The Elementary students are very much looking forward to making these myths the subject of our December Class Play! So, before we head into the busy month of December, I want to share some general classroom photos from the second half of November, including the Elementary Art field trip to Alto Clay Works in Alto Pass. (Just a reminder that their 6th annual Fall Pottery Sale & Open House is happening this weekend, Nov 29 - Dec 1, and the showroom will be full of bowls, plates, cups, jars, pitchers, tumblers, and teapots! Oh, and cookies. And hot cider.)
I will also make a separate post just with the pictures from the Quality of Numbers main lesson block.
reading A Million Dots
by Andrew Clements
the Yoga Pretzels deck
an impromptu yoga class
Namaste
word problems
students may use any Montessori math manipulative
they wish with the Techniques of Problem Solving Deck
to learn about herbal medicine
setting up the grinding work
ready to grind some cornmeal!
playing Fraction Fervor
to order and compare improper fractions and mixed numbers
working on the Knitted Pouch
from Waseca Biomes
this work includes Grammar materials
making sentences with words carefully
color-coded to match the Montessori grammar symbols
conjunctions (pink) make a sentence way longer!
from the Grammar Cabinet
common vs proper nouns
from Waseca Biomes
and the South America Continent Stencil
from Montessori Research & Design
everyone is interested in the cornmeal grinding!
playing the game of Graces
you have to cross your sticks and then pull them
apart swifly, while pointing upwards, and the hoop will fly
making fractions of a set
on the light table
freshly harvested ginger from
Dayempur Farm
dividing fractions
from Waseca Biomes
in the absense of a dining room table
we have a huge Stone Soup picnic feast on the floor
it is so fun when you find the stone in your bowl
making wet felted acorn kits for Thankgsiving presents
a huge thank you to Pat, Ms. Shelby's husband,
for repairing our table!
working on the Asia Continent Stencil
adding the River Stencil overlay
and you can see the Mountain Stencil in the front of this photo
our cornmeal is a success!
we've also enjoyed the beautiful
dried Indian corn and black bean sensory bin
playing Bingo at Mathstravaganza
the last day before Autumn Break
it is good practicing reading the numbers
and finding them on your card
of course, older children can find a way to
make it more of a challenge
our beautiful wooden Roman Numerals from
playing one of the more challenging games from
making Sourdough Prezels from Newt, our starter,
in Science Club
Natalie gives a lesson on how to measure and level flour
we are excited to be cooking with Newt for the first time
kneading the dough
I didn't take any pictures of the finished pretzels
but they were delicious! Many thanks to
Miss Destinee for her help with this project as well!
black glue line & chalk pastel trilobites in Science Club
as we work on parent gifts...
our Backyard Biome tapestry is complete
Zac is working on left vs right
what better way to practice than Twister
this game has been a huge hit at our Board Game Nights
as well, but you can also play it in your kitchen
last, but not least, photos from Miss Flossie
from the Alto Clay Works field trip
and they got to see the wood fired kiln
thank you to Miss Anna for arranging this great trip!
Natalie and Zac and I went to Steve's Open House today
the pottery is simply beautiful
Alto Clay Works
595 Main Street, Alto Pass, IL 62905
595 Main Street, Alto Pass, IL 62905
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope everyone had a wonderful break
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