Busy day!

Parts of a Flower

Plants we Eat

 Busy morning doing some home tutoring!  We began with our science exploration.  We're finishing up a unit on plants.  Today we worked on identifying the parts of the flower and sorting & classifying different plant parts we eat...

Then on to math...

Place Value Work (100's, 10's, and 1's represented by different sized bears)

Numbers & Number Words

Fine Motor Development

And finishing up with some individual goal-based work, in this case fine motor development with a simple Montessori transfer exercise.

Montessori Pink Tower & Brown Stairs work

Then the afternoon was full with our "Boy's Club".  We still have room for one more boy, preferably within the 6-9 year age range!  Our Boy's Club primarily focuses on developing social skills including cooperative play, identifying and expressing emotions, and reading social cues.  We also work on self regulation techniques for dealing with strong emotions such as fear/anxiety or anger.

 One of our cooperative group activities was converting a plain old cardboard box into an object of their choice.  After an extensive discussion the decision was made to create a "Dragon Bomb".  Can you tell we're working with boys?!   The key focus of this activity was to promote cooperation with various complex tasks.  Here's what we came up with...

Working together to add a dragon "wing"

Adding the "robot parts" for the bomb

The dragon's face...

They requested a flashlight to create "fire"

 After concluding our work for the day on the "Dragon Bomb" (with promises to come back to it next week) we took a "Sensory Break".  

Shaving Cream Painting

Mirror, mirror game...

Then we moved to a social skills activity, where we copied the facial expressions of our partners.  Our goal was to emphasize the importance of eye contact and looking for facial cues during a discussion.   And on to Yoga/Meditation where we tried out different Yoga poses and practiced deep breathing!

Arrow Pose

Warrior II

Wow, that was hard work!  Time for a breathing break...

And our coloring page, to remind us to breathe deeply.  

Free Choice Time

 And at last it was time for free choice...big surprise, they chose to work with the LEGOs.  Like I said....all boys! 

Our Boy's Group runs Thursdays from      12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.  We have room for one more group member!

Montessori Summer School

Wundergarten Learning Center is now enrolling for our summer session of Montessori-based classes! Our morning class is open to children ages 3-6 (Preschool to 1st Grade) and will meet twice weekly on Monday & Wednesday from 9:00 AM-Noon. 

Studies consistently show children who are not engaged in academic activities during the summer months regress up to three months academically before the start of the new school year. Some parents hesitate to enroll their child in an academic based program because they feel their child needs a "break" from learning. However, we believe learning activities should be hands on and fun as well as educational! Children will be actively engaged in developmentally appropriate activities including math skills, literacy and handwriting, scientific explorations, and creative art. We also believe strongly that children need to move to learn, so we provide ample opportunities for movement-based activities including jumping, spinning, and swinging. We keep our bodies as busy as our brains! Montessori based academic activities are extremely individualized so each child can move at their own pace. Our class sizes are limited to four students so every child gets extensive one on one time with the teacher daily.  Learn more about the Montessori method here. 

Our programs are affordable--only $85 per month for a 2-day session. We believe it's important for all children to have access to quality education, and we develop our fee schedules accordingly.

To register call/text Ms. Heather @ (801) 636-5617 or e-mail.  

Afternoon Adventure Clubs

Join us for our afternoon adventure clubs!  Each club include field visits to fun and educational sites as well as classroom activities relating to our topic of study.  Please note, classroom days will be held in our location in North Orem.  Those looking for classes in Salt Lake county should check out our partner school, Springboard Academy in Taylorsville.  Classes are open to children ages 3-8 and are held Monday-Wednesday from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Cost for each class is $30.00 and includes admission to field sites for children.  Parents are responsible for transportation to all field sites.

Nature Explorers Club:  Plant Life
May 21st-23rd
Field Sites: Thanksgiving Point Gardens & Farm Country
Explore the life cycle of plants, dissect and identify the different plant parts, and discover what part of plants we eat!  

Super Scientists: Dino-Daze
May 28th-30th
Field Sites: BYU Museum of Paleontology, Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life
Learn about different types of dinosaurs--including those native to Utah, join the Junior Paleontologist club, and create your own fossils! 

Amazing Artists: Texture and Movement
June 4th-6th

Field Sites: BYU Museum of Art, Thanksgiving Point Gardens
Explore various ways of creating texture through art using tempera paints, acrylic paints, and other surprising substances! 

Nature Explorers Club: Amazing Animals
 June 11th-13th
Field Sites: BYU Bean Museum, special visitors from "Critters 2 Go"
Identify mothers and babies, compare the parts of different animals, describe life cycles, and more! 

Super Scientists: Physics for Kids
June 18th-20th
Field Sites: Eyring Science Building (BYU),  Park Visit
Observe how objects move, learn about the laws of gravity, and explore simple machines. 

Nature Explorers Club: Bug-Off
June 25th-27th
Field Sites: BYU Bean Museum, Thanksgiving Point Gardens
Hatch butterflies, explore ladybugs, and find out why bees do more than sting!  

Amazing Artists: Exploring Color
July 9th-11th
Field Sites: BYU Museum of Art, Woodbury Art Museum
Discover primary, secondary, and tertiary colors using tempera paint, watercolors, and oil and chalk pastels. 

Super Scientists: Out of This World
July 16th-18th
Field Site: BYU Planetarium, Clark Planetarium
Explore our solar system, visit the sun,and identify various constellations! 

Amazing Artists: Three-Dimensional Media
July 26th-28th (Wed through Fri)
Field Site: BYU Museum of Art, Thanksgiving Point Gardens
Explore clay, work with wire, and build creations from a variety of found items & loose parts. 

Nature Explorers Club: Let's Rock!
July 30th-August 1st
Field Sites:  Timpanogos Cave, Park Visit
Identify different types of rocks,  describe differences between rocks and minerals, discover the wonder of geodes, and begin your own rock collection!
Note: Children under age 5 must be accompanied by a parent on the Timpanogos Cave field site

Amazing Artists: Representational Drawing & Painting
August 6th-8th
Field Sites: BYU Museum of Art, Covey Center for the Arts
Learn how to represent objects using basic shapes, draw a self portrait, make a cooperative mural, and paint a still life scene with acrylics or tempera paints. 

Super Scientists: The Water Cycle
August 13th-15th
Field Sites: Bridal Veil Falls, Thanksgiving Point Gardens
Identify and describe natural sources of water, explore the three states of water, make a model of the water cycle, and learn about important ways to conserve this precious resource.

To register call/text Ms. Heather @ (801) 636-5617 or e-mail.