Sunnybrook Montessori School

Montessori preschool & kindergarten in New Hampshire's North Country

Spring Has Sprung!

Friends

Friends

Yay for mud!

Yay for mud!

The sun came out and the hats, mittens, snow-pants, jackets, boots, and socks came off this week!  The glorious warmth melted the snow and ice, and the children had a wonderful time removing the layers, sinking into the mud, playing in the water, and saying goodbye to winter weather.

making mud

making mud

collecting water

collecting water

making a canal

making a canal

shoveling water

shoveling water

Bare feet!

Muddy feet!

We continued our study of Australia this week.  We learned about the didgeridoo, a native Australian instrument made from a tree branch hollowed out by termites, the boomerang, a throwing toy originally used for hunting, and aboriginal cave painting.

29 - Pitz Quattrone and Three Trees

Pitz Quattrone and Three Trees

On Wednesday afternoon we traveled to St. Johnsbury for a performance by Pitz Quattrone and the Three Trees.  We heard and learned about several instruments, including the didgeridoo, the Jew’s harp, the ney, the frame drum, and the oud.  The children enjoyed moving to the music in their seats, wiggling their bodies, hands, heads, and feet.

bank game

bank game

constructing houses

constructing houses

counting rod segments

counting rod segments

letter sound game

letter sound game

painting

painting

play dough

play dough

snack stories

snack stories

sweeping up the floor

sweeping up the floor

thump thump thump thump

thump thump thump thump

winding up the string

winding up the string

wooden word cards

wooden word cards

writing

Author illustrators at work

dot painting

dot painting

The students were busy with art making aboriginal dot paintings, drawing, creating books, making water color paintings, cutting, gluing, and coloring.

drawing

drawing

artists at work

artists at work

coloring

coloring

water colors

water colors

sensory table

sensory table

The sensory table was filled with water, rocks, and ocean animals of Australia.  The children enjoyed learning the names of the many animals, building them underwater houses, and swimming them around.

el camello (camel)

el camello (camel)

In Spanish we continued to practice animal names and do animal actions.  We talked about the Mer (sea) and many native Australian animals.

sleeping queens

sleeping queens

Friday students were busy as always.  They had fun playing a game of Sleeping Queens, then doing some writing and puzzle maps.  For science they cut open their celery from last week to see the xylem that carry the water up to the leaves.  Then we talked about sap running in the trees, tasted some sap, then set some to boil and watched the water evaporate and the sap thicken and darken.

practicing some tricky letters

practicing some tricky letters

puzzle maps

puzzle maps

sight word square game

sight word square game

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