Academics

Toddler

Between the ages of 18 months – 3 years old, children are eager and ready to learn. Toddlers spend their days in a warm, inviting space purposefully designed to encourage social, physical, and emotional growth and awareness. Children learn practical life skills, such as preparing food, setting the table, and sitting for a meal with friends. Authentic Montessori materials offer hands-on experiences to teach foundational skills as they move towards independence.

Program Options

Parents may choose from either half or full days with our five-day schedule.

Program Highlights

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  • Prepared Environment

    Our toddler classrooms are carefully prepared to support each child's natural curiosity and growing independence. Thoughtfully designed spaces provide freedom of movement and choice while fostering a sense of order and belonging. The beautiful, child-centered environment invites exploration, encouraging young learners to engage in meaningful, hands-on experiences that build confidence and self-sufficiency.

  • Muli-Age Classrooms

    In our toddler classrooms, children ages 18 months to 3 years learn and grow together in a dynamic, multi-age setting. This structure allows younger children to observe and learn from older peers, while older students develop leadership skills and reinforce their own learning by modeling for their younger classmates. These natural social interactions foster patience, collaboration, and a deep sense of community, helping toddlers build friendships and learn the value of empathy and cooperation.

  • Real Experiences

    Montessori education connects children to the real world through hands-on, purposeful activities. In our toddler classrooms, students engage in meaningful work like tending to their own garden, baking, and taking nature walks around campus. These experiences provide sensory-rich opportunities for exploration, helping children develop practical skills while deepening their understanding of the world around them.

  • Independence

    Even our youngest learners are encouraged to take an active role in their daily routines, fostering confidence and a sense of accomplishment. Through self-care tasks, choosing developmentally appropriate work, and participating in the care of their environment, toddlers gain practical skills that support their growing autonomy. Every aspect of the classroom—from the furniture to the materials and routines—is intentionally designed to empower children to make choices, move freely, and take responsibility for themselves and their surroundings.

  • Leadership

    Leadership in the toddler community is expressed in small but meaningful ways. Whether helping a younger peer with a task, modeling grace and courtesy, or taking the initiative to care for their classroom, toddlers begin to understand their role within a community. These early moments of leadership help build confidence, empathy, and a strong foundation for future collaboration and responsibility.

Curriculum

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  • Practical Life

    The Practical Life curriculum focuses on fostering independence and self-awareness through everyday activities. Toddler students develop essential life skills such as dressing, hand washing, food preparation, and care of the environment, all while practicing coordination and fine motor skills. They learn grace and courtesy, responsibility for personal belongings, and the ability to care for themselves and their surroundings with confidence.

    • Dressing/Undressing
    • Care of Self
    • Gross Motor Skills
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Food Preparation
    • Care of the Environment
    • Care of Plants
    • Grace & Courtesy
    • Care of Self (Toileting)

  • Sensorial

    The sensorial curriculum encourages toddlers to explore and refine their senses, helping them develop skills in organizing their environment and classifying objects.

    • Musical Instrument Exploration
    • Texture Exploration
    • Water Exploration
    • Temperature
    • Body Control and Movement
    • Visual Discrimination

  • Math

    The math curriculum in the toddler classroom provides hands-on experiences with concrete materials to help children absorb fundamental concepts related to numbers, measurement, and spatial awareness. 

    • Visual Discrimination
    • Number Exploration
    • Numeration
    • Measurement
    • Concept of Time

  • Behavior & Work Habits

    In an effort to support the whole child, the behavior and work habits part of the curriculum emphasizes the development of emotional, social, and work-related skills through the process of normalization, helping children engage in independent, concentrated work and grow in self-discipline. 

    • Emotional Development
    • Behavior Development
    • Social Development
    • Work Habits

  • Language

    Our language curriculum fosters the development of vocabulary, communication skills, and an early interest in language through an enriched environment. Toddler students explore language through expressive communication, music, books, and interactions, using words to express needs, feelings, and ideas, and beginning to use two-to-three-word sentences.

    • Expression
    • Verbal
    • Concrete Vocabulary Enrichment
    • Concrete to Abstract Vocabulary
    • Abstract Vocabulary Enrichment
    • Pre-Writing

Where to next?

CONTACT US

3443 Lebanon Rd. Frisco, Texas, 75034
Phone: (972) 885-8585

ABOUT

The Starwood Academy of Frisco's difference lies in our approach and dedication to the Montessori pedagogy, our deep community values, and the rich Montessori legacy brought forth by our school founder. 
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