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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Preschool
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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Virtual Open House
Click to register for the Open House. We hope you will join us to learn about the scientifically developed materials by Dr. Maria Montessori and a carefully curated environment that promotes independence, compassion, and leadership skills, and explore King’s Wood Montessori School in 3D! * The Zoom Meeting link will be made available to you
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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
Spring Tea – Lessons for a Lifetime
Our Spring Tea, usually held in mid-May, is one of my favorite traditions at King’s Wood. Children in the Kindergarten class choose a special guest to enjoy an afternoon of tea and treats, sprinkled with artistic, musical, and culinary elements of the country we studied (last year it was Ireland) during the year. It gives
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The Normalized Classroom
“Normalized” is Maria Montessori’s term for a class where individual children are pursuing their interests with enthusiasm and concentration and where children are gracious and helpful to each other and solve conflicts with finesse. One day last month I had a teacher observing from another school. Near the end of the morning she said, “This
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Benefits of a Third Year at King’s Wood
By: Liz Goodman (Lead Teacher) One of the greatest gifts you could give your child is a third year at King’s Wood. Of course, as I’m a teacher here I may be biased, but as a parent I have always been thankful I found a Montessori program like King’s Wood for my children. My daughter
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