Montessori Beginnings Thomastown in Thomastown, Victoria | Childcare service

Montessori Beginnings Thomastown

Locality: Thomastown, Victoria

Phone: 70011468

Address: 251 Settlement Road 3074 Thomastown, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.montessoribeginnings.com.au

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25.01.2022 Loose Parts exploration allows for children to use natural materials and objects from their environment. This gives children the freedom to explore and understand the natural world around them. Our children show their creativity and imagination while developing their fine and gross motor skills.

24.01.2022 Colour Boxes are one of the most visually appealing Montessori materials This material engages multiple senses. It also has endless extensions and activities which can be added for children to reach different and more meaningful conclusions. In our classroom the children have been matching the colours with items in the environment, demonstrating their memory and recall abilities.

24.01.2022 Taking care of plants and other living objects helps build compassion, respect and responsibility in children. They will learn to observe, ask questions, consider problems and find solutions - the beginnings of scientific thinking! Watering the garden and pot plants is a wonderful opportunity for children to play with water, experiment with measuring and follow directions whilst taking care of the plants.

22.01.2022 Our children have been introduced to the Sorting material according to size. This is beneficial for discrimination of different dimensions and is an extension activity.

22.01.2022 Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. #montessorieducation #montessoriau #drmariamontessori

21.01.2022 #montessoribeginningsculture

21.01.2022 Cylinder blocks are really popular and loved by the children of all ages. They are one of the preliminary Montessori material from the sensorial area. Children learn how to discriminate sizes and dimensions with preciseness of movements, concentration and problem-solving.

21.01.2022 This week during Montessori time, the children have been exploring different activities that include tracing in the sand tray, building teen numbers and learning the decimal system.

20.01.2022 The children have shown a great interest in painting. We have demonstrated the steps; how to put on an art smock, pin up their paper, and then hang their painting to dry. The children then spent the morning practicing these steps themselves.

19.01.2022 Among the subareas of cultural studies, there is Geography. By using puzzle maps, children learn about the continents, countries and states of the world. Picking up each piece of the puzzle, the child indirectly learns where the capital of each state is located as the knob is strategically located exactly on it. This is part of the extraordinary indirect learning that happens in a Montessori environment.

19.01.2022 We are currently teaching the children how to use dressing frames in our Practical Life area. This particular dressing frame assists children in learning how to botton and unbotton.

18.01.2022 Our children in Cycle 1 A recently celebrated Chinese New Year; the Year of the Rat. We celebrated by learning about the Chinese Calendar, the animals and representations, reading stories, and finding the map of China on the globe.

18.01.2022 Crawling is considered the first form of independent movement. It helps develop and enhance our vestibular/balance system, sensory system, cognition, problem solving skills, and coordination. The children in our Nido classes enjoy moving freely around and engaging in all the activities available to them. They enjoy crawling through the 'tunnel’ during games like ‘Peek-a-Boo' and learning about 'object permanence'.

18.01.2022 Water pouring is a fun and engaging activity that will keep children entertained. Provide a variety of jugs, all different sizes and shapes, with handles for them to grasp and pour.

17.01.2022 During circle time the children were introduced to the Sandpaper Globe. The blue colour represents the water and the yellow represents the land. Water is smooth to feel, and the land is rough. Children had turns during circle time to feel the land and water to differentiate between the rough and smooth texture. This activity not only helps children with their senses but also gives them the new vocabulary to explore.

17.01.2022 Sustainability is embedded in our Montessori program. The children are actively involved in our daily #sustainability practices within our centre at Thomastown.

17.01.2022 This month, Infant Community B have been focusing on sustainability and part of this is taking care of our plants. We have our own vegetable garden, which we as a room are responsible for. Together we water the plants and discuss what is growing, what needs to grow and what we can do as a team to assist and care for the plants and vegetables in order for them to grow and be healthy!

16.01.2022 This Montessori material is named the Brown Stairs. Ten wooden rectangular prisms, all the same length but varying height and width. Working with this material, children start to understand the concept of wide and narrow.

16.01.2022 Our children enjoy developing their mathematics skills by adding combinations of 1-9. They determine what numbers they want to add together, using one blue and one red number strip. The answer to the equation is then at the top of the board. The Montessori program allows children opportunities to work with concrete materials before being drawn towards more abstract representations.

15.01.2022 Our children have been showing a great interest in books. They enjoy the predictability of familiar books and are able to predict what comes next and demonstrate the appropriate action to match the story. We read both indoors and out.

14.01.2022 The Hundred Board is a key Montessori Mathematics material used for teaching the number sequence from 1 to 100. It helps children progress from recognising numbers to understanding how they belong in a sequence. It is also a useful tool for introducing patterns and skip counting, but most of all it's perfect for just reinforcing the understanding of numbers from one to one-hundred!

13.01.2022 Our children enjoy indoor time during the wet weather days; and have been engaging in activities such as the Red and Green apple puzzle.

12.01.2022 Activities from our Practical Life area can be simple but at the same time, crucial for a childs development. This activity, prepared with everyday objects, supports the childs hand-eye coordination, pincer-grip, wrist flexibility, and concentration.

11.01.2022 Happy Friday! We hope you are looking forward to a long weekend this weekend. Montessori Beginnings will be closed on Monday 9 March for the Labour Day public holiday. See you all on Tuesday!

11.01.2022 We explored Chinese New Year with discussion on traditions and the use of chopsticks. These activities assist in developing children’s understanding of the world around them, confidently exploring and engaging with social and physical environments through relationships and play.

10.01.2022 The children in Infant Community B also Celebrated Chinese New Year by making lanterns and noodles.

10.01.2022 A favourite activity amongst the children in our classrooms is threading. Threading activities are from the ‘Practical Life’ area. They help children develop fine motor skills that are essential for being able to draw, do up buttons, tie shoelaces, open lunch boxes and more. Threading also helps to develop eye-hand coordination and concentration skills. The beads used for threading can differ in size and materials. As the children become more dexterous, we place smaller beads on the shelf. Threading contributes to building skills for sewing and writing, as well as developing muscles in the child's fingers and hands.

10.01.2022 In a Montessori classroom, children are taught to care for their surroundings. One of these activities is sweeping, which supports whole-body coordination, motor skills and respect for the environment.

10.01.2022 #montessoriquoteoftheweek #drmariamontessori

10.01.2022 Precise movements, deep concentration and coordination are visible in all of our classrooms! This child, at a very young age, is able to show those skills, driven by self determination and supported by purposeful activities.

09.01.2022 Our Montessori Kindergarten program provides children with opportunities to work with different materials to strengthen their skills and work on all areas of development that assist children in being prepared for school.

09.01.2022 Today our Nido Children watered the tomato and zucchini plants in their outdoor space. The Nido Children picked the ripened tomatoes and even got to try the fresh organic crop. All of our children at Montessori Beginnings learn about sustainability and taking care of the garden.

09.01.2022 As the weather has been wet and windy recently, the children have been playing different games indoors. They have been busy exploring connectors, playing a guessing game, and enjoying a memory game inside.

09.01.2022 Here at Thomastown, we are so grateful for our volunteer firefighters that have been working tirelessly on the front line to fight the recent bush fires. To show our gratitude, the children have made art pieces for the CFA (Country Fire Authority) to thank the local firefighters for protecting our community. Montessori Beginnings Thomastown would like to sincerely thank you for what you do!

07.01.2022 The Cycle 1 children have been using their culinary skills to make sushi for afternoon tea at our centre!

07.01.2022 Our children love to cook! We recently made traditional Australian bread, damper. We then discussed how damper was made by our First Nations People and how it continues to be one of the ways of bread is still made today. The children were able to measure and incorporate dry and wet ingredients to create a loaf and enjoyed the damper for afternoon tea. Cooking allows children many varied experiences, including math, language and cultural experiences.

06.01.2022 Over the last few weeks we have been observing the children gain a strong interest in climbing furniture. We decided to bring some age appropriate climbing frames in our room as an opportunity for the children to develop their gross motor skills such as; crawling, pulling, jumping, and walking.

05.01.2022 Did you know? Hummingbirds can fly backwards. #funfact #montessoribeginnings

05.01.2022 The children have harvested their first zucchinis! The children then enjoyed home made zucchini chips for afternoon tea. We sliced, marinated and put them on the grill.

05.01.2022 Children are capable! A Montessori environment allows them to do things for themselves, to be independent and develop lifelong skills. In such an environment, children thrive.

03.01.2022 This child is working with a language material called Large Movable Alphabet. As the children learn the sound of each letter associated with the written symbol, it is very easy for them to start building words. Here an example on how this child is confidently moving forward by writing the names of his friends.

02.01.2022 We concluded this years Chinese New Year celebrations by making our own flags of China. Happy Chinese New Year!

02.01.2022 Here at Montessori Beginnings, children demonstrate hygiene practices throughout the day with support and guidance from our Educators. - - To protect ourselves from the spread of COVID-19 and keep ourselves healthy we should wash our hands... when they are dirty before eating or preparing food after blowing our nose or coughing after using the bathroom after touching pets or other animals after playing outside before and after visiting a sick relative or friend

01.01.2022 Our toddler children are competent and capable learners of the Montessori program! They enjoy using the Red Rods to learn about spatial awareness.

01.01.2022 A friendly reminder to parents that Montessori Beginnings is closed tomorrow for the Labour Day public holiday. We will resume normal centre hours from Tuesday 10th March. See you then!