The Toddler Class (15 Months 3 Years)
The goal of our Montessori Pre-Primary Toddler Class is to provide children, twenty months to three years of age, with experiences which will enhance their confidence, independence, and skill level, so that they are essentially comfortable, when entering the larger and more complex three to six year old program.
In the Toddler Class, basic motor coordination, independence, and language development are fostered and individual personality is respected. The environment is more of a nurturing, social community than a traditional classroom setting. Choral work with counting acts as a foundation to conceptual math later. Children this age explode into speech. A plethora of stories and songs provide a source of experiences that impact each child.
Here, very young children often experience their first contact with other children. They learn to focus on a particular task, return their materials to their proper place upon completion of that task, and participate in a cooperative group. Many of the materials in the classroom serve as a bridge to the work that is designed for primary age children.
