What Are the Benefits of Montessori Daycare Activities?

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Montessori learning is a whole-child approach to daycare education. Instead of dividing the day into specific subject-oriented classes, children are allowed to move about the classroom and engage freely in a number of activities that were carefully chosen to address multiple aspects of child development.

Top 5 Preschool Activities Using a Butterfly Habitat

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A preschool butterfly habitat is a mini-environment put together expressly for the raising of butterflies. Building one is a great class project and has the potential to provide many hours of educational adventures above and beyond the habitat itself. Here are just a few of the many ways a butterfly habitat can be used to perform other academic activities.

Parenting Guide: How to Teach Life Skills to Small Children

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In Montessori preschool, children master academic and practical life skills through hands-on activities that they direct, not their teachers. Whereas traditional schools focus on academics, Montessori schools find a balance between book smart and life smart in their curriculum’s philosophy. All the academic knowledge in the world won’t be enough for a child—or anyone for that matter—to navigate daily life.