September 15, 2023

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Last week, we mentioned that we completed telling the stories of the Five Great Lessons.  The Fifth Great Lesson: How Numbers Began has prompted us to start a new unit in History.  This new unit is based on Roman Numerals and Egyptian Numeration.  The Romans used seven capital letters of the alphabet to stand for...
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The EC East classroom began their new Science unit this week, Apples! The students had the opportunity to sort and label different varieties of apples and explore apple nomenclature, writing booklets and puzzles. We even taste-tested different apple varieties and voted on our favorite! Practical Life introduced cutting clay and clipping clothespins – both directly...
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We are in the full swing of things in Upper Elementary. It’s been nice getting into a routine and flow. Next Monday, September 18th, we will go on a field trip to Seneca Caverns in Bellevue, Ohio. Seneca Caverns is one of Ohio’s largest underground caverns and one of America’s most fascinating geological wonders! I...
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Our toddlers have many opportunities to practice practical life skills within the classroom. Practical life activities in Montessori are purposeful activity, developing motor control and coordination, and developing independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility. All of September, we are studying apples, how they grow, their colors, and varieties. We are cooking with apples too!...
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Last week, we mentioned that we completed telling the stories of the Five Great Lessons.  The Fifth Great Lesson: How Numbers Began has prompted us to start a new unit in History.  This new unit is based on Roman Numerals and Egyptian Numeration.   The Romans used seven capital letters of the alphabet to stand for...
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Fall is soon approaching, which led us to our first science unit this week all about leaves and trees! We studied parts of a leaf, parts of a tree, and identified many different kinds of leaves. Our first pre-writing work was shown being the tracing box. Using two fingers, children trace shapes, lines, and letters...
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