Students in our Toddler community have been exploring many art methods. Students worked on using watercolor paints, thin and thick brushes, glue, and finger-painting. Art is important to a child’s development as it encourages self-expression and creativity. It also helps to enhance their motor skill development. Read More

This week we focused on spooning and tong work. Practicing our spooning and tong work helps toddlers gain control of their fine motor muscles in the hands and wrist. Developing these muscles will later aid in controlling a pencil and with writing. Read More

“The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people.”                      -Maria Montessori  Children enrich their vocabulary in the classroom by listening to books, retelling the story, naming objects, and...Read More

This week for our practical life lessons students worked on tonging and wet pruring. This this work students learn pouring skills and gain fine motor strength in their fingers and hands. Together we explored the woods and the trail looking for signs of autumn. It was a great week! Read More

  This week our Toddler class continued to work on their fine and gross motor skills by scrubbing the pumpkins we would use to make our famous pumpkin cake. Toddlers enjoyed continuing their pumpkin theme and making pumpkin cake. We also practiced our practical life skills while baking and cleaning the classroom after baking.Read More

This week our class continued to work on Practical Life Skills. In Montessori, Practical Life skills help to develop motor control and coordination. It also helps to develop independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility. This sponge work activity helps prepare toddlers to work with pencils by strengthening their fine motor muscles in their fingers...Read More

Exploring nature and learning to care for our environment is a critical component of our Montessori Curriculum.  We spent the week exploring and caring for the environment. The class learned to take care of the birds by filling up the bird feeders outside. They learned how to use the scoop to put the seed into...Read More

Sensory and fine motor skill practice are a large part of our Montessori toddler curriculum. Children have multiple opportunities each day for exploration through practical life activities. Work such as scrubbing, tonging and spooning help strengthen the fine motor muscles. Sensory work for toddlers increases their vocabulary, encourages problem solving and developing the senses! Our toddlers...Read More

This week was filled with fine motor activities for our toddlers! Children were introduced to tonging, sponge squeezing and painting at the easel. Everyone had many opportunities to enjoy this beautiful weather . Together we made applesauce and apple muffins! This week wraps up our apple theme activities. Next week we start pumpkin, fall and...Read More

Learning and growing together is what it’s all about! Children have begun to build friendships, they know each other’s names and are working together in our toddler community. Recent work has included watercolor painting, wet pouring from a picture and lessons on the pink tower. Children explore the garden every day, using nature for color...Read More