Tag: #learned
Guinea Pigs Are Fragile
We learned a valuable lesson this week on how easily our beloved guinea pigs can get injured and ill. Poor Bullwinkle got dropped, breaking off his 2 front teeth too short for him to properly eat. He soon got a respiratory infection and lost tons of weight. Two expensive visits to the vet later, he […]
Making it Work!
How things work week is always a lot of fun. We even had a guest teacher, Mr. Green Jeans (otherwise known as John Loy, my wonderful spouse) who came to show off his beloved studio work truck complete with a thousand tools and electricity. The kids especially enjoyed getting lifted with the jack and riding […]
Lost in Space
We had a great week talking sun, stars, and all things space. We learned tons of facts about our solar system and how it works. We started in the center with the sun… You can see the sun picture we made in the hallway surrounded by facts about the sun that we learned. We also […]
colors and shapes
This week was all about colors and shapes! We started our week with looking at shapes and different colors. On Tuesday we circle stamped with paper towel tubes and primary colors. We finished off the day with Miss. Olivias birthday party that featured ice cream and ginger snap cookies! Wednesday we made triangle fall trees […]
G is great
This week we learned about the letter g. The class discussed all the words we knew that started with g. Some of our favorites were, green, gorilla, grapes, grass and ghost! Everyone had a chance to practice writing the lowercase g on a whiteboard. They also passed around the sandpaper letter and practiced tracing it. […]
Reptile Revolution
We started our chapter on Animals this week with an introduction to Reptiles. We learned all about their scaly skin, scary fangs, and cold blooded ways. Besides studying our relevant library books and playing reptile related games, we worked on multiple craft projects. You can find our cool snakes hanging from the ceiling. We also […]
Tar Heel State Love!
Even I learned something this week as we explored all things North Carolina… including our flag, our symbols, and our traditions. Our big group project of the week was creating an authentic looking North Carolina flag. We found a good image online and then rolled out a large sheet of paper and sectioned off the […]
The letter q and Valentines day!
This week Montessori Childrens House 1-2 focused on the letter q. We talked about the common q words; queen, quail and quilt. We also learned what a question is versus what a statement is. This is something we will continue to work on throughout the year. We also celebrated this weeks Black History Months VIP, […]
