
SEPTEMBER: ALL ABOUT ME
Getting to know each other…
Circle time introductions (good morning song)
Mirror, mirror look at me.
We are all the same. We are all different.
Picture of me body drawings.
Exploring through our senses.
COLOR: RED SHAPE: CIRCLE
OCTOBER: FALL CELEBRATION
Leaves, apples, pumpkins, corn…
Apple pies and hot cider
FARM ANIMALS
Cows, pigs, roosters, horses
COLOR: ORANGE SHAPE: TRIANGLE
NOVEMBER: BEING THANKFUL FOR OUR FAMILIES
Family crowns, family trees, picture my family…
How many people are in your family?
THANKSGIVIGN CELEBRATION
Thanksgiving feast, family turkeys, turkey prints…
COLOR: BROWN SHAPE: RECTANGLE
DECEMBER: WHAT HOLIDAY DO YOU CELEBRATE?
Holiday traditions in our classroom…
Holiday traditions around the world…
Wreathes, trees, candles, menorahs, Kwanza, Santa who?
Reindeer hoof prints…
COLOR: GREEN SHAPE: STAR
JANUARY: WINTER IS HERE
Snow men, snow flakes, hot cocoa……
Snow sensory, snow painting, ice painting…
What we wear in the winter
TRANSPORTATION
Trains, boats, air transportation, cars, trucks…
COLOR: WHITE SHAPE: SQUARE
FEBRUARY: THE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Police officers, firefighters, postal workers, construction workers,
Chefs/bakers, doctors, dentists, teachers, painters…
VALENTINE HEARTS
Mailboxes, valentines, sweetheart treats…
Firefighters”, “The Fix-It Song” “Fire truck”
COLOR: PINK SHAPE: HEART
MARCH: WOODLAND ANIMALS
Owls, foxes, raccoons, skunks, chipmunks, squirrels
Beavers, bears and animals habitats…
COLOR: YELLOW SHAPE: DIAMOND
APRIL: SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!!
Robins, daffodils, birds, nests, eggs, rabbits, rain, rainbows, mud pies, new life…
Sensory, sensory, sensory…
COLOR: BLUE SHAPE: OVAL
MAY: DINOSAURS
Dinosaur foot prints, dinosaur fossils, T-Rex bones, Stegosaurus, digging expedition
Dinosaur bones vs. human bones
COLOR: PURPLE SHAPE: OCTOGON
JUNE: OCEAN LIFE
Whales tales, sharks, rainbow fish, Nemo. Starfish, sand snack, sea shells, beach party…
COLOR: REVIEW SHAPE: REVIEW
All Programs
Special Offerings:
- ~ Sports Courts
- ~ Program Studio
- ~ 2 Gymnasiums
- ~ Oversized Classrooms
- ~ 2 Playgrounds
- ~ Enrichment Classes
- ~ In-House Field Trips
- ~ Art Studio