Happy Brain, Happy Body For KIDS!
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
3y ago
    Learning early how to support a healthy mind and body is one of the greatest things you can do for your child’s health and happiness.  The mind-body connection is something that is often over looked, yet they go hand in hand and are one of the most important factors in a child’s overall well being.   The benefits of being physically active go far beyond just the physical body. Movement and exercise not only improve your child’s physical health, they also improve their focus, school performance, sleep and energy levels, brain function and mood! It fundamentally changes ..read more
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Gardening, Montessori Style
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
It’s Gardening Week at Eden Prairie Montessori!   Gardening is the perfect way for children to connect with nature and learn to nurture living things.  It instills love and respect for the earth and provides us with the opportunity to experience one of the many miracles of nature: sprouting life from a seed and watching it grow.   Gardening helps children learn responsibility as they water and care for the plants, patience as they wait for their vegetables and flowers to grow, and even loss when the flowers expire at the end of the season a plant bares no more fruit. Gardening h ..read more
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Celebrating Earth Day at Home
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
  April 22nd is Earth Day!    This year is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and we have compiled a list of activities to help you  celebrate. With the growing concern about spreading the COVID-19 virus and social distancing in place for many of us this April, we have made sure that these activities are safe for your families. Social distancing doesn’t mean that you can’t go outside and enjoy nature, as long as you do so responsibly.    Let’s celebrate Earth Day by appreciating and respecting the natural world. Here are some ideas to inspire you, the Montessori wa ..read more
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Talking To Your Kids About Coronavirus To Help Reduce Anxiety And Fear
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
Children carry & react to stress in different ways.   They know that their world is changing but they are not able to communicate how they feel and what they need.   As parents and teachers, it’s our job to guide children from a young age on how to be able to relax their minds in any given situation, especially ones that affect their school routine and involve social distancing and quarantine.   We have created a list of helpful techniques on how to discuss COVID-19 and help your children learn how to take a deep breath to reduce any fear and anxiety they may be feeling at this time ..read more
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Montessori Methods For Learning At Home
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
With recent public school cancellations & distance learning days from home being advised in states all over the country, we wanted to bring you some Montessori Methods that you can implement during this temporary homeschool study with your children at the kitchen table and around the house.     This is a great time to use this approach that is child-centered focused and based around the unique individual child’s interests.  You can provide the means for them to be creative & curious with hands-on activities, turning every area of your home into an ideal learning environment.  Anything ..read more
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Dining Out With Your Preschooler
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
Have you ever had the thought, “Let’s go out to dinner!” and as quick as that thought entered your brain, it vanished.  Thinking about taking your 3-year-old to a sit-down restaurant might make you cringe. The vision of them throwing their crayons, pouring out the salt shaker, and spilling their ranch dressing down the side of the chair is just the tip of the iceberg.  We get it. It’s comparable to sprinting 15 miles in 102-degree weather in a sweatsuit. Challenging. Exhausting. Not worth it. It doesn’t have to feel like that hot, draining sprint we mentioned.  Comparable to everything else i ..read more
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Co-parenting & Childcare
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
Families are diverse and many are non-traditional in today’s age.  Some may have two moms or two dads or are being raised by their grandparents, a close family member or in foster care.  In today’s blog post we’ll give you some tips specifically for those parents who are co-parenting in split household situations.     One of the most important things to cultivate as a parent is consistency in a child’s routine as well as their child care.  With the many transitions that accompany divorce or separation, making sure that your child feels secure & comfortable with the facility you choose for ..read more
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Teaching Thankfulness
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
  The holidays are full of hustle and bustle, running errands, buying gifts, baking, hosting family and friends…the list goes on.  During all of the chaos, your children are watching and taking everything in. It’s the perfect time to teach them about being thankful.  What exactly does it mean to be truly thankful and how do you teach that to a preschooler? We’ve broken it down into five simple topics and how to discuss them with your toddler.   1. It’s the small things It’s important to be thankful all year round, but taking advantage of instilling those beliefs and thought patterns this time ..read more
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What To Look For In A Child Care Center
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
There’s never really a perfect time to start thinking about where your child(ren) will go to preschool!  We all want our children to grow and find their passion for learning. Some start dreaming of the classroom before their little person has even entered the world.  More power to those people!   Now, choosing the right childcare option takes a little more time.  Your brain fills with so many questions. What age do I enroll them?  How do we sign up? What is the semester investment? Will we like the teacher?  All of these questions are important to ask & we encourage you to visit a few plac ..read more
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Hear What Parents Are Saying About Eden Prairie Montessori…
Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center
by Shonali Harrison
4y ago
Searching for Preschool? Hear What Parents Are Saying About Eden Prairie Montessori… One of the unbeatable ways to learn more about a child care is to hear from the parents of children who attend the center. We love to hear from all the parents who have infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners here at Eden Prairie Montessori. Take a glance at what it’s like at the school from the families who know first hand. “Eden Prairie Montessori Learning Center is a fabulous facility. Our daughter Scarlett loves this school. The quality of education our daughter is receiving is phenomenal. N ..read more
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