Montessori School · La Jolla · Ages infant–6 · Bilingual EN/ES
Montessori by the Sea
A private, year-round Montessori preschool
Why Montessori by the Sea?
- Authentic Montessori education — classrooms equipped with Montessori material.
- Individualized education — low student-to-teacher ratio (5:1).
- Highly trained, caring and seasoned Montessori teachers.
- English/Spanish bilingual immersion — plus extensive extra-curricular programs.
Nestled in the heart of La Jolla, Montessori by the Sea is a private, year-round preschool that follows the Montessori method, serving children from infancy through age 6. We provide a strong and authentic Montessori curriculum in a loving, caring environment, with extracurricular programs during the school day: creative arts, music and movement, sports, theater, grace and courtesy, community service and more.
743 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Join our Montessori by the Sea family — download the school application No application fee · space is very limited
The Apple Book
Drag the page to turn · Drag the glass across it
Montessori by the Sea · 743 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 · montessoribythesea.org · info@montessoribythesea.org
🌱 The Apple Life Cycle Journey
🏠 Home Connection
👨👩👧 Parent Sign-In
Sign in to open the activities for your child — progress is saved to your account and synced to the cloud.
config.js (or you are offline). Progress stays on this device as guest.Signed in as 👋
Your child's progress is saved to your account on this device and synced to the cloud.
🐚 Parent Hub
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🎨 Gallery of the month — The Apple
What we are studying this month, all in one place.
👪 Parent & Teacher Guide
📖 How to use this guide
This app is a step-by-step journey through the Apple Life Cycle for you and your child (19–30 months). The interface is in English for you; the voice speaks Spanish, because that is the language your child is learning. Each step has a parent card (what to do at home, what to say in Spanish) and an interactive activity for your child. The child only needs to tap — repetition is the key at this age, and there are no "bad" mistakes.
💡 Tip: sit with your child, name what they touch, and repeat the Spanish words after the voice. Keep sessions to 10–15 minutes.
🗣️ You will hear phrases like: «¿Dónde está...?» = Where is...? · «Toca» = Touch · «¡Muy bien!» = Great job! · «Otra vez» = Again.
🍎 Montessori Week: The Apple
School's weekly theme: apple life cycle · parts of the apple · land, air and water · September 16 (Mexican Independence Day).
🗣️ Spanish vocabulary of the week
✋ Verbs we practice
lavar = wash · cortar = cut · pelar = peel · batir = blend · untar = spread · aplastar = mash · sembrar = plant · regar = water · contar = count · comer = eat · tomar = drink.
🧠 Montessori areas covered by the theme
- Practical life: cutting and peeling apples with real tools in a prepared environment (fine motor skills, autonomy, self-esteem).
- Language: 3-part cards for the life cycle and the parts of the apple (image + word).
- Sensorial: observe the color of the skin, smell, taste (sweet or sour) and touch the flesh; compare the seeds of different apples.
- Math: counting 1 to 5 with apples and the symbol-quantity relationship.
- Music: «De dentro de una manzana, la oruguita mira hacia afuera» (a Mozart adaptation from The Magic Flute).
📌 Montessori presentation: present the material first (2 to 5 minutes, in silence), name each part only once, and leave the material within the child's reach. "Follow the child": observe and allow free repetition.
🏠 Home Connection — this month
The school's monthly sheet now lives in the app: the key words and the daily phrases with the Spanish voice, the family challenge of the week and the songs — all on your phone, with no YouTube.
🎵 Songs of the week
Drop each video inside apple_guide/videos/ with the exact name shown, and it will play right here — no internet needed.
✅ Montessori week checklist
Check what you have done at home or at school. It is saved on this device.