Weekly Theme: We were introduced to division with manipulatives (golden beads/static, borrowing).
Surly kindergarten students. After I told them they did NOT have homework. hehe
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences (sometimes silly sentences).
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 21 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish, Polish).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Geometry, Constructive Boxes and Geometric Cabinet
Synonym Of The Week: Skinny: thin, lean, emaciated, scrawny, slender
This week we learned a bit about the internal organs. We started with the brain which is like the computer of the body. It tells our body how fast to breathe and how fast our heart should beat. We discovered the lungs help us breathe and puts oxygen in our blood. Our stomach digests food, the small intestines take nutrients out of our food and large intestines gets the remaining water from indigestible food and creates waste (poop) or as I referred to a bowel movement. The kidneys process excess water and creates urine. The liver removes toxins from the body. The liver is my fave internal organ. What is yours?
Did you know? Q) What is the difference between a Cantaloupe and Muskmelon?
A) A Muskmelon is a member of the reticulatus group, characterized by a net like ribbed rind and sweet orange flesh. A Cantaloupe is a member of the cantalupensis group, named for Cantalupo, a former papal villa near Rome. This group is characterized by a rough, warty rind and sweet orange flesh.
The below picture the Muskmelon is to the left and Cantaloupe is to the right.
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 15 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili, Welsh).
Peek In The Classroom:
Working with the Internal Organ shirt. This is a work that shows where the internal organs are located.
The Cards and Counters bring the abstract to the concrete, allowing a child to feel the units as they count. Cards and Counters is a material that consists of 10 number cards, 1-10, and 55 round, red counters, each approximately the size of a nickel. Then the appropriate amount of counters are put under the appropriate number.
The Vowel Tree is a tactile, engaging way to teach and practice decoding words. This manipulative can be used with beginning readers to more advanced readers. Originally developed as a Montessori material, the vowel tree reinforces skills for all learners, tactile learners, auditory learners, and visual learners.
Meet our newest reader.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Pollution and Recycling
Letter Of The Week- S s
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bup
Next Language is Dutch/Flemmish
Upcoming Events: Valentines Party: Friday, February 14, 2020
NO SCHOOL: Monday, February 17, 2020
Akron Art Museum Field Trip: Thursday March 12, 2020 (morning) … Save the date, it is a FREE field trip! Details to follow.
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Ode to Kobe Bryant.
You should have seen the other guy.
S squared
It is all about fashion. I present to you a paper hat.
Line Time: This week we looked at the skeletal system and if we didn’t have a skeleton we would be one messy blob on the ground (insert a flagellant sound). We learned the skull protects our brain, the rib cage protects our lungs, and the spine keeps us sitting and standing straight. We learned technical terms for our arms, leg and our digits which is a funny name called phalanges. We brought our life sized foam puzzle into our room. His name is Elvis because we learned about the pelvis and it was a cool rhyming name.
Did You Know: Pteronophobia is a fear of being tickled by feathers. It’s also a fear of feathers themselves. The word “ptero” is the Greek word for feather, and “phobia” is also Greek, meaning fear.
January Birthdays: A Montessori classroom consists of students ranging in age from three years to six years. Here are our newest four and six year old students.
Pastor Kirk Reads The Useful Moose:
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 15 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili).
Peek In The Classroom:
This boy is working on the Pink Tower and Brown Stairs. He found an extension which further supports the relationship between the two materials.
This student is working on the Nine Tray and is composing numbers with the symbol and quantity. It is difficult to se here but she wanted to compose the “year” 2020.
This student is working on the Sandpaper Letters. The direct purpose of the sandpaper letters is to teach the child the sounds of the alphabet by means of muscular and visual memory. The indirect purposes of the sandpaper letters are preparation for reading and writing. The sandpaper letters are an exciting and important material for the children to discover the letters and letter sounds.
This Kindergarten Student is working on her kindergarten kinder which includes lessons in math, handwriting and language.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Internal Organs
Letter Of The Week- R r
Rhyming Word Of The Week- but
Next Language is Welsh
Upcoming Events: Valentine Party: Friday, February 14, 2020. Details to follow.
Art Museum Field Trip: Thursday, March 12, 2020. Details to follow.
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
This student, for the life of me I don’t know how, got yogurt on her face and almost in her eye.
Weekly Theme: We were introduced to division with manipulatives (golden beads/static, no borrowing).
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences (sometimes silly sentences).
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 21 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili, Welsh, Dutch/Flemmish).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Division w/ Golden Beads (dynamic / Borrowing)
Synonym Of The Week: Nice: kind, pleasant, delightful, good, helpful
Line Time: To honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we learned a bit about his life and his accomplishments. The students became actresses and actors as they recreated Rosa Parks making her stand on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. The students enjoyed playing the part of the bus driver, Rosa Parks, “the mean guy”, a police officer, Martin Luther King Jr., and passengers on the bus. We discussed our differences such as skin color, eye color, hair color, and gender. Then we discussed how we are similar. We talked about discrimination and segregation. We talked about if someone with red hair wouldn’t be allowed to do art “just because” they have red hair or if anyone who had blue eyes would have to go to a different classroom with less materials, broken crayons, or no books “just because” they have blue eyes. I had only boys fetch the chairs for the skit and brought that to the attention of the class. We had some very sad girls…. I did let the girls take the chairs back after the skit.
Meet my Fire Belly Toads: They really ham it up for the camera!
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish).
Peek In The Classroom:
She is working on the first introduction to decimals found in the math area. This material helps the child understand the relative value of a unit, ten, one hundred, and one thousand. To help the child understand the decimal system. To teach the names unit, ten, hundred and thousand.
We are following this student through her Sensitive Period journey. She can not get enough of Geometry. The term refers to several overlapping periods of development where a child is sensitive to a particular stimuli or type of interaction. This occurs because it is very easy for children to acquire certain abilities during a specific sensitive period. In this case Geometry.
This student is working on the 9 Tray found in the Math area. To introduce the child to the concept of the decimal system. The aim of this material is to make the child familiar with the names and relative sizes of the categories and to help the child with the difference in bulk between e.g. 6 units and 6 thousands.
These two students are working together on a continent puzzle map. The purpose of this work After the Map of the World, a child might engage with Asia, Europe, Australia, South America, North America, or Africa. These continent maps include pegged pieces to represent every country on that continent. After taking the pieces out and putting them back together, a natural control of error occurs if the pieces don’t all fit correctly! The pegged pieces also help build the fine motor (pinscher grip).
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- Skeletal System
Letter Of The Week- Q q
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bub
Next Language is Kiswahili
Upcoming Events: MLK Day: We are off Monday, January 20th, 2020 ***** NO SCHOOL *****
Weekly Theme: We were introduced to subtraction with manipulatives (golden beads,dynamic/ borrowing).
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences (sometimes silly sentences).
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 18 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili, Welsh).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Division w/ Golden Beads (Static/No Borrowing)
Synonym Of The Week: MEAN: selfish, unkind, malicious, hurtful
Line Time: We started to learn about our body and how it works. We learned about our five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste). Did you know you can “feel” with any part of your body? Of course parents know that. Who has not stepped on a Lego in bare feet and screamed in pain? But we associate touch with our fingers (hot/cold, hard/soft, rough/smooth). We hear loud noises, quiet noises, high and low noises, “Are we there yet?”. We need light to see and if we close our eyes we can’t see. The lights being turned on at 5 am on a Saturday morning. There are good smells like cinnamon, vanilla and bad smells like a dirty diaper and vinegar. My favorite was the taste test where we tasted sweet (sugar water), salty (salt water), sour (pure lemon juice), and bitter (unsweetened baking chocolate). The children enjoyed “most” of the tastes. Hehe!!!!
Our newest reptile (Milk Snake), Ian:
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish).
Peek In The Classroom:
This girl is brushing up on her multiplication. She is using the manipulative called the Golden Beads. As you can see she came up with the correct answer.
She is showing off her rendition of a snowflake that was made in the art area.
This student is showing me the correct way to carry a chair.
Children begin working with the Hundred Board once they have a clear understanding of numbers 1 – 10 and 11 – 20. This is usually around three or four years of age, depending on how quickly the child has grasped the concept of counting. This material builds on the mathematical foundation created by earlier Montessori work, by extending the child’s knowledge of numbers to 100, and also helping them to understand number order. As you can tell she discovered the pattern of where any particular number goes.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- MLK/ Diversity
Letter Of The Week- P p
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bun
Next Language is Kiswahili
Upcoming Events: Parent/Teacher Conferences: January 17, Friday 7am to 7pm. Details and sign up to follow soon.
***** NO SCHOOL: January 20, 2020/ Monday for MLK Day. ******
Friends, Frolic, and Fun:
Muscle shirt and tats.
Ya shoulda seen the other guy!
Lunch time shennanigans.
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon spent a record 917 in the top 200 charts!
Weekly Theme: We were introduced to subtraction with manipulatives (golden beads, static/no borrowing).
K Kids doing handwriting.
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences (sometimes silly sentences).
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 18 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish, Kiswahili).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Subtraction w/ Golden Beads (Dynamic/Borrowing)
Synonym Of The Week: SKINNY: thin, lean, emaciated, scrawny, slender
Line Time: We learned a little bit about family since we are going to be spending a lot more time with family during the holiday season (be it good or be it bad).
Saying Goodbye:
We are saying good bye to this guy due to his family moving. See you later!!!!!!!! Noticed how he is doing the “O” in O-H….. I O.
What is your favorite Christmas song (1970 to present): My favorites are Fairy tale of NYC by The Pogues, 2,000 Miles by Pretenders, and Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid.
Cultural Subjects: Your children can now count to ten in 17 languages (English, Latin, Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian).
Saying
Peek In The Classroom:
When the student is around three or four years of age, depending on how quickly the child has grasped the concept of counting to 100, and also helping them to understand number order. They are introduced to the 100 board. This work is more of an abstract work. The child learns to place the tiles in numeric order and develops an understanding of the concept of patterns.
We have been following this student for about a month tracking her sensitive period with Geometry. She still has a strong interest in Geography. This interest can last a few months or a week. We will see how far she will go in this sensitive period.
This student is working on the 3 part cards in the language area. They focus on three letter/short vowel sounds. Three part cards are the perfect introduction to any new set of vocabulary, and can be found in more than one area of the Montessori classroom.
These two girls are working on the Vowel Tree. The vowel tree is a fun activity to make and play with. This is another fun way to practice short vowel, and letter sounds. They are also practicing handwriting by copy writing the words they created.
Peek Into Next Week: Line Time- 5 senses
Letter Of The Week- O o
Rhyming Word Of The Week- bug
Next Language is Irish
Upcoming Events: Winter Break: Off from Saturday, December 21, 2019 returning Monday, January 6, 2019
Parent/Teacher Conferences: January 17, Friday 7am to 7pm. Details and sign up to follow soon.
Weekly Theme: Currency, We learned to identify the dollar bills and coins and how much each are worth. Your child can learn even more by attending this childcare program.
MONEY MONEY MONEY Moneeeeeey
Handwriting: We practiced writing in cursive writing sentences.
Cultural Subjects: We now can count to ten in 18 languages (English, Sign Language, Latin, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Japanese, Arabic with the Lebanese dialect, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagolog, Hebrew, Korean, Hungarian, Irish).
Next Week: Weekly Theme: Subtraction with manipulatives (Golden Beads)
Synonym Of The Week: HEALTHY: hearty, athletic, sound, strong, fit
