We introduced how to identify nouns in our classroom environment, and it is always fun to watch what students notice and write on their lists! In practical life, we demonstrated banana slicing, using a special slicer. Students could prepare this food and then enjoy eating. Also in practical life, we introduced yarn snipping and the...Read More
Celebrating Chinese New Year this week was a focus in Early Childhood! We created dragon masks and tails and had a special parade throughout the school with our West classroom and Toddler classroom friends. Our beautiful light table was introduced to the classroom. This work allows children to explore color and shape and how light refraction...Read More
We began our week with a new our geography unit-My School! My School allows the students to explore their place in a learning environment, match Montessori work and nomenclature, and write about why they love MSBG! In math, we explored money and learned the names and values of coins and bills. Our sensorial bells shelves...Read More
Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed a peaceful winter break. We began our week reviewing our classroom procedures, including how to carefully use our classroom rugs and walk safely in our environment. The students seemed very happy to be back in the classroom! Our first new work of January was drawing snowy scenes with...Read More
This week we began studying the traditions and customs of the Christmas holiday. We explored the Nativity story, and students could recreate a Nativity scene. Decorating a Christmas tree was also a new work added to our science and culture shelf. In practical life, we decorated lego Christmas trees. Our class explored wrapping, addressing, and...Read More
What a busy week in Early Childhood! As we approach the holiday season, we studied the cultural traditions and customs of Hanukkah. We explored a menorah, the dreidel game, and creating the star of David on the easel. We also began exploring our second cultural study of the holiday season, which included all the beautiful colors...Read More
We introduced an engaging and special Montessori math material this week-the squaring chains. These materials explore the concept of skip counting, sets and multiplication. Younger students can explore them sensorially, while others utilize the number tags to label and extend learning. On the practical life shelf, we added lacing cards and putting on gloves and...Read More
Our week began with a fun music class involving families! Thank you to everyone who was able to join Miss Jenn and the students, they truly enjoyed it! We also learned about peaceful yoga and managing stress from the Wood County Hospital presentation, and practiced methods of meditation. We continued fall-themed practical life lessons this...Read More
Sensory experiences were a big part of our work this week! The Sound/No Sound unit was added to our sensorial shelf. This work aims to refine the sense of sound while students explore matching sound cylinders, mystery bags of differing sounds, and using a quiet rug. The quiet rug is a special work in the classroom where...Read More
What a beautiful fall week in EC East! We began the week with a new math unit exploring greater than, less than and equal to. Our first food prep lesson was shared with the students – grape plucking. This work is part of our practical life curriculum and allows the student to understand the process...Read More