Stringing Beads

Stringing beads develops fine motor skills; builds a pincer grip; expands bilateral coordination and motor planning skills and helps the child learn concentration and patience.

Cutting

There are many benefits for a young child to learn how to use scissors. These include independently moving each finger; developing hand-eye coordination; and focus and attention.

Subtraction Chart

The subtraction chart helps children memorize the essential combinations for subtraction and prepares them for more abstract subtraction.

Sandpaper Numerals

Sandpaper numerals gives the child symbols for the numbers, provides them with a key to the world of written numbers and prepares them for writing numerals.

Rolling a Mat

Learning to unroll and roll a floor mat helps the child to learn control and coordination; focus; be purposeful and integrate their mind and body.

Sound Boxes: Pairing

The sound boxes teach the child auditory discrimination, development of the keenness of perception and prepares them for the bells.

Produce Sale

The Elementary class sold organic, pesticide-free squash, tomatoes, basil and snap peas. The produce was grown and harvested in the school garden by the children. The proceeds will be used for soil, compost, seeds and plants.

Checker Board

The checker board is used for short and long multiplication with hierarchies in the decimal system. The board helps children visualize and generate large numbers.