A lot has happened in the past two months within our classroom communities. The students have learned so much already, and normalization within the classrooms has begun. This week students were presented with new math and language lessons. On the math unit shelf,  children could start exploring work on expanded notation. Some of the works...Read More

A lot has happened in the past two months within our classroom communities. The students have learned so much already, and normalization within the classrooms has begun. This week students were presented with new math and language lessons. On the math unit shelf,  children could start exploring work on expanded notation. Some of the works...Read More

This week for our practical life lessons students worked on tonging and wet pruring. This this work students learn pouring skills and gain fine motor strength in their fingers and hands. Together we explored the woods and the trail looking for signs of autumn. It was a great week! Read More

  We’ve exercised our minds and bodies by playing strategic ‘capture the flag’ in our Woods property. Ms. Sam’s  P.E. curriculum has focused on using Montessori practices of grace, courtesy, and sportsmanship in our activities. We’ve elevated physical education into social habits and advanced learning skills. The students hold group discussions on their rules and...Read More

  This week our students had the opportunity to learn in various settings. In math, students learned about numbers that were greater than, less than, or equal to through various materials such as the binomial cube.  We also introduced blue constructive triangles to help students use their different sizes and explore other shapes. To help...Read More

This week we began our new special Math Unit, Fractions!  Students explore different parts of a whole to understand this new concept. The Montessori Fraction Skittles allow the students to feel 1, ½, ⅓, and ¼ and compare the parts. We also introduced the Numerical Rods and Numerals to our Math shelf – a concrete...Read More

  This week was a busy one for our Middle School Classroom! We finished up the Geography unit on Africa with a poste gallery tour of several different nations of Africa. Next on our list is South America.  As the weather cools, we plan to spend more time around our outdoor classroom firepit for Literature...Read More

This week our students were busy learning in and outside of the classroom! Students learned about the Natives of the Northeast region. We made Seminole fry bread and pumpkin butter, which were a big hit! In Math, students worked on common factors, prime factors, and multiplication. In Geometry, students worked on angles. For 5th- year...Read More