As our school year comes to an end, we have many classroom routines and traditions we partake in. Students take responsibility and ownership as they help close down the environment. They help clean and scrub their cubbies, polish our beautiful wooden Montessori materials, and dust off our shelves. We always take time to reflect and...Read More

Our new science unit was about life cycles. We explored the life cycle of plants, insects, amphibians, and chicks. In Practical life, we used a grater to grate soap and then a hand-whisk to whisk and make bubbles! We also made bubble prints for a fun art lesson by blowing through a straw to make...Read More

April showers bring May flowers! This week, we learned about flower arranging and made a tulip flower artwork using paint and forks! We finished up a beautiful Mother’s day project and the children are excited to honor their special Mamas. More Practical Life lessons included using a strainer and transferring pins into a salt shaker....Read More

This week children explored the concept of sink vs float as they experimented with a variety of objects in water! Our next science unit was all about birds. We identified many different kinds of birds, parts of a bird, and a life cycle of a bird. The children enjoyed one of the quails from Upper...Read More

We continued our polishing skills in practical life as we polished a ceramic bunny! Our new food preparation work was peeling and slicing a hard-boiled egg! In geography, the next continent study was all about Africa! We discovered what types of lands, places, countries, people, and animals are found in Africa! For some fun spring themed...Read More

We introduced a new Sensorial unit on pressure. Students used pressure cylinders to press their thumbs on to match the amount of pressure used. Our new science unit was all about the amazing human body! Students learned about and labeled organs, studied the different layers and systems that make up our bodies, explored a stethoscope...Read More

We began the week with a new math unit about time. Children learn time on the hour and half-hour as they explore analog and digital clock faces. In Practical Life we added tools such as a garlic press or juicer to transfer water from one to one. Wood polishing was also added to the shelf....Read More

This week, we had many new practical life and sensorial works! In practical life, the braid board was introduced to learn how to use three strands of rope to make a braid. Our new unit was all about exploring nuts and bolts as children used their hands and fingers to twist. Geo-boards were also added...Read More

Happy Montessori Education Week! Our class enjoyed all the daily festivities as we celebrated our school and everyone who helps to make it what it is! This week we created peace people that represent each one of us in our class community. These are displayed in our peace corner around the globe as we celebrate with...Read More

This week we discussed President’s day through books and coloring sheets. In Practical Life, our hair care unit was introduced! These works let the child explore different kinds of brushes and combs to use on a variety of hair textures. We also talked about grooming animals and pets. As an extension, Miss Brenda brought in...Read More