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Ms. Janaki and Ms. Alicia’s Classroom Blog
Our children enjoyed learning about spiders, pumpkins, and the leaves in fall. Special thanks to all the parents who bought For Small Hands items for our class! Our children appreciate all of the new work in the classroom so much. Also, thank you to Elisa M. (Roberto’s mom) for helping with our art project for… Continue Reading »Toddler II Classroom Blog
The Toddler II Classroom is very busy these days! We are raising caterpillars right now. The children have been observing them since they were very young, and now they are each forming their chrysalis. We are all learning new things and having fun watching them grow. Last week was the Diwali celebration, which is a Festival of Lights… Continue Reading »The Memorization of Math Facts in a Montessori Elementary Classroom
“Our aim is not only to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.” -Maria Montessori To memorize means to learn by heart and to fix experience and knowledge in our memory. A child can memorize information… Continue Reading »Montessori Work Cycle
The Montessori Work Cycle is the three hour work period all Primary and Elementary Classes observe in Montessori Schools. Our toddler class alters the length of the work cycle to accommodate the needs of our younger students. The morning work cycle in our toddler classroom is generally two to two and a half hours. It… Continue Reading »Do you Montessori at Home?
“We must give the child an environment that he can utilize by himself: a little washstand of his own, a bureau with drawers he can open, objects of common use that he can operate, a small bed in which he can sleep at night under an attractive blanket he can fold and spread by himself…. Continue Reading »
