Learning_Tots

Learning_Tots Montessori based preschool

17/12/2025

Train your mind. Express your emotions. Heal through art.

Join Mental Muscle – An Art Therapy Workshop, a structured experiential program designed to build emotional resilience, self-awareness, and psychological strength.

🖌️ Art Kit Included
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📅 14 Jan – 14 Feb 2026
🗓️ 8 Days + 1 Closure Session

👩‍🏫 Facilitated by
Utsaa S Dey – Psychological Counselor & Art Therapist

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Sorting Knobbed Cylinders by Size activity guideMaterials Needed:- Knobbed cylinders set (typically includes 10 cylinder...
07/02/2024

Sorting Knobbed Cylinders by Size activity guide

Materials Needed:
- Knobbed cylinders set (typically includes 10 cylinders with k***s)
- Sorting tray or mat

Instructions:
1. Set up the sorting tray or mat on a flat surface.
2. Mix up the k**bbed cylinders.
3. Invite the child to sort the cylinders by size.
4. Demonstrate how to pick up each cylinder by the k**b and place it in the sorting tray or on the mat.
5. Encourage the child to observe the differences in height and diameter of the cylinders to determine their size order.
6. Once all the cylinders are sorted, discuss the arrangement with the child, asking questions like:
- Which cylinder is the tallest? Which one is the shortest?
- Can you find the cylinder that is in between the tallest and shortest?
- How many cylinders are there in total?
7. Allow the child to repeat the activity as many times as they like.

This activity helps children develop their visual discrimination skills, hand-eye coordination, and understanding of size relationships. It also lays the foundation for concepts like seriation and mathematical comparisons.

The Knobbed Cylinders activityThe Knobbed Cylinders activity is another foundational Montessori material designed to ref...
07/02/2024

The Knobbed Cylinders activity

The Knobbed Cylinders activity is another foundational Montessori material designed to refine a child's visual discrimination, coordination, and fine motor skills. It consists of a set of cylinders varying in height and diameter, each with a k**b attached to the top for easy grasping.

The activity involves the child removing each cylinder from its respective hole in a wooden block, exploring the variations in size and dimensions. The cylinders are graduated in height and diameter, and each one fits only into its corresponding hole. This setup encourages the child to carefully observe and compare the dimensions of the cylinders to find the correct placement.

Through the Knobbed Cylinders activity, children develop their ability to perceive and differentiate between subtle variations in size and shape. Additionally, they enhance their hand-eye coordination and concentration as they manipulate the cylinders and solve the puzzle of fitting each one into its designated space. This activity lays the groundwork for understanding concepts such as size discrimination, spatial relationships, and later mathematical concepts like volume and geometry.

The Pink Tower is a classic Montessori activity designed to help children develop their visual discrimination, spatial a...
07/02/2024

The Pink Tower is a classic Montessori activity designed to help children develop their visual discrimination, spatial awareness, and fine motor skills. It consists of ten wooden cubes varying in size from 1 cubic centimeter to 10 cubic centimeters, all painted pink.

The activity involves the child stacking the cubes from largest to smallest, creating a tower. This process requires careful observation and precision as the child must differentiate between the sizes of the cubes and arrange them accordingly.

Through the Pink Tower activity, children not only refine their sense of size and dimension but also develop concentration, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to visually discriminate between subtle differences in size. It's a foundational Montessori material that lays the groundwork for later mathematical concepts and geometric understanding.

Montessori pink tower activity guidePresentation:1. Prepare your workstation by laying out a mat.2. Guide the child to t...
07/02/2024

Montessori pink tower activity guide

Presentation:
1. Prepare your workstation by laying out a mat.
2. Guide the child to the sensorial area and point out the Pink Tower.
3. Starting with the smallest cube at the top, pick up each cube one by one using one hand on top and one hand underneath. Place the cubes randomly on the mat.
4. Once all cubes are on the mat, sit on the child's dominant side.
5. Begin constructing the Pink Tower by picking up the largest cube with your fingertips on either side.
6. Pause periodically to compare each cube to the next smallest one and ensure you're selecting the correct cube. Use a bird's eye view to check for centering.
7. After completing the tower, check its centering once more using a bird's eye view.
8. Randomize the cubes again and offer the child a turn, understanding that they may make mistakes initially but will improve with practice.

Extension:
After mastering the tower, encourage the child to incorporate the Pink Tower with the Brown Stairs for further exploration.

Montessori equipment refers to the educational materials and tools specifically designed to support the Montessori metho...
07/02/2024

Montessori equipment refers to the educational materials and tools specifically designed to support the Montessori method of learning. These materials are carefully chosen to encourage hands-on exploration, independence, and self-directed learning among children. Examples of Montessori equipment include sensorial materials like the pink tower and k**bbed cylinders, practical life materials such as pouring and scooping activities, math materials like the golden beads and number rods, and language materials such as sandpaper letters and movable alphabets. Each piece of Montessori equipment serves a purpose in facilitating the child's natural development and understanding of abstract concepts through concrete experiences.

24/03/2023

Mix it Up!!

Research has shown that children in mixed-age classrooms have increased social and emotional understanding, engage in both collaborative and independent learning with greater ease, and have more positive peer interactions than their counterparts in single-grade classrooms.
One of the first things, you notice, when you walk into our Learning Tots Montessori school is, that the classrooms are not divided by age. Here in Learning Tots, you will see children of different ages working together and socializing happily.
In this video, let me invite you to see an older child showing a younger how to complete an activity, and the younger watching (and following and learning,) what his older classmate can accomplish with fascination.
Through this activity our Older student have the chance to become mentors to her younger classmate while learning and practicing important leadership skills and the Younger student naturally look up to and “graduate” from observer to leader. Older students also find great joy in being trusted to teach their younger peers.

13/03/2023

She taught us about learning problems and how to handle and address them. I just stood there, stunned. After a moment, I just looked at her and said what an awesome insight.

Learning should be fun, when it’s fun, people want to learn. Fun Learning promotes lifelong learning as a lifestyle. It resonates the idea that we learn everyday throughout our lives from the day we are born. More important than acquiring knowledge about just one specific area, is to develop learning strategies that serve throughout one's life.
School is, of course, about learning. But learning should be fun. If learning isn’t fun, it won’t be effective.

Reading stories stimulates a child’s imagination and helps a child learn about the world . And reading together creates...
15/02/2023

Reading stories stimulates a child’s imagination and helps a child learn about the world . And reading together creates a precious time for parent child bonding. Sharing stories, talking and singing every day helps a child’s development in many ways. To create a reading habit :
Help your child choose a book, then ask your child to hold the book and turn the pages.
Ask your child to fill in the words in stories they know, and name what they see in the pictures.
Ask your child to describe actions in the book. ...
Sing nursery rhymes and fun songs together
Try to read daily with your child. Kids like to do things on their own. Encourage this by putting out three or four books and asking your kid to choose one. Praise their selection, let them help you turn pages, and ask for help as you find things on a page. Your child will love to finish sentences in books with familiar or repetitive phrasing or rhymes. When you come to a familiar or repetitive phrase or rhyme in a book, pause and let your child finish.
When and How to Read to child :
Reading often at least once a day is a great goal. Regular reading (though you can read anytime your child seems in the mood) , specially bed time story reading helps kids learn to sit with a book and relax.
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Admission going onLearning Tots MontessoriCall/ whatsapp: 983669503183/C, Nilmoni Som StreetSakherbazar, Bhadrakali. Utt...
01/02/2023

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Learning Tots Montessori
Call/ whatsapp: 9836695031
83/C, Nilmoni Som Street
Sakherbazar, Bhadrakali. Uttarpara

Critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication-- known as 'The Four C's. ' These skills can't be taught by teaching children to memorise and repeat. Children must develop these skills through rich learning experiences that inspire them to master these skills over time. Montessori education has been integrating these four c’s into early childhood education for more than 100 years. The concept of Montessori education believes that every child should be given the chance to learn at their own pace. This is the reason why children are given uninterrupted time for individualized learning where they can discover their passion and develop their natural curiosity.

"every artist was first an amateur"...all the best kids 💕
28/01/2023

"every artist was first an amateur"...all the best kids 💕

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83/C, Nilmoni Som Street . Sakher Bazar. Bhadrakali
Uttarpara
712232

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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