Tag: Montessori
Decorations and Celebrations
Last week in CH 1-2 we focused on the letter K. We worked with the Montessori sandpaper letters, talked about words that start with k and focused kangaroos. Some of the fun things we learned about kangaroos are that they cannot walk backwards, the babies are called joeys or as a few of us like […]
Counting down to the Holidays
Last week Miss Hayley was out and the lovely Miss Kendalyn stepped in and taught the kids all about thanksgiving, did many crafts and overall had a blast at Montessori! This week is the first week of the month where CH 1 -2 focuses on math. We used the abacus and frosted mini wheats to […]
A Short, But Busy Week
For the first time today, we finally have all our friends back in class. Between the holiday and cold season, we’ve had a small group every day since last week. But that hasn’t kept us from working hard and enjoying every minute. We’re in the middle of assessments in preparation for parent teacher conferences this […]
Living Things Need Light
The Montessori classroom is full of works waiting to peak students’ interest. While the counting rods are simple, they can engage childrens’ focus. Earlier this year, one of our returning students requested that we work with them as a group and this week several newer students spent time exploring their many uses and through that […]
Living Things Need Air
Before Halloween, we spent a week learning the difference between Living and Non-Living things. On Monday, we reread our books on the subject and Tuesday we began the next part of our science curriculum: What Living Things Need. Living Things need Air. When we’re working with a concept we revisit it a few times during […]
Puppets and Parachutes
What a fun week! Though we had to brave through some rainy days, we filled the time with hard work, creativity, and imagination. Oh, and occasionally we blew off some energy, or as Ms. Maddy likes to say, worked on our “gross motor skills.” Who doesn’t love parachute play? […]
New School! Same Squad!
The first month in our new facility has been amazing! Montessori Academy of Carrboro has been such a good change, not only for all of our teachers but our students as well. As we get adjusted to our new classroom and our smaller class size we have been learning all about the letters g, h […]
November, a fun month for Montessori Children
In our class (transition 1) we had a lot of fun the first week of November. We were exploring the new classroom and the whole school. The children are learning how to brush their teeth, clean up after themselves. The first week of November the children were having fun with the letter “Hh” and the numbers […]
First weeks fun!
All of us are excited to be in our new Montessori classroom, Children’s House 2-2, otherwise known as Ms. Maddy’s class! We’ve been super busy during these early days getting settled in and decorating our new digs. You can check out our creations all over the room. We’ve been painting, coloring, drawing, gluing, cutting, and […]
First Week!
Our first week at the Montessori Academy of Carrboro went great in the Toddler 2 class! The toddlers all love the new school! We had lots of fun playing on the new playground. The sandbox is a big hit with everyone! The toddlers all loved exploring the new Montessori works during work cycle each day. […]
