In the Lower Elementary classroom, Zoology is a favorite among the students because many are interested in the natural world. We follow our study of living things by following the Timeline of Life that was introduced with the Second Great Lesson. We have completed our study of invertebrates and have moved on to the study of fish, the...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
Happy October! This is the month that we look for normalization in the classroom. We are well on our way! This week, students were introduced to a new unit in history. This unit stems from the Second Great Lesson, The Coming of Life. On the shelf, students can explore works pertaining to The Timeline of Life...Read More
Happy October! This is the month that we look for normalization in the classroom. We are well on our way! This week, students were introduced to a new unit in history. This unit stems from the Second Great Lesson, The Coming of Life. On the shelf, students can explore works pertaining to The Timeline of Life...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
In Upper, we went on an in-class gemstone dig, identified which gems we found, and researched and wrote about them. In History, we dove into the lineage of humans. In Biology, students studied living organisms, plant root structures, and 6th years studied the pelvis bones (it went as well as expected). In Math, students practiced...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
We continue to move forward with new lessons and continue to build our classroom community. Montessori education focuses on the whole child, so while we have academic lessons, we also work just as diligently on peer interactions and conflict resolution. The Wood County Parks visited us on Tuesday in coordination with our Botany Unit. We...Read More
Fall is among us! Our new science unit this week was all about apples! We learned about parts of an apple, different kinds of apples, and tasted a red delicious, golden delicious, granny smith, and gala apple. Thank you to the families who donated apples to this unit! We also painted an apple on the...Read More
We continue to move forward with new lessons and continue to build our classroom community. Montessori education focuses on the whole child, so while we have academic lessons, we also work just as diligently on peer interactions and conflict resolution. The Wood County Parks visited us on Tuesday. In coordination with our Botany Unit, we...Read More
