A Montessori Thanksgiving!

After listening to the story of the first Thanksgiving the children were excited to dress up as Pilgrim's and Indians. We Divided into two groups. Each group took part in a cooking project for our classroom feast. The pilgrims made turkey stuffing bake and cranberry/orange relish. The Indians made cornbread and carmel apple salad.

Our class has learned some Indian sign language this month. Here they are making the sign for FRIEND.
We all took turns telling what we were thankful for. The children were very patient and waited till everyone was ready to begin eating.

Yummy it was delicious!

Halloween Party- A Spooky good Time!

Children having group snack. Always a favorite...Yum Yum!

Don't they look great in their costumes.

Halloween Bingo

Cowboy...

Fairy...

Super Hero's, Black Cats, Clowns & Princesses...at play.

Ghost Grab Game

Bone toss

Little Officer Merrill

Happy Halloween!
Have a safe and spooky time.

Halloween Party!

Thursday October 29, 2009 is our Halloween Party. All children are invited to wear costumes. (no toy weapons please)

We will be playing games, singing songs, having group snack, and working on Halloween crafts. We will also be learning some fun facts about Spiders and Bats!

It is sure to be a spooky good time!

Lessons & Work

Red Rod Maze

Letter Sound Lesson

Griffin Lacing

Color Mixing Lesson

Nathan sorting Land and Water Animals

Braelyn Word Building with the Movable Alphabet

Children working on rugs. Notice how each child has his/her own space and are careful not to disturb one another while working. Notice how they order the work on the rugs. This is one way the Montessori classroom fosters learning through order and a peaceful setting where children can concentrate.

Josie Fabric Matching

Ashlynn finishing bubble whipping

Presentation on Go-together cards.

We took 2 pictures of every child in class. One of their top half and one of their bottom half.

They loved finding themselves in the work.

It has also helped them to learn everyone's name in class.