Week 21. January 24-27.

“Adults move because their will directs them. The small child is urged by nature.” 

—Maria Montessori, The 1946 London Lectures

It was great to see everyone again after a four-day, snowy weekend. Children had a wonderful time playing in the snow on the playground, particularly on Tuesday, when it was deep, fluffy, and pristine. We enjoyed music class with Ms. Ida on Tuesday as well. On Wednesday, we welcomed a new friend to our class. Blocks and the Golden Bead material seemed to dominate worktime this week -- at the end of each work period, children told block stories, and wanted to share their work of building large quantities, dynamic addition, and subtraction. Below are some snapshots of our busy time together. 

Tuesday, January 24

Good Morning!

Music Time

Recess Fun!

Work Time

Building a Large Quantity

Wednesday, January 25

Several Children Made their own Paper Kites

Signs of Winter Matching Cards

Animals of Asia Nomenclature Cards

Cutting Strips

Animals of Asia Coloring Page

Subtraction with the Golden Beads

Sharing the Subtraction Work

Alphabet Bingo

Thursday, January 26

We were greeted by a baby playdough dragon this morning. 

Counting with the Number Rods

Sharing the Number Rod Work

Static Addition with the Golden Beads

Building Large Quantities

 Friday, January 27

Blocks, Blocks, Everywhere!

Counting Reindeer

Parts of a Peacock

Landmarks of the World

Colored Bead Nomenclature Cards

Building Three Large Quantities.

Stamping with a celery stalk.

Alphabet Bingo

We received an egg slicer for the egg work. Thank you!

Pizza Friday!

Sharing Time