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Child under 3 sewing

Sewing

In the Under 3 Community, sewing is one of the challenging activities as it includes a sequence of steps and the manipulation of two objects at the same time.

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Child under 2 pouring

Pouring Activity

The materials in the Practical Life area of the Montessori community are meant to provide children with opportunities to coordinate and refine their hand movements by means of experience, particularly through repetition. The pouring activities aim to encourage precise movement, concentration, confidence, and independence by learning to do this task independently.

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Casa child working on snake game

Snake Game

In this Montessori Math activity, the child uses coloured bead bars to signify quantities, further reinforcing combinations that make 10. This colour scheme is the basis of the Montessori Math materials and will follow the child as they proceed to more complex Math materials such as the coloured multiplication beads or the skip counting beads.

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Casa children building a holiday tree using Sensorial materials

Holiday Tree

Once a child has mastered the visual discrimination materials in the Sensorial area, they are free to explore different combinations. The children are building a holiday tree these materials.

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Child under 3 signing cookie

Sign Language

The children learn to use sign language to aid in their communication. The child in the above photo is imitating a sign for “cookie” depicted by a photo on one side of a card and the corresponding sign on the other. Sign Language practice helps promote self-expression, movement and hand-eye coordination.

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Teacher and child under 2 playing peek-a-boo

Peek- A-Boo

Children under 2 love to play with scarves or hats, which they discover are a lot of fun to put on or take off. One of their favourite games to play using these items is peek-a-boo! Activities such as this promote social development and receptive language skills, as well as reinforce the concept of object permanence.

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French colours bulletin board

French Class

The Casa children participate in a weekly French class with our French teacher, Cheeba. With the aid of a variety of songs, poems, flash cards and power point presentations, the children interactively learn how to count and expand their French vocabulary.

Please click on “French Class” to read more about French class and to find out some of the children’s favourite French songs.

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Casa children in music class with Adriana

Music Class

The children participate in half-an-hour of music class weekly at Downtown Montessori. Their teacher, Adriana, helps them connect with their musical self and begin to develop basic musicality.

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Canada Day display

Celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday

Everyone enjoyed celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday. The children in the Under 3 community participated in a variety of fun and meaningful activities!

Please click on “Celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday” to learn more about these activities.

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Child under 2 cleaning

Dramatic Play

Dramatic play is a part of every child’s growth and development. It often occurs in the form of imitation, as most children do this in their process of adaptation. Thus, allowing them the opportunity to develop a sense of self and receptive language skills.

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