Northeast Stars Preschool

Northeast Stars Preschool Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool is a premier Montessori preschool in Alexandria, VA.

We use Montessori, play-based, and outdoor curriculums to cultivate independence, curiosity, and creativity. Through group and individual activities, we strengthen decision-making skills, cooperative play, persistence, and problem solving abilities.

08/22/2026

👀Take a Peek at what We Did This Week!

🚣Today, our Stars became little engineers and scientists as they took on the Sponge Boat Challenge! We explored how boat...
08/21/2026

🚣Today, our Stars became little engineers and scientists as they took on the Sponge Boat Challenge! We explored how boats float and discovered what happens when they carry different amounts of cargo.

Each child was given a sponge to use as their boat. One by one, our Stars carefully added pieces of “cargo” to their boats, making predictions about how much weight the sponge boat could hold before sinking. We counted each item together and watched closely as the boats carried heavier and heavier loads.

Throughout the activity, we asked questions such as:

* What happens when we add more cargo?
* Why do some boats hold more than others?
* What kinds of things do boats carry?

Our Stars learned that boats float because they are buoyant, but adding too much weight can cause them to sink. They also practiced counting, making predictions, problem-solving, careful observation, and early engineering skills while exploring the concepts of floating, sinking, and balance.

It was a fun, hands-on experience that combined science, math, and transportation as our young learners discovered how boats help move people and goods across the water!

08/20/2026

Our Stars had an exciting time learning about traffic lights and how they help keep everyone safe on the road! We discovered that traffic lights give important signals to drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and we practiced following those signals during our fun Traffic Light Dance game.

Using red, yellow, and green circles, children listened carefully and followed each color’s special direction:

🟢 Green – Go! Our Stars moved in different transportation-inspired ways by:

* 🚗 Driving a car
* ✈️ Flying like an airplane
* 🚣 Rowing a boat
* 🏍️ Riding a motorcycle
* 🚂 Chugging like a train

🟡 Yellow – Slow down! Children continued moving the same way, but very slowly, practicing self-control and careful listening.

🔴 Red – Stop! Everyone froze like a statue until the light changed again.

This engaging activity helped our Stars strengthen their listening skills, self-control, coordination, and gross motor development while reinforcing the important role that traffic lights play in keeping our communities safe. Learning through movement made transportation safety both fun and memorable!

At Northeast Stars Montessori, we are committed to providing the highest quality care and education for your children. O...
08/20/2026

At Northeast Stars Montessori, we are committed to providing the highest quality care and education for your children. One of the ways we do this is by investing in the continued professional development of our staff.

This summer our team has successfully completed a number of training courses which help our educators strengthen their knowledge of child safety, social-emotional development, outdoor learning, and best practices for supporting young children in a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment!

- Child Maltreatment: A Guide for Child Care Professionals
- Stress Management for Early Childhood Professionals
- Outdoor and Nature Play and Physical Development
- Creating Outdoor Learning Environments
- Stress, Trauma, and Resilience in Preschoolers
- Medication Administration Training
- Daily Health Observation Training
- Managing Risk in Outdoor Nature and Play
- Stress, Trauma, and Resilience in Preschoolers
- Social-Emotional Development in Preschool
- Virginia Health and Safety Training: Ages Birth Through Five Years

✈️Today, our Stars took to the skies as we explored air transportation! During circle time, we learned about different w...
08/19/2026

✈️Today, our Stars took to the skies as we explored air transportation! During circle time, we learned about different ways people travel through the air, including airplanes, helicopters, and hot air balloons. We talked about what makes each one unique, where they travel, and the important jobs they do.

Our young scientists became pilots as they experimented with paper airplanes! Together, we made predictions and discovered how different throws can change how far an airplane flies. We asked questions like:

* Which airplane flew the farthest?
* What happened when we threw it harder or softer?

For our creative art activity, each Star had the opportunity to decorate their very own paper airplane using crayons, markers, stickers, and other fun materials before testing it in flight. Every airplane was as unique as the child who created it!

We also practiced early literacy by learning that A is for Airplane and worked on tracing the uppercase and lowercase letter A.

To end our adventure, we transformed into pilots during our Airport Movement Game! Children pretended to:

* ✈️ Take off
* ☁️ Fly through the clouds
* 🛬 Land safely
* ⛽ Refuel before their next flight

It was a wonderful day filled with creativity, movement, science, and learning as our Stars soared into the exciting world of air transportation!

🚌This week, our stars brought the classic song “The Wheels on the Bus” to life through music, movement, and dramatic pla...
08/18/2026

🚌This week, our stars brought the classic song “The Wheels on the Bus” to life through music, movement, and dramatic play! By acting out the different parts of the song, our stars strengthened their language, listening, and gross motor skills while having fun pretending to ride a city bus.

What We Used:

* Chairs arranged like a bus
* Toy steering wheel (or paper plate)
* Homemade bus passes
* Music for The Wheels on the Bus
* Scarves or props for dramatic play (optional)

What We Did:
We transformed our classroom into a city bus, taking turns being the bus driver and passengers. As we sang The Wheels on the Bus, our stars acted out each verse by pretending the wheels went “round and round,” the wipers went “swish, swish, swish,” the horn went “beep, beep, beep,” the doors opened and shut, and the babies cried “wah, wah, wah.” Our stars even suggested their own verses and movements, making the experience even more interactive and engaging.

What Our Stars Practiced:

Language Development – Our stars built vocabulary by learning transportation-related words and following the lyrics of the song.

Listening Skills – Our stars listened carefully for each verse and responded with the matching movements.

Gross Motor Development – Acting out the song encouraged coordination, balance, and body awareness.

Social-Emotional Skills – Singing and moving together promoted cooperation, confidence, and joyful participation.

Imaginative Play – Our stars explored the roles of bus drivers and passengers while using their creativity throughout the activity.

Try This at Home:
Sing The Wheels on the Bus together during a car ride or at home. Encourage your star to invent new verses about things they might see or hear on a bus and create movements to match each one!

🚙🚗🚕Today, our stars practiced early math skills with a fun, transportation-themed parking lot activity!What We Did:We us...
08/17/2026

🚙🚗🚕Today, our stars practiced early math skills with a fun, transportation-themed parking lot activity!

What We Did:
We used masking tape to create parking spaces on the floor, then wrote a simple addition problem at the top of each space. The children solved each equation by counting out the correct number of toy vehicles and parking them in the matching spot. As they completed each problem, they counted carefully and checked their answers.

What Our Stars Practiced:

Early Addition – Children used hands-on manipulatives to solve simple addition problems.

Counting & One-to-One Correspondence – Our stars practiced counting accurately by matching one vehicle to one number.

Number Recognition – Children identified numbers and connected them to quantities.

Problem Solving – They used critical thinking to determine the correct answer and self-check their work.

Fine Motor Skills – Picking up and placing the vehicles into each parking space strengthened hand-eye coordination and control.

Learning through play helps children build confidence in math while making new concepts meaningful and engaging!

🔺🔺IMPORTANT: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔺🔺It has been brought to our attention that when searching for Northeast Stars...
08/17/2026

🔺🔺IMPORTANT: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔺🔺

It has been brought to our attention that when searching for Northeast Stars Montessori on Facebook some people are seeing erroneous negative reviews that are NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NES! After doing some research we have learned that this is a major problem with Meta's AI and it is happening to countless businesses around the world.

This issue is called "cross-tagged content". For your awareness, we are sharing an example below which appears to show a negative review when searching for NES, however if you click on the review to expand it, you'll see the review is for an entirely different school and has nothing to do with NES. This type of false association can have a major impact on a business. We have reported these issues, however If you see something like this please use the "report" option so Meta will continue to be made aware of this ongoing problem.

NES is an award-winning preschool that has been in business for over 20 years and we are very proud of the program we have built. Being associated in any way with these negative reviews from OTHER ORGANIZATIONS - totally unrelated to us - is incredibly frustrating. We hope that Meta addresses this major, detrimental flaw in their AI system immediately.

08/15/2026

👀Take a Peek at What We Did This Week!

🇯🇴 Our Journey to Jordan!Today, our little stars traveled to Jordan, a beautiful country in the Middle East known for it...
08/14/2026

🇯🇴 Our Journey to Jordan!

Today, our little stars traveled to Jordan, a beautiful country in the Middle East known for its deserts, ancient landmarks, and the famous Dead Sea. Through hands-on activities, the children explored Jordan’s geography, language, science, and food.

Here’s what we explored:

Desert Sand Art
Inspired by Jordan’s beautiful desert landscapes, the children created colorful sand art by carefully layering different shades of sand. This activity encouraged creativity, concentration, and fine motor development.

Dead Sea Sink-or-Float Experiment
We learned that the Dead Sea contains a large amount of salt, which makes it easier for people and objects to float. The children made predictions and compared what happened when objects were placed in plain water and salt water.

Arabic Words of the Day
The children practiced a few words commonly spoken in Jordan:

* Marhaba – Hello
* Shukran – Thank you
* Na’am – Yes

They enjoyed greeting one another and using their new words throughout the day.

What Our Stars Are Learning

Geography: Discovering where Jordan is located and learning about its deserts and the Dead Sea.

Science: Making predictions and observing how salt changes the way objects float in water.

Fine Motor Skills: Strengthening hand control and coordination through sand art.

Language: Learning and practicing simple Arabic words.

Cultural Awareness: Exploring Jordan’s landscapes, traditions, and language

Our little stars had a wonderful time discovering Jordan and learning more about the many beautiful cultures found around the world!

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697 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA
22314

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm
Thursday 7:30am - 6pm
Friday 7:30am - 6pm

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+17039450408

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