As we approach the holiday season, our first cultural study explores the traditions and customs of Hanukkah. We explored a menorah, the dreidel game, and creating the star of David on the easel. Toward the end of the week, we began exploring our second cultural study of the holiday season, which included all the beautiful...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

We continued fall-themed practical life lessons this week, including feathers in a turkey and creating a cornucopia!  We will use these items next week for our feast.  We also introduced place setting, silverware sorting, and napkin rolling.  In writing, we added the inset portion to the metal insets.  On the art shelf, students could create...Read More

This week we began our new special Math Unit, Fractions!  Students explore different parts of a whole to understand this new concept. The Montessori Fraction Skittles allow the child to feel 1, ½, ⅓, and ¼ and compare the parts. In sensorial, we added the binomial cube, giving students the opportunity to explore the foundations...Read More

We began our week with a spooky sensory bowl! Students used a slotted spoon to sift through rice for silly and spooky objects.  Our classroom also carved a Jack-O-Lantern, voting on the shapes for the eyes, nose, and mouth.  We then roasted the seeds and enjoyed them together as a community! Also, in practical life,...Read More

What a great week celebrating Fall! The students had the opportunity to explore many different holiday works and practice their fine motor skills and concentration. Works included spider web marble art, painting a pumpkin at the easel, and several harvest lessons that strengthened coordination and concentration. On Monday, the kindergarteners enjoyed a field trip to...Read More

Fun pumpkin exploration was a large part of our week in EC!  We began with polishing gourds in practical life, as well as pounding tees into a pumpkin.  On the art shelf, we drew faces on a pumpkin with markers. We also created chalk pumpkins by blending yellow and red. On the science shelf, we...Read More

This week, we explored our new Math unit, Greedy Duck! This special unit introduces greater than, less than, and equal to. Our Practical Life shelves integrated the new works of sponge squeezing and hammering. Both are new techniques to strengthen hand-eye coordination and hand muscles. We also enjoyed Pickle Tasting, a fun Gustatory lesson comparing...Read More

We began our geography unit “ME and My Place in the World” this week.  This unit is introduced at the beginning of the school year and is specifically designed for a child to recognize and explore parts of the human body and understand that he is unique! Works include Skin/Muscle/Bone puzzles, nomenclature, matching, books, and...Read More

This week, we opened the Writing shelf and introduced the Metal Inset Frames. This classic Montessori material is foundational and allows the child to strengthen fine motor skills and pencil grip in preparation for writing. We also began a new Science Unit, Trees and Leaves. Works include matching leaves, sorting types, 3-part nomenclature cards, writing...Read More