Sunnybrook Montessori School

Montessori preschool & kindergarten in New Hampshire's North Country

Books, Books, Books

jumping over the rope

jumping over the rope

Our second week was filled with books, books, and more books.  We learned that authors write stories and illustrators draw the pictures.  We read some books by Tomie DePoala, a New Hampshire author and Illustrator.  Some of our favorites are The Knight and the Dragon and Strega Nona.

2 - setting, character, plot

setting, character, plot

The children used information from the story to determine the setting, characters, and plot of each book we read this week.  Afternoon students did some brainstorming for writing their own group story.   They also began writing daily journals.  It is exciting to see what they produce and how they work to sound out the words to figure out which letters to write down.

journal writing

journal writing

creating treasure maps

creating treasure maps

placing the countries on her map of Europe

placing the countries on her map of Europe

coloring her map of Europe

coloring her map of Europe

snack time

snack time

At the art table the students created self portraits.  They looked in a mirror to determine their eye color and hair color and all of the features that they wanted to include.  We will display them on the wall for all to admire.

cylinder blocks

cylinder blocks

letter formation work

letter formation work

sorting tray

sorting tray

metal insets

metal insets

transfer work

transfer work

pattern blocks

pattern blocks

painting!

painting!

Cabeza

Cabeza

In Spanish Zeanny began teaching us the words for the different parts of la cara (face), including el ojos (eyes), la nariz (noze), la boca (mouth),  pelo (hair), and la oreja (ears).  Each child had the opportunity to add a different feature to the flannel board cara, which got pretty crazy.

Spanish colores

Spanish colores

Spanish circle time

Spanish circle time

an artist at work

an artist at work

cube patterns

cube patterns

cylinder block

cylinder block

rainy day recess games

rainy day recess games

Our Thursday was spent at the library, where we filled out a form for a school library card and learned how to use place markers to put in the place of the book when we remove it from the shelf.  We learned from Ms. Ronnie that if we are ever unsure of where our book goes on the shelf, she has a special chair where we can put it so she can make sure it gets back to its’ proper place.  We listened to Ronnie read three stories about the library, then everyone decorated a special book mark to take home.

inside the piano

inside the piano

During music we learned about another percussion instrument, the piano.  We opened up the front and watched the hammers hit the strings to make the sound.  Everyone had a turn to press the keys and watch the hammers move.  We listened to the high and low notes at the ends of the keyboard.

scarf dancers

scarf dancers

preparing our terrarium

preparing our terrarium

Friday students had a very busy day.  In the morning, after doing some work, they assembled a terrarium.  They layered rocks, soil, water, and plants in a large glass jar, then tightly screwed on the cover.  They each meticulously recorded the process in their science notebooks, including the title, materials, and a detailed picture.

science notebooks

science notebooks

After some stories, dancing, indoor recess, and lunch, they did some journal writing, and then requested more stories.

Some of the stories we read this week were Strega Nona, Big Anthony, Each Peach Pear Plum, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Did Not Know She Was Extinct, A House is a House for Me, and The Gruffalo.

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