Monthly work plan, four themed weeks

Each month we prepare the plan in advance. The month is divided into 4 themed weeks, and each week brings 5 to 7 concrete activities tied to the theme: a picture book, a musical element, art, motor play, sensory and cognitive activities.

Parents get photos from the activities during the day, and what the children make is displayed in the hallway.

Language and communication

A picture book tied to the week's theme, reading, conversation, dramatization, the children's own stories that we write and illustrate together. Vocabulary grows through dialogue across generations: younger ones listen, older ones explain.

Logic and mathematics

Sorting by shape, colour and size, counting, memory games, sequencing, measuring, problem-solving in real situations. Logical skills through real objects, not worksheets.

Discovery and science (STEM)

Simple experiments: what floats and what sinks, mixing colours, how ice melts, observing insects through a magnifying glass, sprouting seeds. Smells, tastes and tactile bins (foam, rice, seeds). Children explore the world with all their senses and start asking "why".

Motor and movement

Obstacle courses with props, balancing, walking on orthopaedic foam puzzles, age-appropriate games. Fine motor through scissors, tweezers, beads. Falling isn't a problem, getting back up is what we practice.

Emotions and conflict resolution

Emotion mirrors, friendship posters, situation cards, symbolic play. Children learn to name feelings, ask for a toy with words, wait their turn, and help younger ones express what's bothering them. In a mixed-age group the older ones often step in and mediate, real empathy practice without paper.

Art and creativity

Tempera, collage, mosaic, monotype, modelling clay, natural materials. Techniques grow with the child, from finger painting and sponging to more detailed drawing and combining materials.

Music and rhythm

Songs, rhymes, group dances, simple instruments and recognising different sounds. Music ties to the week's theme; children learn by listening, repeating and moving.

Garden and sustainability

The 300 m² private garden every day. Planting, watering, watching plants grow, feeding birds in winter. The season leads the work: spring for planting, summer for tending, autumn for raking, winter for observing. Real responsibility for a living thing: a small child who waters their own plant doesn't forget that.

Independence and life skills

Serving meals, wiping the table, dressing themselves, caring for the plants and the space. Practical activities in the Montessori spirit. Parents are often surprised how quickly a child starts taking off their own shoes and tidying up at home too.

Every week, a new theme

The month is divided into 4 themes. The picture book, song, art, motor play and sensory activity each week all come from the same theme, so children live through the theme from multiple angles instead of just hearing it.

Themes track the seasons, holidays and natural events the children directly observe, so what they learn stays connected to the real world around them, not just to a picture in a book.