“The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people.”                      -Maria Montessori  Children enrich their vocabulary in the classroom by listening to books, retelling the story, naming objects, and...Read More

This week for our practical life lessons students worked on tonging and wet pruring. This this work students learn pouring skills and gain fine motor strength in their fingers and hands. Together we explored the woods and the trail looking for signs of autumn. It was a great week! Read More

  This week our Toddler class continued to work on their fine and gross motor skills by scrubbing the pumpkins we would use to make our famous pumpkin cake. Toddlers enjoyed continuing their pumpkin theme and making pumpkin cake. We also practiced our practical life skills while baking and cleaning the classroom after baking.Read More

This week our class continued to work on Practical Life Skills. In Montessori, Practical Life skills help to develop motor control and coordination. It also helps to develop independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility. This sponge work activity helps prepare toddlers to work with pencils by strengthening their fine motor muscles in their fingers...Read More

Exploring nature and learning to care for our environment is a critical component of our Montessori Curriculum.  We spent the week exploring and caring for the environment. The class learned to take care of the birds by filling up the bird feeders outside. They learned how to use the scoop to put the seed into...Read More