This week in Early Childhood, we introduced our geography curriculum. The sandpaper globe was introduced as well as our colored continent globe. Our first puzzle map was also presented, and we demonstrated the continents and their names. For our sensory unit, students had the opportunity to explore the Red Length Rods to help teach them...Read More

  This week the EC East classroom worked on their Peace Curriculum by creating family picture books, painting unique and personal stick pieces, and sand affirmations. Sand affirmations involve our children reading and affirming something kind about themselves as they scoop and transfer colored sand. We use one color of sand each month and then...Read More

What an exciting and special week in EC! We had our Festival of the Arts this week and our students were so proud to show their families all the wonderful things they do in Music, Art, and P.E! What a wonderful music informance! Our Kindergartners also went on a field trip to Wintergarden Park for...Read More

Early Childhood continues with food preparation work-making bean burritos!  We enjoyed this independent, multi-step process in our classrooms.  In Geography, the continents of Europe and Antarctica were studied this week.  Students explored some of the many cultures in each continent, as well as the maps and landmarks.  In East, pins in a shaker and flower arranging were new...Read More

EC began the week by celebrating the season of Spring! We made “dirt dessert” by whisking pudding, crushing oreo’s and tonging in worms! New science units were also introduced as the East class now learned all about dinosaurs while West explored the wonders of Ocean Life! New sensorial units were also demonstrated including thermic (hot/cold) and pressure...Read More

This week, Early Childhood students refined another food preparation skill, spreading!  Students could choose from two choices of jam to spread onto a cracker and enjoy their self-prepared snack.  On the art shelf, shamrock straw art and cutting a shamrock were new works, as well as sponge painting using a stencil.  In the East class,...Read More

Early Childhood introduced new math units this week. West is now learning about money and identifying the names and values of coins while East is learning about time and telling time on the hour and half-hour. East students also added swaddling and diapering a baby doll to Practical Life; a wonderful care for other work!...Read More

We celebrated Montessori Education Week with a “Keep Calm and Read On!” theme!  Students and staff enjoyed 5 special days of school spirit, dress up days, and celebrations.  We love MSBG and appreciate all of our students, families and staff!  To kick off Montessori Education Week, EC created peace people to add to our peace corner.  Students decorated...Read More

We began our week in EC discussing President’s Day and highlighting some of our famous past Presidents. We read books and had some related coloring pages as well. This week in the East classroom, students matched bells in Sensorial, created beautiful watercolor paintings in art, and polished wood for a new Practical Life work.They also...Read More

Love is in the air as we celebrated Valentine’s Day this week with our classroom community. Students delivered their valentines and we enjoyed a special treat together. We also introduced the next geography unit on “my city.” We talked about how the school is in the city of Bowling Green and what other cities our...Read More