Fall fun! This week the weather has been perfect for outside exploration! Children have had the opportunity to visit the garden daily, noting changes and watering the plants. Inside our classroom provides much learning and growth, language and math activities are plentiful. The children enjoy art and socializing with each other. Our practical life work...Read More

Baking with apples this week! Together we followed a recipe for apple muffins; mixing, measuring, stirring and scooping into the muffin tin. We talked about how much flour and sugar to add, all the while counting as we added the ingredients. Children commented about the sweet smell as they added the cinnamon! Other practical life...Read More

Apple season! Toddlers use all their senses to explore and learn about their world! This month we have tasted different varieties and colors of apples, smelled apples and sorted colors of apples too! This week we made applesauce together; mixing, measuring and stirring the ingredients,  smelling the sweet cinnamon as it cooked! This is real...Read More

Greetings from the Toddler class! This weather has been so enjoyable. Most mornings you will find us in the garden; watering plants, digging in the soil and exploring the many vegetable and flowering plants. We have learned that red tomatoes taste much better than green tomatoes and squash is too hard to bite into. Care...Read More

Fantastic beginning to the new school year! The toddler students are getting to know each other, making friends and learning all about Montessori. Students have been introduced to a variety of work in the classroom. Practical life opportunities are plentiful in the toddler classroom. Children are learning to pour, use eating utensils and fold laundry....Read More

This week has been food preparation week! Children enjoyed making mini pizzas, cutting cucumbers and making fresh squeezed lemonade! Through practice children learn to master everyday skills such as spooning, tonging and using a knife. Other practical life work this week included chair scrubbing; one of the many activities that foster care of the environment....Read More

It’s so unbelievable that we are nearing the end of the school year! It has been a year of continued growth in all areas; physically and cognitively! Our toddler students have become very independent, being able to do so many everyday tasks for themselves! I am very proud of all they can do! Math work...Read More

Whisking, pouring, spooning and tonging, oh my! Oh the wonderful learning experiences we have through practical life work! Noted in the pictures above children are using a whisk with water and soap to make bubbles! Other practical life work includes real jobs within the classroom such as folding towels and helping with the laundry! Check...Read More

Teamwork! Part of our Montessori Toddler curriculum includes grace and courtesy. Children are involved in team building work to strengthen friendships and character. Pulling that wagon through the stones (as seen in the picture) takes a group effort with lots of communication between students! Children collaborate to make group art, help each other clean up...Read More

April showers bring May flowers! Let’s hope so! Outdoor education continues to be an important part of our Montessori curriculum. We have had several opportunities to walk the trail, look for birds and turn over logs and rocks to find insects! Pictured are toddler classmates enjoying lunch outside. In our classroom we have started watermelon,...Read More