We have done many projects focusing on birds and their nests over the past several weeks. Recently, we put nest-building materials into a beak-friendly bag in hopes that a bird or birds would “shop” from it and build a nest nearby for observation. We will see what happens! This month, the class … [Read more...]
Lower Elementary to get outside more
As the weather warms, we will spend more time outside. We will plant, observe and beautify our space in the coming months. We have a picnic table that we can use for lessons and paper-and-pencil work. Being outside is a great way to life the spirits and re-energize ourselves! The children soon … [Read more...]
Lower Elementary studying rocks, water cycle
We hope everyone enjoyed the winter break with your families. During January, we continue our study of the rock cycle, including the classification and exploration of rocks and minerals. The children also will be introduced to the water cycle and the work of water. This provides an opportunity to … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary reading ‘Westing Game’
Here’s hoping you all had a restful and happy holiday break. Our gerbil, Rocky Leehonjie, had a great stay with one of our class families. We are kicking off the new year in Upper Elementary with lots of learning and fun! Curriculum for January I have included below the curriculum for this … [Read more...]
New year brings new study topics
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break. We are excited to start the new year with the introduction to the map of North America, the Timeline of Life, the water cycle and water forms. We will continue our studies of animal classification, body functions and plants. The Timeline of … [Read more...]
Lower Elementary to study holiday traditions
The children have enjoyed opportunities to choose their favorite work over the past month. This is especially exciting for children who are new to the school or classroom this year. They have had lessons on the relationships between the Earth and the Sun, botany, and zoology. Over the next month, … [Read more...]
New faces in Upper Elementary
We had another successful Historical Halloween at Montessori Tides School! Upper Elementary saw the likes of Orville Wright, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs, Frank Gehry, George Washington, Bruce Lee, Clara Barton, Sofia Ionescu and Gaston Leroux in their classroom on Halloween. Nellie Bly and Isadora … [Read more...]
Lower Elementary rocking math, language
The children are hard at work practicing skills from weekly math and language lessons. The first-years have been practicing computation with the Montessori Golden Beads, a material designed to help children understand place value and the decimal system. They benefit from the concrete experience of … [Read more...]
Upper Elementary meets the animals
We met Borja, the alligator, and Ruby, the corn snake, during our field trip to Tree Hill Nature Center. We met Georgia, the goat, and Oscar, the owl, too. Perhaps the most special critter we met that day was Jerry, the box turtle that students “found” during a hike on one of the trails. We miss … [Read more...]
Summer (Educational) Fun
The Elementary teachers have put together a list of resources for parents to help prevent the “summer slide” and keep their children’s minds active and engaged all summer. It takes only a little time each week or reading a few books over the summer for children to retain their learning … [Read more...]
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