Our first work of the week was taste testing chips, salsa, and guacamole in honor of Cinco de Mayo! We discussed their differences, similarities, and took a vote on our favorite. The peaceful and delicate river rocks were introduced to the movement shelf, which aims to increase balance, core strength, and stability. Our peace corner...Read More
Our final Geography unit was introduced this week – My Universe. This is the capstone of our Montessori Geography curriculum and focuses primarily on the planets, the solar system, and offers a glimpse of our universe as a whole. The ten geography units we studied this year aim to allow the child to formulate an...Read More
We explored a new math unit this week-graphing! Students graphed animals, colors, and even their own fingerprints. In sensorial, pressure cylinders were introduced. On the art shelf, we added spring art using forks to paint tulips. Our practical life work this week focused on the care of self-fingernail scrubbing! We also enjoyed a special presentation...Read More
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
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
It was a busy week in Early Childhood East! Our lessons began with the introduction of our new science unit – Transportation! This work explores different forms of vehicle movement and allows the students to use their imagination while learning what types of vehicles move between land, air and water. These lessons also included an...Read More
Happy Montessori Education Week! We loved celebrating Montessori with all of our students and families this week. We dressed as teachers, wore our wackiest hairstyles, supported our community helpers, and enjoyed a special PJ Day! In the classroom, we also explored bell matching and added our 1000 roll to our math shelf. We created peace...Read More
Welcome back! Thank you again to all the families for your time and conversation during conferences! Students were able to enjoy another practical life food preparation work this week, Spreading Jam on a Cracker. This lesson emphasizes the skill of holding and using a spreader, concentrating on spreading jam, and of course eating the finished...Read More
We celebrated Valentine’s Day this week in EC! On the art shelf we colored, cut, and delivered a Valentine to a friend. We also had a special book and class treat, as well as passed out individual Valentine cards brought from home. We also painted a heart at the easel. We are looking forward to...Read More
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
