There are many tools we use for learning activities in our classrooms. A toddler favorite is the Clay Hammer and Tee Tray. This is an excellent exercise to practice and develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The children love it!
The Importance of Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor ...
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School News
Daily Health and Safety Measures
Below are the daily safety and hygiene measures implemented at Valley Forge Kinder House schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the intent of offering optimal safety for our community at this time. This reflects a community-wide commitment to the well-being of our children, parents, and ...
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End of 2019-2020 Year Video
Highlights from the 2019-2020 VFKH school year. While we ended virtually, everyone had a great year from our toddlers through our elementary graduates. Thank you to all our families for a wonderful year!
Some Highlights from Our Year
Limerick Township Fire Company Fire Safety program at the ...
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Continuity of Education Plan
During the break from our classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are continuing to strive to offer the best Montessori community and education we can for our students. Please see our Continuity of Education Plan that we intend to enact during this time. ...
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School Closed
Following Gov. Wolf's directive for schools across Pa to close for the next two weeks in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, VFKH Montessori will be closed for at least the next two weeks. This closure will take effect at both our Limerick and Phoenixville campuses. The tentative date for school to ...
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Big Work in the Elementary Class
Big work is a vital part of the Elementary classroom because the development of the imagination is an important characteristic of children at this age. The Elementary students enjoy setting up big work, such as the Timeline Events Cards (see picture). The larger materials in the classroom inspire ...
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Happy Holidays!
Can you believe that the holidays are here? In honor of the holiday spirit, I would share with you some thoughts on how to continue to help your child foster independence during this busy, crazy time of year.
Recently I saw a 3 year old girl lying on the floor at a gymnastics center with her mom ...
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Happy Holidays to all of you
The children have been so busy working on a variety of new lessons in all of the areas of the classroom these days. I have noticed that the language area is especially becoming more and more attractive to them. Our movable alphabets are always out with either simple words, lists of items that the ...
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