Blog - Little Sunshine's Playhouse

January 20, 2025

Exploring STEAM Through Storytime: 10 Must-Read Books About Building and Construction

At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, our Creatively Shine™ curriculum this month, “Can You Build It? Discovering STEAM Through Construction”, is all about encouraging hands-on exploration and critical thinking. By integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM), we’re helping children unlock their inner builders and innovators. To help you nurture creativity and curiosity at […]

November 21, 2024

Celebrating Cultures Activity: Create Your Own Celebration Lanterns

At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, our Creatively Shine™ curriculum theme, “Celebrations Around the World,” explores how different cultures celebrate through unique traditions, decorations, and festivities. To help you bring this theme to life at home, we’ve designed a fun, hands-on project that your child will love: Celebration Lanterns!

November 21, 2024

Top 10 Books to Explore “Celebrations Around the World” With Your Child

Every culture has its own way of marking special moments—whether through music, food, storytelling, or vibrant festivals. At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, our Creatively Shine™ curriculum this month, “Celebrations Around the World,” introduces children to the joy and diversity of global traditions.

October 22, 2024

Exploring Literature: Top 10 Books to Expand Imagination at Home

To help parents bring this theme home, we’ve curated a list of ten classic children's books that encourage imaginative play, creativity, and the joy of reading. These books are not only delightful to read but also provide valuable lessons and themes for young readers.

May 17, 2024

The Best “Magic in Motion: Exploring Science Through Sports and Movement” Books for Preschoolers

The theme for June is "Magic in Motion: Exploring Science Through Sports and Movement.” Here is our list of 10 books that support our monthly curriculum theme.

April 30, 2024

The Best “Down in the Garden, Up in the Sky” Books for Preschoolers

The theme for May is “Down in the Garden, Up in the Sky.” Here is our list of 10 books that support our monthly curriculum theme.

March 20, 2024

The Best Every Child is an Artist Books for Preschoolers

Our Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum, Creatively Shine™, consists of fun, engaging monthly themes like “Music & Movement” and “Sports & Gaming. The theme for April is “Every Child is an Artist.”

March 14, 2024

Everything There Is to Know About The Reggio Emilia Approach to Learning

If you have been around our blog, school campuses, or social media pages, you likely will have noticed our love for the Reggio Emilia Approach to learning. We have based our program on this emergent curriculum, and the results are excellent.

September 13, 2023

Should Preschoolers Have Homework?

Should preschoolers have homework? Are there benefits? Does it make them “competitive” as students? This article looks at both sides of the argument, but explains why the educators at Little Sunshine’s Preschool decide not to assign homework to preschoolers and those in our pre-K program.