Montessori Preschool in Rancho Bernardo (4S Ranch)
Nurture logical and creative minds through movement, meaningful play and love in our warm Montessori environment in Rancho Bernardo (4S Ranch)
Category: Waldorf
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How to Improve Your Montessori Child’s Handwriting In the Kitchen!
How Kitchen Tasks Can Improve Your Child’s Handwriting Skills: Start Young! At Little Acorn Lane, a Montessori Preschool in Rancho Bernardo, near 4S Ranch, Rancho Penesquitos, Escondido, Scripps Ranch, Carmel Mountain, and Poway, in San Diego, we know how important it is to support the development of fine motor skills in young children. These skills…
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How Movement Can Make You Smarter!
As a teacher I always pondered on why children, including myself, had to fidget or draw or move while listening to a lecture. It wasn’t until I did my Waldorf Teacher training that I understood why! We have systems in our body that feed information to our brain, letting our brain know where our body…
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Relax with “Three Bags Full”
I love “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep!” This movement circle puts a lot of pressure on the wrists, when the feet are being kicked up. This pressure on the joints helps with the proprioceptive system. Stimulating the proprioceptive nerves feeds information to the brain. It tells the brain where the body is in space. This permits…
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Neuro-mouse saves the day!
I just love “Hickory, Dickory, Dock!” You can start this movement (video below) when your baby is very young! I started this with Christina when she was two months old! Crossing the midline is fantastic for building pathways between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. It just boils down to helping your child…
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Saved by Humpty’s Cracked Noggin!
“Humpty Dumpty” is packed with great stimulation for the vestibular system! The vestibular system feeds information to the brain about where the body is in space. This is really important when dealing with gravity! I will admit, I have walked into a few walls so this is great for me! The vestibular system also helps…