Last week, we had a short week due to the Columbus Day holiday on Monday. I was also out of the classroom last Friday because I was giving a presentation at the Maine Montessori Association. The following pictures are from this past week and the (short) week before:
Carefully counting the decimal system cards while putting them away. |
"This says 'elephant.'" |
Language development: matching pictures. |
Making a booklet of African animals - first the child draws a picture, then writes the corresponding word. Several students have been using the pictured poster of animals of Africa for reference. |
Exploring leaf shapes while strengthening handwriting muscles with the Botany Cabinet. |
Creating a collage of green from lightest to darkest (using paint chips). |
Tactile discrimination - matching various items by touch only (the child is wearing a blindfold to complete this activity). |
Linear and skip counting with the short chain of seven. |
Feeling for varying weights with the Baric Tablets. |
The Addition Snake Game. |
Addition with the Number Rods - sums of 10. |
Learning the names of the continents with the Puzzle Map of the World. |
Reading our "October" poem (notice the leaves in the window...). :-) |
Working with the Puzzle Map of Africa. |
Opening/Closing practice. |
Beginning sounds and reading practice with the Language Step Board. |
Retrieving quantities of golden beads. |
Refining the olfactory sense - Smelling Bottles. |
Reading: Phonetic Object Box |
"This is one hundred," with the the Golden Beads. |
Coloring the flag of South Africa. This students was so proud to have also written the name of the country. |
Number writing practice with the Sandpaper Numbers. |
Working with the Third Color Tablet Box - grading shades of pink. |
Pairing various gradations of smooth/rough with the Touch Tablets. |
Using the smallest Pink Tower cube to measure the Brown Stair. |
Reading practice with the Phonetic Object Box labels. |
Multiplication - 6x7=42. |
Static addition with the Golden Beads. |
A highlight of the week: A visit from a talented musician who shared with us the sounds of Africa! |
Oh my goodness! What fabulous weeks! I'm so envious of your classroom and all that you do. I am so in awe at the organization, fundamentals and materials. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words - they give me much encouragement and motivation to keep doing what I'm doing!
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