Little Llama Montessori Academy

Sandpaper Numbers teach children the symbols that represent each number, allowing them to visually identify any number from 0 – 9.
Yanna age 2.5

The Montessori Screw Driver Board allows children to practice using a screwdriver removing and re-inserting five screws using the supplied tools. Jaks age 2.5

Cutting helps children build muscle control, develop eye and hand coordination, deepen tactile spatial awareness, and hone their fine-motor movements.
Bexley age 2.5

The Sandpaper Letters give the child a mental and physical impression of letter shapes, preparing them for writing.
Mallory age 3

Classified Cards are collections of pictures that show and classify various aspects of the world around the child. The construction set is very popular in our classroom.

While Children's attention is focused they are developing and organizing their brains and structuring their perceptions of the world. In order to nurture the skill of concentration, the Practical Life area in a Montessori classroom encourages the practice and repetition of everyday real life activities.

Maria Montessori believed education was the most powerful and universal way through which to reconstruct society; a way to transition from war to peace. The Montessori classroom creates an environment that promotes the development of peaceful individuals.

The Montessori teacher sets the framework for the understanding that all living creatures are important and interconnected, the child is encouraged to become the peacemaker. They begin to see everything as one, which is the goal of Peace Education. The children learn how to work as a community, help one another, and talk to each other when there is a conflict.

Children come into this world with pure love and light in their hearts. When this love is recognized and consistently reflected back to them, they are able to develop their fullest potential and become responsible citizens of the world.

Children use a work mat to make a place in the classroom that is their own. This teaches them responsibility and organization by being taught to take out the mat and put it away.

The Roman Arch introduces architecture and gravity to children using Roman engineering principles to build an arch that seemingly defies gravity. This exercise also teaches children to follow instructions and problem solve.

We noticed how much children loved babies! We incorporated this work into our classroom so children could learn a sequence of order, concentration, coordination of movement, patience and care.