Our Montessori students have had a busy fall! Here are some pictures of their activities: Children are making maps, learning the names of the continents, their shapes, and locations. We are learning the parts of the leaf and that they…
Eighth grade is hammering out a Forum Presentation on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein first published in 1818. Suspend your disbelief! In the throes of the Scientific Revolution, Dr. Victor Frankenstein has stumbled upon the capacity to animate lifeless matter. He careens into a feverish…
In a recent combined 7th/8th history class, students were challenged to create review questions in preparation for an upcoming history and writing assessment. The group synthesized many skills from researching and summarizing resources to note taking and outlines. Bonus question:…
There is nothing like a good book! Check out what our students are reading...... 1st Grade: Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (illustrated by Maurice Sendak) 2nd Grade: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter 3rd Grade: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 4th Grade: Stuart Little by…
Today, the first grade participated in a whole class activity using number words, numerals, and tens-frame representations. Impressive work!
Hands-on Math methods are so much fun! Here our third graders are exploring a new math program. They were challenged to find new ways to count the sticks.
The great synonym search is on! The challenge word, adage. The yield: maxim, proverb, saying, motto, observation, phrase, idiom, slogan, quotation, quote, sound bite… Teacher Sarah Dickerson had her eighth grade students engaged in a search for exciting synonyms. The…
