Preschool: Turkey, Turkey, Where’s Your Egg?
“Turkey, turkey, where’s your egg? Somebody took it from your nest. Guess who?” the children sang with delight on a Thursday afternoon...
Pre-Primary: Learning about the World…
The globes came out on the geography shelf; they are intriguing as a part of our birthday circles, a representation of our earth and of...
Kindergarten: 10 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Do Chores
A favorite Montessori blog, Trillium Montessori, recently posted a helpful list of ideas to encourage children to help around the home....
How to Discipline your Children Without Rewards or Punishment
It is very tempting to use rewards and punishments when disciplining your child, especially since they often do work in the short-term. ...
Kindergarten: Raising Empathetic Children
Why should we worry about teaching empathy in schools and at home? “Empathy is probably the greatest single gift of our species. We...
Pre-Primary: Learning About Feelings...
One of the topics discussed at our peace circle in the beginning of the year is feelings. Young children are learning to recognize other...
Seedlings: Nature Play in the Courtyard
This past week we had the chance to take all of the children out to the courtyard behind our playground. This trip gave the group a...
Preschool: Plants and Animals
Our science curriculum begins with an introduction to living and non-living things. The children learn that living things need air, water...
Kindergarten: Exploring the 100 Board
“I found 21!” “Is this 72 or 27?” “Where does this number go?” were some of the questions that a group of children asked one another as...
Pre-Primary: Composting and Recycling…
We recently introduced the compost bin and recycling bin into the classroom. They were introduced as a part of our peace curriculum. We...