Our class began exploring time in math! We are learning hours, minutes and how to read digital and analog clocks. In geography, we introduced the next lessons on “Our City”. In sensorial, we demonstrated how to strike a bell and then quickly soften the sound with a damper. These beautiful bells are a foundation...Read More
In math, students are working on fractions. They are working on everything from the subtraction of unlike denominators to the multiplication of decimals. In spelling, students are working on homophones. In writing, students are working on research. In history, students have been working on flag symbolism. In science, we are conducting weather experiments. We have done...Read More
We discussed Martin Luther King Jr this week and how he was a peacemaker. We read stories, talked about his vision he had for the world and how it reflects and affects us today. Kindergartners wrote their own writing pieces on what dreams they have. We introduced new geography and math units this week. Math...Read More
We have started History this week with a focus on colonies and creating their own countries. The fourth years are working on Decanomials, which is a tangible creation of multiplication tables 1-10. We’re excited about science in which we’re learning about atmosphere and pressure, and we have many fun experiments to do for it!...Read More
This week brought us new Science, Geography and Sensorial units! The students began to study Animal Tracks and the science behind different tracks, patterns and habits. Our Geography unit introduced My School which allows students to explore their place in a learning environment, match Montessori work and nomenclature, and write about why they love...Read More
We are at our midyear point and we are moving along quickly with new units and lessons. This week we have introduced new work to word study, geography, and math. Our new word study unit is on homonyms. Homonyms are words that sound the same but may be spelled differently and have different meanings. For...Read More
We are at our midyear point and we are moving along quickly with new units and lessons. This week we have introduced new work to word study, geography, and math. Our new word study unit is on homonyms. Homonyms are words that sound the same but may be spelled differently and have different meanings. For...Read More
We began the week by adding another geography unit; my school. Students discussed how outside their home community they are also part of another special community within MSBG. Works from this unit explored our unique school and reflected our classroom. Students discovered magnetic vs. non-magnetic through our new science unit on magnets. In Practical...Read More
Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed a peaceful winter break. We began our week reviewing our classroom procedures, including how to carefully use our classroom rugs and walk safely in our environment. The students seemed very happy to be back in the classroom! Our first new work of January was drawing snowy scenes...Read More
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and restful break. We reviewed our classroom responsibilities this week as we welcomed one another back to our community. Bouncing on an exercise ball was added to the movement shelf for some large gross motor work! In art we cut snowflakes out of coffee filters...Read More
