What a full, fun week! In practical life, we explored hair grooming and wood polishing, both wonderful works to refine hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. The Snake Game was added to the Math shelf; this work teaches linear counting, reinforces the exchanging procedure, and prepares the child for addition. Our next geography unit, My Continent, was...Read More
We began the week discussing Irish culture and heritage as we learned about St. Patrick’s day. Children enjoyed making shamrock art using watercolor and a straw technique! Our science unit was all about transportation. We discovered that transportation can travel by land, air, or water. Many different types of vehicles were explored! The class has...Read More
We’ve had a week full of creativity and learning. Our students showcased their talents during several homework project presentations, where they explored a diverse range of topics, including baking, ironworking, zoology studies, woodworking, candle making, and even skiing! They are also making progress with their informational essay writing, diving into cool subjects like black holes,...Read More
We are grateful some of the teachers were able to travel to the AMS National Conference in Denver, Colorado while others attended virtually. We took part in sessions and workshops to enhance our professional skills and knowledge in Montessori Education. We are renewed with many ideas and plan to incorporate them in the classroom. This week we...Read More
We are grateful some of the teachers were able to travel to the AMS National Conference in Denver, Colorado while others attended virtually. We took part in sessions and workshops to enhance our professional skills and knowledge in Montessori Education. We are renewed with many ideas and plan to incorporate them in the classroom. This week we...Read More
Thank you to all the families who joined us for Music in Our Schools music class! It was so fun! In the classroom this week we added accessories to our hair care works to explore styling! Our next food preparation work was preparing and eating a pancake. The children spread the butter, poured the syrup,...Read More
This week we added yoga cards to our movement shelf. Students can use the movement rug to practice these poses during work time. On the art shelf, we added sponge painting a shamrock. Our food preparation lesson this week was preparing a pancake! Students used many practical life skills including tonging, spreading, pouring and cutting in...Read More
This was a short but exciting week. We introduced a new word study unit and are now working with prefixes and suffixes. The students are discovering how affixes added to root words change the meaning of a word. We had a wonderful trip to the Hayes Museum on Tuesday. The students were able to explore...Read More
This was a short but exciting week. We introduced a new word study unit and are now working with prefixes and suffixes. The students are discovering how affixes added to root words change the meaning of a word. We had a wonderful trip to the Hayes Museum on Tuesday. The students were able to...Read More
Over the next few days, several MSBG teachers are taking part in professional development at the American Montessori Society Conference here in Colorado. The conference is an inspiring opportunity for educators to explore innovative teaching strategies, share best practices, and deepen their understanding of Montessori principles. Our Pi Day celebration was a huge hit! We...Read More
