'Tis December

Welcome to the sounds and sights of December in Montessori!

                        The children have been learning sound vibrations travel in waves.

                They studied how string and brass instruments make sound and change pitch.

     They have blown into bottles to make the air vibrate just like wind and brass instruments.

Can you listen and guess?

Playing percussion instruments takes concentration.

Five Little Bells is a favorite poem!

December is a time for giving!

. Once again this year Montessori donated 90 backpacks to Nyumbani Village so these Kenyan children would be ready for their new school year. Each backpack held a package of treasured colored pencils and a note from the donor.

December is also a time to celebrate!

Mrs. G-W, Lily, and Penelope told us the story of Hanukkah and showed us how to light the menorah.

There was a lot of Christmas work like counting, 

labeling objects,

matching the bells,

learning French color words,

sewing Christmas trees to work on fine motor coordination, and

using patterns and symmetry to make ornaments and necklaces.

Montessori enjoyed making art projects and

creating special surprises for their parents, too.

They read lots of great picture books, and even one in Spanish!

They graphed their favorite part of Christmas, 

decorated trees, 

learned the story of baby Jesus,

decorated cookies, 

and enjoyed KayDee Puppets. Mortimer tasted ears, too!

December is a time for families!

We hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We join all Montessori classes around the world in wishing everyone peace in 2015.