Toddler Classroom (Ages20-30 months)
We offer a full day program for children ages 20-30 months. This classroom environment is set up to meet the social, physical, emotional, and psychological needs of each child while promoting grace and courtesy through the care and respect of themselves, others, and the environment. This environment was created for the child to have freedom to explore, move, be successful and make choices. Introducing basic Montessori work and values at this age, allows children the experiences needed for smooth transition into our Preschool and Prekindergarten programs. Our toddler room is split into four sections based on the different disciplines of learning. Social and emotional needs of the children are met by their teachers modeling and guiding them through their interactions of the environment and their peers. Problem solving skills are enforced as teachers promote talking out their issues and then asking for the teacher’s assistance when needed.
Language is gained though circle time, songs, games, story boards, puzzles, and family style meal time. Through language toddlers are learning how to communicate and problem solve with one another, and express their feelings
The Sensorial Area heightens the child’s awareness of details related to color, shapes, sounds, and sizes. This area is based around the five senses as children explore different sounds, textures, smells, taste, and visual cues.
Practical Life provides items that teach the fundamentals of real life every day activities. These hands-on exercises include transferring work of grasping, pinching, scooping, and pouring, helping to develop the fine motor muscles applied later in writing. Practical life also supports independence as children gain skills such as dressing themselves, cleaning up after themselves, and choosing materials on their own.
The Math Area is to introduce to the child number recognition, one to one correspondence, and simple counting (1-5 or 1-10 or higher when appropriate). Toddlers are curious about everything and need to touch and manipulate objects in order to learn. In the toddler math area simple concepts of numbers are introduced through songs, counting games, and manipulative materials.
