We began our noun study work – the Farm!  Students use this beautiful, engaging work to label different nouns as they set up their own farm. Sensorial brought us two new units!  We introduced bell matching, an excellent way for students to train the ear to recognize matching notes throughout the C scale. Students also had the opportunity...Read More

Happy Montessori Education Week!  We loved celebrating Montessori with all of our students and families this week.  We dressed in our school colors, enjoyed crazy hair and outfits, wore tie dye, supported our communities, and enjoyed a special PJ Day!  In the classroom, we also explored a new science unit on calendar and weather.  Students...Read More

Thank you to all the families for attending Conferences last week! We love to share all the amazing lessons the children are exploring and the growth they are demonstrating! This week in practical life we began exploring Nuts and Bolts. These works continue to emphasize the importance of concentration and independence and strengthen the child’s  fine...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.  At the easel, we painted bright pink sparkly hearts! We also had a special book and class treat, as well as passed out individual Valentine cards brought from home.  In sensorial, we added...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. This work incorporates coloring, using art doppers to create the mask and tail, in addition to pin punching the mask eyes...Read More

Early Childhood was busy this week with so many new works across all curriculum areas! 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. On our sensorial shelves we introduced a new unit-rough and smooth. The geo-solid bases...Read More

This week brought us a new Science unit! Students began to study Animal Tracks and the science behind different tracks, patterns and habits. In Math, students began studying the cubing chains. This activity teaches the child skip counting which is preparation for multiplication. It also indirectly prepares the child to understand cubing numbers. It is...Read More

Early Childhood was busy this week with so many new works across all curriculum areas! Our new Geography Unit, My State, explores all the special features of Ohio. We also learned about the next unit, My Country. These works focus on the attributes of the United States and locations within our country. Our new Math unit,...Read More

This week brought us new Science and Geography units! In science we began investigating magnets and exploring their invisible magnetic attractions. Students could use different works to test magnetism and explored painting with magnetic materials on the art shelf. Our new Geography unit introduced My School and allows the students to explore their place in a learning...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...Read More