Owl Time

It's Owl Time! The Woods Owl Program has been designed to be a Montessori extended day "just right" for four year olds who are ready for more time in the classroom and also ready to participate in some afternoon group activities.

The Montessori morning remains the same with individual lessons, partner work, group story, specials, snack, and time on the playground.

The Owls enjoy lunch together in the flex room followed by some indoor play time.

No Ends, Legos, and dramatic play are fun!

Time on the playground gives opportunities for gross motor development, sharing, and fair play.

Once a week our Owl chefs prepare some delicious recipes for tasting. 

Cutting, grating, chopping, spreading, pouring, and stirring develop fine motor control 

as well as concentration and oral language skills. Follow the recipe!

Measuring is tasty math! Cracking eggs takes concentration and skill, too!

There are "think, pair, share questions and experiments in Hands On Science. Why do humans have such amazing hands? What can your phalanges do?

                           The Owls learn about patterns and symmetry weaving and beading,

They sew on burlap and use drawing tools in Monart to practice fine motor coordination and follow directions.

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The Owls love books! They have time for a story each week in the library where checking out and returning books teaches responsibility and an appreciation of good literature.


They have lots of time in the afternoon to work with the Montessori Materials like Moveable Alphabet, Hundred Board, maps, and Practical Life Exercises.

                                                And, who doesn't like "Game Day?!"

"An interesting piece of work, freely chosen, which has the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads him to mastery."
                                                                                          --Maria Montessori