Music is a form of communication and children learn music the same way they learn language, by listening and imitating from a young age. Providing music throughout the day promotes language development, fine motor skills, imagination, and a sense of rhythm, and can provide a fun method of physical fitness as well. (Please click for more information.)
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A child in a Montessori class learns mathematical facts by actually performing the operations with concrete materials, such as this division board. Green skittles, which represent the divisor, and the beads, which represent the quantity, are used for simple division. (Please click for more information and the full photos.)
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In this week’s summer program, we are covering the fascinating topic of Space! We’ve had great discussions about the planets within our solar system, the sun, moon phases, and astronauts, in addition to crafts, activities, songs and games. The two drawings are of Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut!
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The children love to build the balance path in various configurations for everyone to share. We have large and small stepping stones that help improve our balance and coordination. We challenge ourselves with the narrow pieces, almost like walking on a balance beam.
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The outdoor space is a rich sensory area as it offers a wide variety of textures, temperatures, smells and sights, while allowing the children to form a relationship with nature to enjoy and care for it.
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We experimented with the viscosity (thickness) of three different liquids: Honey (the thickest), water (medium), and oil (the thinnest), and how different objects interacted with them. Please click to see how we conducted our experiments!
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Horace the Elephant holds a party in the ‘Eleventh Hour’ story for his eleventh birthday, to which he invites his ten best friends to play eleven games and share in a feast that he has prepared. Unfortunately for Horace, someone has eaten the feast before the guests can enjoy the delicious food! It was up to our group of Casa children to decipher the clues and eliminate the suspects!
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Dishwashing is a multi-step activity that aids a child not only to learn how to wash dishes, but also develop concentration, hand-eye coordination, and independence. It also helps children to contribute to and care for their classroom environment.
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Our infants seem to light up when playdough is offered as one of our sensory and fine motor activities. In addition to sensory exploration, pulling, rolling, poking and grabbing a fist-full of playdough all help to develop their fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
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This holiday season, we asked the families to help those in need with a donation of hats, mittens, gloves and scarves, which were donated to a local charity. This gave teachers an opportunity to demonstrate selfless acts, the power of giving, and how fortunate we are.
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