Bread Baking as a Practical Life Activity
Bread Baking: Montessori Practical Life Activity that embodies all the goals of Practical Life: order, concentration, coordination, and independence.
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Three Hour Uninterrupted Work Cycle
Through the uninterrupted work cycle, children learn critical thinking skills, coordination, concentration skills, independence, and order.
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Montessori Language: From Metal Insets to Journal Writing
What makes Montessori special? Transition of concepts from concrete to abstract, and a systematic approach that prepares the child for the next steps.
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Importance of a Three Year Montessori Cycle
The Montessori Children’s House experience is, by design, a three-year cycle: two years of preschool plus the kindergarten year. A Three-year-old joins the Montessori program as a novice, aspiring to learn and do what the older peers do. During the second year, the child becomes an apprentice while learning from their older peers. The third year is when
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Why Choose Montessori?
It is enrollment time, and parents of four and almost five-year-old Montessori students are trying to decide whether to keep their child at the Montessori school or send them off to the local non-Montessori schools. Why would you invest thousands of dollars at a Montessori school when your child can attend the local school for
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Care of Self and the environment
By giving children the vocabulary, actions, and steps required to build awareness and responsiveness of those around them, we help them realize their potential and impact on society.
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Art In a Montessori Classroom: A lesson in respect, appreciation, and community.
A Montessori classroom, by design, is simple, relaxing, and aesthetically pleasing. It is not overstimulating or cluttered. The walls are decorated with artwork from various artists and the students themselves. Art is an essential component of learning in Montessori classrooms. The teachers carefully prepare the art table/shelf with materials stimulating curiosity and creativity while incorporating the five learning
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Seeds of Kindness
“It is never too early to sow the seed of kindness.”At King’s Wood, students are always given the freedom to ask questions, think critically, and make connections. Given this freedom, students start to observe and reflect upon the world around them. Supporting this curiosity with cultural studies and various charitable causes, Montessori students grow up
Montessori Geography: Flags
Montessori Geography curriculum consists of the study of flags of different parts world. As in other areas of the Montessori curriculum, students first experience the big picture, then move gradually to the finer details of the lesson. Their initial experience with flags is to identify the flag of their own country and gradually move on
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Peace Day
King’s Wood celebrates Peace Day!! The teachers started the school year with lessons about peace, recognizing peaceful actions in our classroom, and enjoyed singing and dancing for peace! The Kindergarten class made peace flags (modeled after the Tibetan peace flags). The children painted pictures that represented peace to them and celebrated at line time with their
