Maria Montessori, M.D. believed that human beings are directed by their own inner drive for self-development. She believed that the goal of early childhood education should be to cultivate the child’s natural desire to learn and to aid in the unfolding of life. In a Montessori environment, this objective is approached in two ways: Each […]
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Teaching your toddler how to put on and take off their own underwear will greatly help with their potty training. Here are a few tricks to teach your toddler how to put on their underwear: 1. Lay underwear on the floor with the tag side closest to the ground. Touch the tag and say “tag”
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Are you ready for your child to become self sufficient in using the toilet? First thing is first: setting your child’s environment up so they can be independent & successful! Here are a few tricks to prepare the bathroom for your little one to use the toilet independently: 1. Use your adult toilet in the
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Using only 3 ingredients your children can help make a Salt Dough keepsake ornaments to treasure for years or to give to give as a gift to loved ones. Capture the memories of little hands and feet using the salt dough recipe provided below. What you’ll need: 3 cups flour 3 cups salt (easiest to
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Tis the Season of Lights; a time to share good food, love and gifts, with our family and friends. In North America, this is typically the time of year we call for peace, and remember that there is Hope and Goodness in the world. This is also one of the times that we more readily
The Little Genius Montessori’s two year old toddler classrooms had the chance to watch a squirrel eat! This brave squirrel feasted on a healthy nut snack while the children watched through the fence outside on the playground. While taking a walk with your toddler have them look around for natural encounters. If your toddler spots
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Sometimes slowing down to teach a child to learn how to bake seems overwhelming but all you need is a few extra minutes of preparation time & patience. It’s never too early to teach the foundation of sequential ordering of steps, fractions and a yummy end product! Follow these helpful steps to setting you &
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Well, orange you going to come in to see all of our improved upgrades? Set up a tour today to learn how to enroll your Little Genius! We would love to show you around and tell you about our programs. Spaces are limited; currently enrolling 1 year olds, 2 year olds, and 3 year olds.
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Come play with us! Socialization is the foundation of learning to build & maintain, meaningful relationships as young as one and two years old. As the world continues to shift to virtual reality, we seek importance in building face to face interactions & communication between children and teachers. At Little Genius Montessori, we use positive
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Little Genius Montessori is always looking to deliver another perspective of an educational focus to bring life and laughter into the community. Between what the children are learning and playing to what they are doing and saying! A picture on Instagram (IG: @OurLittleGenius) is worth a thousand words. A tweet on Twitter (Twitter: @OurLittleGenius) is
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