The hallways were filled with the smell of cinnamon this week! It was our turn for the special annual bread-making process! Each child used all their practical life skills learned from the entire year! They were so proud of this culminating work, and we hope you got to enjoy their bread together at home! In...Read More
Our final food preparation this year was making bean burritos! Students used all of their practical life skills to tong, spoon, roll, and taste bean burritos. We also added flower arranging on our shelves. On the movement shelf, we added using a balance beam and, in peace, a liquid stepping tile. As we...Read More
Our classroom has been busy this week! First, our third-year students visited the BG Community Center for the Bike Safety Program and saw some neat performances. We also got to celebrate the Festival of the Arts by watching our friends perform and then perform ourselves on Wednesday. In Math, we started learning about story problems...Read More
Our classroom has been busy this week! First, our third-year students visited the BG Community Center for the Bike Safety Program and saw some neat performances. We also got to celebrate the Festival of the Arts by watching our friends perform and then perform ourselves on Wednesday. In Math, we started learning about story problems...Read More
We began the week with our Festival of the Arts! Our students did an excellent job showcasing their musical skills at our program! We also enjoyed being an audience for the other grades’ performances! Our last geography unit was introduced; my universe. The full “my place in the world” was reflected through the nesting boxes....Read More
Our final Geography unit was introduced this week – My Universe. This is the capstone of our Montessori Geography curriculum and focuses primarily on the planets, solar system and offers a glimpse of our universe as a whole. The ten geography units we study aim to allow the child to formulate an understanding of “ME...Read More
We introduced a new science unit this week, all about insects! Children explored, matched, identified, and labeled the parts of many different kinds of bugs! In Practical Life, we introduced washing a baby doll for the care of others. This multi-step work also helps to reinforce how to care for yourself when washing in a...Read More
Our new science unit this week was learning about life cycles! We explored many hands-on works, including models of the life cycles of a butterfly, ladybug, chicken, and a sea turtle. We investigated how tadpoles turned into frogs, made booklets of different animals, and made playdough models of life cycle stages. Sensorially, we explored puzzles...Read More
Hello families! This week we continued our work on K’nex to explore the concepts of lift, force, gravity, inclined plane, simple machines, and so on. We have projects each week that involve intricate building schematics, and we work together cooperatively to meet our goals. In addition, we have our biology and botany lessons this week,...Read More
As we approach the end of the school year, excitement and anticipation begin to take over. However, there is still work to be done in the classroom. Our 3rd-year students continue working on their Imaginary Island project, and our 2nd-year students are finishing their Western State research projects. Once they are finished, they will present their final...Read More