Practical life materials give young children the opportunity to practice real life tasks by imitating experiences they see in their environment while improving eye-hand coordination, order of sequence, and fine motor skills. Here we see the children working on various food prep activities: peeling mandarin oranges, preparing fruit kebabs, and cutting cheese. (Click for more information.)
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With repetition and intrigue, the child opens a variety of objects such as a box, wallet, jar with a lid or a zipped bag to discover a small surprise hidden inside. As the child works at opening each object, they are strengthening their fine motor skills and understanding of opposites. (Click for more information and full photos.)
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Art is a great way for children to express themselves. It also helps to develop fine motor skills, use of tools, problem solving skills and self-confidence. The Montessori environment provides open-ended art activities to help the children to explore and use their creativity. On the art shelf, watercolour painting, gluing collage materials, playdough, chalk with a chalkboard and various art mediums are accessible and available to the children throughout the day. (Click to read Dr Montessori’s quote and for full photos.)
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Children love to take part in festive celebrations. When placing ornaments on the tree, candles on the Menorah, and learning about Kwanzaa, children absorb their environment and foster an appreciation of various holidays. They are also working on their eye-hand coordination, fine motor development, and concentration. (Click for full photos!)
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Dramatic play allows our Under 3 community to express their creativity, develop language skills, and enhance social interactions. Dramatic play nurtures the whole child, laying a strong foundation for lifelong learning and interpersonal development. (Click for more information and full photos!)
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While we wait for Adriana to come to our Under 3 classroom for Music class, we sing “Adriana, Adriana, where are you?” If she catches us at just the right moment, she sings her reply, “Here I am, Here I am, how do you do?” One of our friends decided to play and sing while excitedly waiting for Adriana. Please click to watch the video and for more information and photos!
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The children begin with a large-knobbed puzzle and make their way through to multi-piece jigsaw puzzles. Puzzles foster a child’s cognitive and fine motor development and are a great way to encourage hand control and small muscle development. They promote concentration, coordination, problem solving and a sense of order, and support spatial awareness. (Click for full photos and more information.)
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Summer is an exciting time to take part in fun, water activity-based programs outdoors, cooking activities, and greater creative experiences outside. Here are photos of the children enjoying sprinkler play, colouring on a chalk board, and filling fruit yogurt popsicle molds. (Please click for more information.)
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Incorporating music into a Montessori curriculum enriches the learning experience by engaging children’s senses, fostering creativity, enhancing motor development and coordination, and supporting their overall development in alignment with Montessori principles of child-centered education. (Click for more information and full photos.)
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The children at Coatsworth do a performance for the families each June. All through the month, we practice our songs for the concert. Please click to see a video of a child practicing the song “Skinnamarink” for our performance this year.
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