We began our noun study work, the farm!  Students use this beautiful, engaging work to label different nouns as they set up their own farms.  In math, we introduced money, learning the names and values of coins and bills.  This integrated unit involves real money, cooperative games, artwork, and literature.  Additionally, our next geography...Read More

Happy Montessori Education Week!  We loved celebrating Montessori with all of our students and families this week.  We dressed as superheroes, decked ourselves out in past decade wear, wore our favorite colors, supported our communities, and enjoyed a special PJ Day!  In the classroom, we also explored a new science unit on the human body. ...Read More

Many new Practical Life lessons were added this week in the EC East classroom! Students had the opportunity to practice their skills with wood polishing, using a tiny amount of wood polish to buff then polish our beautiful wood pieces. We also explored Grooming, part of our self-care unit. In Sensorial, we introduced the remaining...Read More

  This week 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, banana slicing with a special slicer was demonstrated to students. They also got to enjoy the bananas that they prepared. We also introduced pouring...Read More

  Early Childhood was busy this week with many new works across all curriculum areas! First, our beautiful light table was introduced to the classroom. This work allows children to explore color and shape and how light refraction enhances our colorful, transparent mediums. Our sensory area also introduced our next shape box, the Rectangle Box. ...Read More

  We focused on celebrating the Chinese New Year this week in Early Childhood! We created dragon masks and tails and had a special parade with our West and Toddler classroom friends throughout the school.  In science, we began investigating magnets and even explored painting with magnetic materials on the art shelf.  In art, we...Read More

  Our class began exploring time in math!  We are learning hours, minutes and how to read digital and analog clocks.  In geography, we introduced the next lessons on “Our City”.  In sensorial, we demonstrated how to strike a bell and then quickly soften the sound with a damper.  These beautiful bells are a foundation...Read More

  This week brought us new Science, Geography and Sensorial units! The students began to study Animal Tracks and the science behind different tracks, patterns and habits. Our Geography unit introduced My School which allows students to explore their place in a learning environment, match Montessori work and nomenclature, and write about why they love...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...Read More

  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 a sugar cookie, spreading icing and using colored sprinkles.  Our class explored wrapping, addressing,...Read More