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Create A Montessori-Friendly Home

December 12, 2019
Clutter-free Montessori Way to teach kids to wash their hands

Create A Montessori-Friendly Home

Teach your child order and independence by creating uncluttered spaces that are consistent with their preschool routines. The Montessori Method teaches that independence is an ongoing process […]
November 17, 2021
Boy cleaning his desk in a multi-age classroom

The Benefits of Multi-Age Classroom …

When you enter La Jolla Montessori School (LJMS), an independent preschool and Kindergarten, you’ll see students who are younger and older but learning together in multi-age […]
January 25, 2022
Girl playing with bells in Primary Classroom at La Jolla Montessori school

Montessori Educational Toys

Are Montessori Toys Educational Tools? In the late 1800’s, Dr. Maria Montessori designed specific educational toys to help toddlers refine their five senses. These Montessori toys, […]
January 26, 2022
Girl learning how to put words together in cursive in Primary Classroom at La Jolla Montessori school

The Benefits Of A Bilingual Brain

There are many benefits to a bilingual brain.  According to statistics, 40 percent of the world’s population are monolinguals, 43 percent are bilinguals, and the rest […]
February 4, 2022
Toddlers learning shapes and math at Preschool La Jolla

Are Montessori Children Led?

Most preschoolers are taught two ways: parent-to-child and teacher-to-child. But at La Jolla Montessori School, a toddler, primary and Kindergarten in La Jolla, a third form […]
May 24, 2022
Freedom and Discipline with Toddler at La Jolla Montessori School

Blending Freedom and Discipline in …

When toddlers as young as 18 months enter La Jolla Montessori School, their world—and their place in it—becomes immediately larger. This first opportunity to connect with […]
July 17, 2025
Taming Toddler Resistance: From "No!" to "I Did It!" at La Jolla Montessori School classrooms

My Toddler Always Says No

Mastering Toddlerhood: Turning “No!” and “Me Do!” into confidence. Every parent of a toddler eventually hears them. That emphatic, defiant “No!” Or the determined, slightly garbled […]