STEAM into Spring!

STEAM is the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. It gives context to curriculum, making it meaningful and engaging.

You can find STEAM on a "field trip" to McCrillis Garden,

at The National Gallery of Art,

or right in the Montessori classrooms!

S is for Science:

Observing ladybugs

and chicks,

and parts of a Lima bean seed,

asking questions,

experimenting,

wondering,

and predicting are essential.

Look closely!

Use all your senses!

Find the perfect habitat--wetlands!

This water is moving too fast for frog eggs!

Amphibian or reptile?

Classification!

T is for technology:

Working with iPads,

ELMO,

and Everyday Math Games.

E is for engineering:

Binomial and Trinomial Cubes

Observe the shape and the space!

Is it art or engineering when we create wire sculptures like Calder?

A is for art:

Looking closely at cherry blossoms

Sketch what you see!

Include detailed parts of the flower!

Draw like Georgia O'Keefe!

Learn the names of musical instruments

and keep the rhythm with Native American drums.

M is for mathematics:

The Short Bead Stair 1-10

Sandpaper Numbers

Counting Square Chains

Multiplication Bead Board

Fractions

The Snake Game

Game Day!

STEAM = Montessori

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."   --Thomas Edison