Palms Day School-Clermont Campus

Yoga for young children is so much more than learning poses. Through playful movement, balance challenges, breathing exercises, and mindfulness activities, children strengthen their bodies while building focus, self-regulation, confidence, and body awareness.

As children move like animals, stretch toward the sky, and practice calming breaths, they are developing important skills that support both their physical and emotional well-being. Most importantly, they are having fun while learning how to connect with themselves and the world around them.

Today, our young yogis stretched, balanced, breathed, and enjoyed every moment of the journey.

Our young scientists explored vegetables in a whole new way! Using magnifying glasses and a microscope, the children carefully observed the colors, textures, patterns, and seeds hidden inside a variety of vegetables.

As they investigated, they shared their theories, asked thoughtful questions, and discovered that every seed has the potential to grow into something new. Through hands-on exploration, the children strengthened their observation skills, curiosity, and understanding of the natural world.

At Palms, we believe learning begins with wonder—and today, wonder was found inside a vegetable!

Invite children into a hands-on gardening experience where they can harvest, wash, and explore carrots through sensory-rich play.

Fill a sensory bin with soil, garden tools, and carrots partially buried throughout. Children can dig, pull, and "harvest" the carrots just like real gardeners. Add a wash station with water, brushes, sponges, and baskets where they can clean their freshly picked carrots and observe the changes as the dirt washes away.

This open-ended provocation encourages:
• Sensory exploration through dirt, water, and texture
• Fine motor development through digging, pulling, scrubbing, and pouring
• Early science concepts as children observe cause and effect
• Imaginative play as they become gardeners and farmers
• Language development through conversations about growing food and caring for plants

There is something magical about getting little hands dirty while learning where our food comes from!

An open-ended art provocation invites children to explore, create, and express themselves freely using thoughtfully presented materials without step-by-step directions or an expected outcome. Instead of focusing on a final product, children are encouraged to play, experiment, problem-solve, and follow their own ideas through the creative process. With access to loose parts, varied textures, colors, and tools, children are given the freedom to imagine, discover, and create in ways that are meaningful to them.

Using “dirt” made from sensory-safe materials, applesauce, herbs, scoops, pots, and garden-inspired loose parts, our children explored a rich hands-on experience designed to engage all of their senses. From mixing and scooping to smelling, squishing, pretending, and creating, the play was full of curiosity, imagination, and joyful discovery.

Sensory experiences like these help children build language, strengthen fine motor skills, explore textures, and make meaningful connections through play — all while having so much messy fun.

Our young preschoolers welcomed some very special visitors into the mud kitchen — the baby chickens! Together, they mixed, scooped, explored, and played side by side, creating the sweetest moments of curiosity, connection, and messy outdoor fun.
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There is something so magical about children learning alongside nature and animals, where imagination flows freely and childhood feels beautifully simple

Our preschool children became real jewelry makers as they created necklace pendants completely from scratch for their moms. From shaping and designing each piece to adding their own special touches, every pendant was thoughtfully handmade with love.

To all the incredible mothers, grandmothers, bonus moms, and mother figures in our Palms community — thank you. 💐

Thank you for the endless love, comforting hugs, late nights, early mornings, and all the magical little things you do each day that often go unseen. The way you nurture, guide, encourage, and love your children shapes the world in the most beautiful way.

We are so thankful for all of the mothers in our lives and feel honored to walk alongside you in your children’s journeys. Your love is powerful, inspiring, and deeply appreciated today and every day.

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Palms Day School 🤍✨

We are happy to share our instagram which recently featured our two year old classroom. We are so proud of our environments. We’d love if you’d give us a follow!

From the doorway, everything feels a little bigger, a little more mysterious… a world waiting to be explored. From a two-year-old’s point of view, the room isn’t just a classroom—it’s a landscape of invitations. What catches your eye? Maybe it’s the soft glow of natural light spilling across the floor, or a basket of loose parts just within reach, quietly whispering come play. Tiny chairs lined up like they’re waiting just for you. A cozy nook that feels like a secret hideaway. Something familiar… and something new. What do you wonder? Can I touch this? What happens if I move that? Who made this? Will someone join me here? What can I create? At two, curiosity leads the way. The environment becomes the teacher—every detail either inviting exploration or quietly asking for intention. From the door, we pause… And then we soften our gaze, lower our perspective, and step into their world—where wonder lives in the smallest things #palmsdayschool #reggioinspired #learningthroughplay #earlychildhoodeducation #reggioemilia #preschool

Inspired by nature, our babies set off on a gentle walk around campus, discovering and collecting flowers along the way. Back in the studio, their bouquets become tools for exploration—painting, pressing, and weaving them into their masterpieces.

This full sensory experience invites children to be part of the entire process—from picking and observing to smelling, touching, and creating. It’s in these moments that curiosity blooms and creativity unfolds naturally.