THE 2 TO 3-YEAR-OLD GROUP
Our class is a learning place and a transition year before entering our house of children – the 3 to 6-year old group - or a kindergarten.
In this class, we welcome 14 children maximum, all supervised by a French-speaking teacher and an English-speaking assistant teacher, both trained by the Maria Montessori Institute (AMI). In this classroom, your child is guided and supported in his individual development. He benefits from a prepared and adapted environment, with the softness and kindness of the educational team. Your child will become independent, he will learn how to choose an activity, he will work on it at his own pace and put it back to place when he is done. He will learn how to live a social life in a small group and to become self-confident. By the end of the year, our children spend a few mornings in the 3 to 6-year old group classroom to ensure a good integration the following year. We welcome new comers during the school year, depending on ouravailabilities. |
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Activities in the 2 to 3-year old group
put on shoes, wash hands, button a vest
pour water, peel and cut bananas, set up the table, serve, wash a table…
beads stringing, opening and closing boxes, working on jigsaw puzzles – different levels
color and shape recognition… |
flashcards, commonly used objects (fruits, vegetables, tools…), glossaries, books…
motor-skill games are organized during outdoor times, especially during Spring and Summer.
songs, chants, drawing, painting, salt dough and playdough modeling, paper cutting, sticking… |
A day for the 2 to 3-year-old group:
8h15-8h45: Children’s gradual arrival and beginning of the Montessori work
8h45: beginning of the Montessori work for the last children
10h30-10h40: clean up time
10h40: children gathering for a group activity time (songs, story-telling, sharing) and outdoor recess.
11h30: lunch time which ends with a relaxation time
12h30: preparation for naptime and naptime
15h00-15h30: gradual waking up. Children go back to the Montessori work
16h15-16h30: children gathering to end the day
8h45: beginning of the Montessori work for the last children
10h30-10h40: clean up time
10h40: children gathering for a group activity time (songs, story-telling, sharing) and outdoor recess.
11h30: lunch time which ends with a relaxation time
12h30: preparation for naptime and naptime
15h00-15h30: gradual waking up. Children go back to the Montessori work
16h15-16h30: children gathering to end the day