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Earth Day at Home

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd to bring awareness to environmental issues while encouraging people to take action to protect the planet. Protecting, caring for, and respecting our planet is of the utmost importance. At LAPMS, teaching our students a love for our planet is something that we practice year-round. Many of our students have experienced gardening, lessons on recycling, and actively learn about geography, botany, and zoology during cultural studies. Although Earth Day is every day, we love participating in this holiday and showing some extra love to our beautiful planet. We encourage you to partake in Earth Day with these three activities at home! [Read more…] about Earth Day at Home

Curiosity Sparks Learning: How Playful Exploration Shapes Young Minds at Learn And Play

It is a child’s natural curiosity that will generate creativity, social interaction, academic skills, and critical thinking skills. Our Learn And Play campuses, Moraga and Pleasant Hill, offer a happy balance between playful activities and engaging lessons with open-ended free play. Following this approach, our young learners can choose an activity while having the freedom to explore and experiment with different materials. [Read more…] about Curiosity Sparks Learning: How Playful Exploration Shapes Young Minds at Learn And Play

The Power of Play: How It Nurtures Critical Thinking and Creativity

At the center of the Bay Area—where innovation abounds, and technology continues to reshape the future—the ironic concept that can build lifelong learning success is play. Yes, “play,” fun, and games are essential to instill a passion for lifelong learning among our students. At Learn And Play Montessori School (LAPMS), “play” goes beyond mere recreational activity; it is a crucial component of learning. Our play-based, Montessori-inspired programs (available in Fremont, Moraga, San Carlos and other Bay Area cities) teach an array of cognitive and social skills, through hands-on, imaginative, and fun play. [Read more…] about The Power of Play: How It Nurtures Critical Thinking and Creativity

Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Tour Opportunities at Moraga Daycare & Preschool Program

Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Tour Opportunities at Moraga Daycare & Preschool Program

Moraga, California – January 31, 2025. Learn And Play® Montessori School, a leading provider of early childhood education in the San Francisco Bay Area, is excited to announce campus tour opportunities at its newest campus in Moraga, California. [Read more…] about Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Tour Opportunities at Moraga Daycare & Preschool Program

Play-Based Toddler and Preschool Activities

Our Learn And Play methodology uses the educational “play-based” method. Following this philosophy, our students learn primarily through play and naturally develop a passion for learning. It is through this method that our students develop social skills, problem-solving abilities, creativity, and so much more. Our teachers guide our young learners by facilitating activities and demonstrating techniques. You can do the same thing with your children!

Here are four play-based activities you and your child can do together.

Playing with a ball:

This activity is not only engaging for children but involves motions such as throwing, kicking, and catching. These large movements help our growing students become familiarized with their body movements, practicing hand-eye coordination and grasping skills.

Magnetic tiles:

This interactive game combines playing with learning. Not only does it develop problem-solving skills, but it sharpens fine motor skills. Building these tiles involves precise movements that strengthen muscles in one’s hands and fingers. There is also a STEM and creativity component integrated into this activity –making it a perfect tool for enriching multiple areas of development at once.

Painting:

Arts and crafts are a fun way to introduce educational lessons while allowing children to express themselves creatively. Painting can be a sensory experience when using fingers to paint and familiarizes children with different colors. Science is also seen within this craft when children begin mixing colors! It is a perfect activity for all age groups.

Sensory bins:

Sensory play gets the five main senses activated which is crucial for development in the early years. There are countless ways to do this activity, but a LAPMS favorite is water sensory bins. Filling a plastic tub with water and then adding toys, scoops, funnels, and other safe objects for water play creates a fun activity that gets your child to splash, pour, and engage in imaginary play.

The play-based approach fosters critical skills that support a child’s cognitive, social, and physical development. This method allows our students to explore, showcase their creativity, and enhance problem-solving abilities through play. Our classroom hands-on activities improve our students’ communication skills as they learn to collaborate and work as a team. By engaging in meaningful play, children develop critical abilities that lay the foundation for lifelong learning and success, making it a highly beneficial approach to early childhood education.

Stepping Into a New Year of New Opportunity

A new year can offer a clean slate! Our team is ecstatic to have a clean slate for 2025, a year to fill with new memories, accomplishments, and adventures with our kids from daycare / childcare, to preschool, to kindergarten and beyond. Most of all, we are grateful to continue opening our doors to new and returning students, as we highly cherish the the opportunity to share the Montessori + STEM methodology with kids and parents. [Read more…] about Stepping Into a New Year of New Opportunity

Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Opening of Its Moraga, California, Early Education Program

Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Opening of Its Moraga, California, Early Education Program

Moraga California – January 1, 2025. Learn And Play® Montessori School, a leading provider of early childhood education in the San Francisco Bay Area, is excited to announce the opening of its newest campus in Moraga, California. [Read more…] about Learn And Play® Montessori School Announces Opening of Its Moraga, California, Early Education Program

LAPMS Financial Aid: Subsidy Programs

At Learn And Play® Montessori School, our goal is to give each child the individualized attention needed to learn, discover, and develop core values. Our Montessori-inspired curriculum focused on STEM is designed to build well-rounded individuals both academically and personally. LAPMS prides itself in providing quality education, however, we recognize the financial considerations many families make when choosing a school for their child. [Read more…] about LAPMS Financial Aid: Subsidy Programs

Mindful Playing: Stimulating Activities for Your Child

Although it may not seem like it on the surface, when children are playing, they are learning profoundly. Mindful playing invites children to connect with the activity at hand. Whether it be playing with Legos, sculpting with Play-Doh, or creating art, play can be a practice that nurtures creativity, focus, and of course joy! Throughout our Montessori-inspired programs, whether at our Irvington, Sunnyvale, Hercules or other Bay Area campuses, we encourage “mindfulness” among the children, and a calm patience-centered learning experience. [Read more…] about Mindful Playing: Stimulating Activities for Your Child

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