Our pre-writing shelf opened this week as the tracing box was introduced. The tracing box allows us to use our fingers in dry beans to create shapes, lines, and letters. It helps prepare our fingers and hands for formal handwriting. In Practical Life, clipping was added to the shelf. Students use their fine motor skills...Read More

We have entered the month of September with keeping students engaged in learning while introducing new units! In Word Study, students were presented nursery rhymes. Students will be able to apply their knowledge obtained from the previous Word Study unit on rhyming, while exploring different childhood rhymes. Aside from learning nursery rhymes, the children have...Read More

This week in our toddlers’ classroom, the children practiced cutting and matching plastic vegetables. These activities support fine motor development by encouraging cutting, grasping, and holding skills. These fun exercises also help children build coordination and develop logical thinking skills. Cutting and matching vegetables introduces children to real-life tasks in a safe, hands-on way, while...Read More

We have entered the month of September with keeping students engaged in learning while introducing new units! In Word Study, students were presented nursery rhymes. Students will be able to apply their knowledge obtained from the previous Word Study unit on rhyming, while exploring different childhood rhymes. Aside from learning nursery rhymes, the children have...Read More

The students packed a lot of learning into these few days. In history, we studied the Native American timeline, talking about the depth, resilience, and diversity of Indigenous cultures. We also began examining the early European explorers. These conversations are helping students think critically about history, perspective, and the many voices that shape our story....Read More

Here’s the weekly update from the MSBG Adolescent Classroom! Literature Students have now read the first six chapters of The Outsiders and are holding their second Literature Circle discussions. The next section of the book delves into more serious themes, and students may bring thoughtful questions and strong reactions as the plot develops. Writing We’ve launched our...Read More

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...Read More