The elementary class is studying botany! They have also been combining painting with this plant study. What a wonderful way to explore the spring world outside! ...
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School News
Trinomials and Dress Down Day
Today these two upper elementary boys worked on building a trinomial with the wooden cubing material. They did (4+9+7) cubed and found the material wasn't big enough!!! But they enjoyed the process of building it and doing the equation!
Don't forget tomorrow is Dress Down Day! ...
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Happy Spring
Our Spring started with many fun activities! We celebrated St. Patrick's Day (yes, a few days before Spring) when our afternoon class made Irish Potatoes. They enjoyed tasting their accomplishment as well as sharing them with our morning class the next day.
We celebrated Passover, and later in ...
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The Easter Bunny Arrived
The children could not hold their excitement or enthusiasm back in hopes that the Easter Bunny had arrived at VFKH and hid their eggs. The Easter egg hunt was a great success and the children greatly enjoyed searching for their eggs. I want to wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday season during ...
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Happy Spring!
We love Spring here at VFKH Montessori. Flowers are blooming everywhere, Easter is around the corner, and the sun even decides to visit every once in a while. One of the many benefits of the Montessori environment and curriculum is that when the children are inspired by aspects of these events the ...
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Preparing For the Easter Bunny
The children had a great time dying their eggs for the Easter bunny to hide. The children spent a lot of time exploring the world of color and all the various hues they made while their eggs swam in the dye. It’s amazing how these small experiences can bring out the children’s natural love for ...
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Traditional versus Montessori
By: Meg Bolton
When I taught a traditional second grade I remember being frustrated by the curriculum. Children came to me to learn things not in our curriculum or continue on a "unit" we had just ended. I had already let them go as far as I could in math, spelling and reading but I could see the ...
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Math and Music!
Such great work is going on in the Elementary! In the first picture, these two upper elementary students worked with squaring a four digit number on the pegboard. They also used the bank game to calculate each multiplication in the distributive law. In the second picture, these first and second ...
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