Embracing Holidays
We are now two weeks past Halloween and two weeks until Thanksgiving. While October in Austin is a busy time with ACL Festival, Formula 1 and Halloween (and we usually spice up the month with…
Hot Summer, Cool Classroom
The sun may be scorching outside, and we wish we could spend more time on our playground, but it is SO nice to be back! The classroom is again buzzing with activity. Summertime can be…
Our Morning Yoga
Every morning we prepare for our work time with a brief yoga session. Some are surprised that these active, wiggly, questioning 3-, 4-, and 5-year olds can sit for a few minutes of quiet breathing,…
How do we develop such young readers?
We've seen it again and again--the young child of just 1 or 2 years old who really, REALLY wants to read. They eagerly watch the older children in our classroom. They look at picture books…
Love the work you do
Recently two of our older students, a 5- and a 5 1/2-year-old, have been enjoying working on embroidery together. And by recently, we mean, the past 6 or 8 weeks. They have done a few…
Wintertime Fun
Frequent followers of our updates know that we like to refresh our shelves. Returning from Winter Break, the kiddos are always excited to find fresh and new materials on our shelves for them to work…
Holiday Art & Cheer
December is always so busy. With all of the events, shopping, travel and more it can be hard to keep up. With adults so busy, even the children can get drawn into it and feel…
Camping and the Solar Eclipse
This weekend our Fall Camping trip was another lovely time enjoying the natural surroundings of the Texas countryside. Nature always gives us twists. This year, the river was too low for swimming, but we found…
Transporting Us Inside this August
In early August HMS teachers returned, with our annual ritual of preparing the classroom for a new school year. With this unending heatwave we have also re-organized our normal daily schedule to accommodate the blistering…
International Tastes
Now serving: Brigadeiros! This spring when we began studying desserts a conversation was started among kids and adults. What we thought might be a few weeks' study of food and nutrition was lengthened by the…
Lessons from Nature
The last butterfly was released on Monday, May 8, nearly 4 weeks to the day after our teeny, tiny caterpillars arrived at school. This is a long span of time for our young students, and…
The Great Montessori Baking Unit
Yes! You read that right… we are studying desserts this spring! In search of a theme for activities that truly excite these young ones, what better than cakes, cookies, pies and ice cream! We came…