“Nothing comes to the intellect that is not first in the senses.” The Secret of Childhood, Maria Montessori A cornerstone of Montessori education is engaging all the senses for learning. The children experienced heavy and light by picking up, or trying to pick up, a large heavy pumpkin
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Parents corner: Parents often ask, “How do you get the children to clean up?” In the Montessori classroom we start by modeling what we want the children to do. We model how to clean up after ourselves, how to get works ready for the next person and
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With the start of the fall, we have introduced many new activities that highlight the various elements of the fall season. In science we have been studying plants and trees. We have cards that demonstrate the different parts of the leaf, tree, and root. We conducted our
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You may see photos of the children with red plastic object in their mouths. These mouth works are specific to each child and allow the child to teeth safely. When we see a child put something in his or her mouth we let the child know the
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Hope you all are doing well! It has been great a first month back with all of your little ones! To recap on the past month, we began our year by settling the students into the Montessori environment by implementing normalization practices. Normalization, in the Montessori method,
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SONGS Alligator Pie Alligator, alligator, alligator pie. If I don’t get some, I think I’m gonna cry! You can take away the green grass, Take away the sky, But please don’t take away my alligator pie! Continent Song Tell me the continents, tell me the continents, Tell
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We are hoping to be on the playground for pickup next month.Please help your child be independent and dress them in clothes they can quickly and easily remove: – No zips, snaps or buttons – No overalls, onesies – Pull on or elastic waist pants – Shirts
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