The fifth week of school has quickly arrived! Each day the children become more acclimated to the classroom environment. As time goes by, students continue to express their passion for learning! This week both lower classrooms have introduced new units within the math and language curriculum. In regards to math, the students were presented with...Read More
We had a fantastic time at Seneca Caves on Monday! Thank you for all of your help in making the trip happen. After our tour, the guide pulled me aside to share that our group was the most well-behaved class she had ever had and acknowledged all the great questions your children had. Students jumped...Read More
The fifth week of school has quickly arrived! Each day the children become more acclimated to the classroom environment. As time goes by, students continue to express their passion for learning! This week both lower classrooms have introduced new units within the math and language curriculum. In regards to math, the students were presented with...Read More
We continued studying leaves and trees as we headed outdoors for a hike and tree rubbings. The use of scissors was introduced as children cut clay. Our snapping dressing frame was added to our care of oneself work, and floor sweeping was demonstrated for the care of our environment work. Our first Sensorial unit was...Read More
Introducing our Geography curriculum was a focus this week in Early Childhood. Our sandpaper globe was introduced, as well as our colored continent globe. The first puzzle map, the hemisphere map, was demonstrated and introduced the continents and their names. In Sensorial, students explored our Red Length Rods, teaching visual discrimination of size. Students...Read More
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...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
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...Read More
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...Read More
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!...Read More
