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Ages 18 Months to 2 Years

Toddler Curriculum

A carefully crafted program designed for the unique developmental needs of toddlers — stimulating cognitive, language, motor, social, sensory and practical-life skills in a nurturing, engaging environment.

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Toddler Curriculum classroom at Shining Star Montessori Preschool, Anaheim
What Children Learn

Curriculum areas

Cognitive

  • Assembling a simple puzzle
  • Matching geometric shapes
  • Distinguishing same from different
  • Tracing & matching shapes
  • Matching numbers
  • Identifying objects that belong to a group
  • Focusing on a moving object
  • Matching objects & pictures by concept

Language

  • Naming ten basic parts of the body
  • Retrieving a named object
  • Naming pictures in a book
  • Naming colors in a color booklet
  • Beginning basic counting
  • Naming objects with the same beginning sound
  • Naming & matching objects and cards
  • Practicing phonetic sounds

Motor

  • Sliding clothespins onto a rim
  • Placing objects “in” & “out”
  • Using a pocket booklet
  • Placing & removing lids
  • Unwrapping objects
  • Picking up objects with a magnet
  • Putting puzzle pieces in & out
  • Stringing objects
  • Transferring with the pincer grasp
  • Transferring between containers

Social

  • Exploring feely bags in a group
  • Imitating facial expressions
  • Passing an object back & forth
  • Watching & imitating movement
  • Listening to & following directions
  • Identifying & naming others
  • Making music as a group
  • Matching photos to people
  • Sharing materials
  • Recognizing feelings

Sensory

  • Identifying colors in color booklets
  • Matching pairs by color
  • Identifying objects by feel
  • Taking a theme walk
  • Matching by pattern and texture
  • Working with modeling dough
  • Identifying “loud” and “soft” sounds
  • Identifying sources of sounds
  • Identifying smells

Practical Life

  • Wiping up spills
  • Sorting & matching utensils
  • Sweeping up
  • Self-care
  • Cutting soft food into pieces
  • Serving food
  • Pouring beverages between containers

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Visit on a weekday to see the uninterrupted Montessori work cycle in action. Children are always welcome to come along!

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