This year, we had a special lesson on the sense of smell. In particular, gingerbread cookies.
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Gratitude all around us
This month we are particularly grateful for our community. October and November have not at all been normal months for us, but with flexible teachers and parents, the kids have had a wonderful time.
We Love October
October brings not just the cooler weather, but we are finally settling in after the start of the school year. We get to go camping together. We enjoy the playground more and more. Of course, October also means Halloween our classroom turns orange and we start to see witches and ghosts and pumpkins everywhere!
Freedom and discipline
One sunny afternoon last winter, our playground saw a group of children spontaneously gather each other for a game. Not just a simple imagination-type-game, but this group of children between the ages of 2 and 5 decided to play a game of charades. The rules of the game were that one child would get up […]
Stage of Life
It is a stage and so much more…
We Love Springtime: gardens and pollen and rain, oh my!
Springtime is such a wonderful time of year – on the playground and inside our classroom.
Love is all around us
Today may be Valentine’s Day, but we’ve been talking about it for several days already and no doubt it will last into next week. Here is a glimpse are saying and doing this week…
Last fall at our art table
Thought we’d stop by to share what’s been happening at Antonia’s art table (and easel) the last few months… Back in August and September, art was often outside in the shade. As the kids concentration improved and they got used working with a variety of media their work got more complicated, including sculptures and our Christmas […]
Pumpkin Carving
We had so much fun making our Jack-O-Lanterns this morning! It definitely takes a village of varied talents to accomplish carving 7 pumpkins in one morning. Above all, you need an amazing parent community. Many thanks to the two parents who were able to help. Their patience and organization made it all possible. It takes […]
Our Community Camping Trip
The sun has set on another wonderful weekend together in nature. Those who know us know that we love the outdoors. From time to time we get the opportunity to extend that beyond our playground and birthday parties and go camping! Besides just enjoying the beauty of the central Texas outdoors, our camping trips are […]
Does Montessori have boundaries?
One of the most-cited phrases used about a Montessori education is “follow the child.” So, just how much do we actually do that? And, how is that even safe? We Montessorians often speak of independence. We want the child to be able to choose what she or he wants to do. But, of course, we […]
rain, rivers, lakes and falls
our students have been asking about the rain, where it comes from, where it goes. And why it’s now gone?!?