Under 3

Child under 3 watering

Planting

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The process of planting, caring for, and growing their very own seeds is a great way to encourage children’s love of nature.

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Children walking on a balance path

Walking on a Balance Path

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The children love to build the balance path in various configurations for everyone to share. We have large and small stepping stones that help improve our balance and coordination. We challenge ourselves with the narrow pieces, almost like walking on a balance beam.

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Child under 3 arranging flowers

Flower Arranging

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The flower arranging activity is part of the Practical Life area of the Montessori classroom. It focuses on the care and enhancement of the Under Three environment. This activity encourages cognitive development through sequencing of steps. There are many steps involved and each one builds upon the other.

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Children planting seeds in biodegradable pots.

Celebrating Earth Day

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Earth Day is a great time to learn about our planet and how we can take care of it every day. Some of our activities included using recycled newspaper to make biodegradable planters and then filling the planters with soil and seeds, and misting them with water.

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colour experiment

Mixing Primary Colours

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In the Under 3 community, we have been exploring mixing primary colours to create secondary colours in a variety of ways.

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A child washing a dish

Washing Dishes!

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Dishwashing is a multi-step activity that aids a child not only to learn how to wash dishes, but also develop concentration, hand-eye coordination, and independence. It also helps children to contribute to and care for their classroom environment.

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Child under 3 shovelling snow

Playing in the Snow

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A feeling of wonderment overcomes a child as they explore the snow with their sense of sight, touch, and, at times, taste! 

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A child being pulled on a sled in the snow

The First Snowfall!

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The children in the Under 3 Community were thrilled to play with Snow!!! The first snowfall was an exciting experience for the children as they used their gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and senses to shovel, scoop, mold, and go sledding!

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Children under 3 working on activities

Refinement Of Movement Materials

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We offer a variety of materials that the children enjoy working with that encourage the development and coordination of hand movements. These activities help to foster small movements of the hands, offer a number of variations for grasping, eye/hand co-ordination, and  encourage the use of two hands working together as well as separately.

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Children collecting leaves and making art

Autumn Exploration

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The children have noticed, explored, and collected the leaves and flowers in our playground and created artwork for our windows, so that we can see and appreciate the nature that we have been encountering in the Autumn.

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