We continued studying leaves and trees as we headed outdoors for a hike and tree rubbings. The use of scissors was introduced as children cut clay. Our snapping dressing frame was added to our care of oneself work, and floor sweeping was demonstrated for the care of our environment work. Our first Sensorial unit was...Read More

Fall is soon approaching, which led us to our first science unit this week all about leaves and trees! We studied parts of a leaf, parts of a tree, and identified many different kinds of leaves. Our first pre-writing work was shown being the tracing box. Using two fingers, children trace shapes, lines, and letters...Read More

We hope everyone had a relaxing Labor Day weekend! Our class welcomed this week with many more practical life works. Tonging from one container to another was introduced, as well as our first care of oneself work and the zipping dressing frame. We also had our practical life baskets on the shelf that allowed the...Read More

Welcome to Early Childhood! We are looking forward to a wonderful school year with your children. We continue to set the foundation this week as we introduce new areas of the classroom. Our shelves are slowly turning around allowing the child to learn and choose work gradually. We introduced our Peace Corner, which includes how...Read More

It’s hard to believe that our school year is almost over! We continue to close our class community. Each student scrubbed out their cubby from the year. We made friendship pins and delivered them to our friends as we honored all the memories and friendships that were made! We also had our last food preparation...Read More

The hallways were filled with the smell of cinnamon this week! It was our turn for the special annual bread-making process! Each child used all their practical life skills learned from the entire year! They were so proud of this culminating work, and we hope you got to enjoy their bread together at home! In...Read More

We began the week with our Festival of the Arts! Our students did an excellent job showcasing their musical skills at our program! We also enjoyed being an audience for the other grades’ performances! Our last geography unit was introduced; my universe. The full “my place in the world” was reflected through the nesting boxes....Read More

We introduced a new science unit this week, all about insects! Children explored, matched, identified, and labeled the parts of many different kinds of bugs! In Practical Life, we introduced washing a baby doll for the care of others. This multi-step work also helps to reinforce how to care for yourself when washing in a...Read More

  This week we introduced a new math unit on the concept of addition. Students learned that two smaller numbers are put together to make a larger one. We also had a new sensorial unit out on smelling. We used our olfactory senses to identify and match a variety of scents. In Practical Life, students...Read More

  This week we discussed Earth Day and how we can help take care of our planet. We created finger painting earth art, and our science unit was all about recycling, reducing, and reusing! Our Peace lesson included building a rock cairn to find balance and harmony with Earth. We also introduced a fun, cube-building...Read More