Language

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.

Please click on “Sign Language” to see more photos of children signing.

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Sign Language

In the Under 2 program, we practice sign language in our everyday interactions. The teachers use sign language to communicate with the children and vice versa. Sign language empowers the children with one another and provides ways to express their feelings, wants and needs.

Please click on “Sign Language” to see examples of children in our classroom signing the words “more”, “please”, and “thank you”.

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Intelligence and the Hand

Maria Montessori introduced a hands on approach to education because she believed that the development of the hand plays an important role in the developing of the mind.

Please click on “Intelligence and the Hand” to see photos of other examples of intelligence and the hand as well as a quote from Maria Montessori.

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East Casa Solves a Mystery!

We read an exciting book by Graeme Base called “The Eleventh Hour”. Our Casa children found clues and solved the mystery. We won’t spoil it for you but It was definitely someone we did not suspect!

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