Preschool: We Love Books
Our library is a common place to find children during work time in the Preschool classroom. The shelves are frequently rotated with...
Preschool: The Parts of a Flower
As part of our current Botany study in science, we are focusing on flowers. Holly brought in an array of flowers to show the children...
Preschool: The Water Cycle
“The rain goes into the brook, the brook goes into the stream, the stream goes into the river all the way out to the sea. The sea goes...
Preschool: Orange Juicing
“Mmmm. That’s delicious!” exclaimed a very enthusiastic child after taking a sip of his fresh squeezed orange juice. The work was...
Preschool: Conversations on Nature
A teacher picked up an acorn off the ground and asked a group of young wide-eyed nature observers, “What is this?” “An acorn,” many of...
Preschool: Mindfulness
Every morning, the preschool children begin their day with a bit of mindfulness, a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on...
Preschool: Geography
“North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia…don’t forget Australia, don’t forget Antarctica…” a group of children is overheard...
Preschool: Pre-handwriting
After seeing a new pre-handwriting material presented during morning circle, a child was observed choosing it as her first work of the...
Preschool: Number Bags
Learning mathematical concepts in a Montessori classroom begins concretely and progresses towards the abstract. Many of the preschool...
Preschool: The Wonders of Sensorial
“Wow, we did it!” exclaimed a proud group of children as they admired their towers made of pink cubes and brown prisms. This was surely...