Leah is working on a darling doll pattern from
complete!
now it is time to begin knititng her wardrobe
making plant mazes in Science Club
each child designed a different maze path
just so Mr. Bean knows how to find his way out...
this child thoughtfully labeled the exit
we discovered that fastening the boxes shut with extra large file folder rubber bands made it easy to open the flaps and water our plants
a simple play dough recipe with cornstarch and lotion
painting the Hooved Hyrax
researching the Giant African Snail
and a three part card tray
researching the Sandgrouse
researching the Fennec Fox
the Cut-Out Labeled Fraction Circles and the Fraction Activity Set 1 cards
here, the task is to multiply a fraction by a whole number
Montessori materials are designed to be self checking
(this is called the Control of Error)
these cards have the answers on the back, allowing students to work as independently as possible
tracing our new Africa Stencil to make a map of the Nile River
making a scarab beetle out of clay for Queen Cluckopatra's burial service
it is time for Africa book reports!
Leah leads the way with The Red Pencil, set in Sudan
her choice was to do a Book in a Bag
using this vintage (unsharpened) pencil which my grandparents still had
Parkside School P.T.A. 1945-1946
for Becca's book report on The Golden Goblet,
she entombed her mummified chicken
(luckily, her book happened to include a tomb robbery)
we cut up an entire twin sheet into fabric strips for this project
wrapping the limbs (drumsticks and wings) first
adding charms
and spices
and placing a scroll in the pyramid
our chicken is laid to rest
Becca made a pointed cap for the pyramid, with a flap which moves aside so that guests to the classroom can view the mummy
using the Stamp Game to do dynamic division
trading in the 10 tiles for ten 1 tiles in order to share them out fairly
discovering that 81 divided by 9 is 9
adding the Hooved Hyrax notes to the poster
continuing with Ratios in our 7th grade math workbooks
an introductory lesson on Alphabetical Order
Sandgrouse artwork with our new chunky wooden watercolor pencils
our plants are doing well...
although many of them bypassed the maze entirely
proofing yeast
baking bread
a perfectly stamped Legend for the Biome Maps
believe me... this rubber stamp is harder to use than it looks!
Leah's table is chock-full of materials for her Madagascar poster
tracing the pygmy mouse lemur Actual Size
needle felting a fellucah for an Africa report on the people of the wetlands
help with knitting!
more bread baking!
we love this yeasted cinnamon oatmeal raisin bread recipe
finished posters are shared with the class
Leah's doll gets a pleated skirt made of a K2P2 rib
Zac's newest visual discrimination work... the Montessori Cylinder Block #4
music class outside!
playing spackle bucket drums on a beautiful day
painting paper plates for our tree weavings
inspired by Cassie Stephens
the original ten Roman months
the Actual Size of the African elephant's foot
hearing country reports -- this one is on Niger
tracing the actual size of the African Goliath Beetle
which the Efe pygmy people roast and eat
our Africa area is coming along nicely!
matching the wooden pieces to the Color Pie pattern cards
Pengoloo... a super-fun memory game
an older child helping a younger read his report on the Konso people
working on a Bonus Report (the Nile Crocodile)
learning a variety of greetings in Swahili
rewriting a rough draft of her notes onto her Cheetah poster
"Yay! It's my turn to be in the Hot Seat."
she could NOT be prouder :-)
creative writing time is always an option
time for the African Feast!
cutting up sweet potatoes for our stew
chalk pastel artwork for The Village of Round and Square Houses
a beautiful night-time scene
preparing for our Flour Explosion in science club
the girls are REALLY excited!
unfortunately... it didn't actually do anything
science club field trip to the local Maple Syrup Festival
tasting the sap
it's almost Spring! putting up the Window Nest Box
an initial lesson on long multiplication with the Checker Board
making clay tablets with cuneiform
helping a friend write her message with hieroglyph stamps
our beautiful new Geography area
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