Montessori Materials – Sensorial Area – Cylinder Blocks
One of the first items introduced in the Sensorial Area are the four cylinder blocks, each containing ten knobbed cylinders of various dimensions. The purpose of the cylinder blocks is to develop visual discrimination of height and diameter. The students are first introduced to cylinder block 1, which decreases in both height and diameter. After […]
Friends
We were so excited to welcome a new morning friend last week, and an afternoon friend this week. Both new students have quickly integrated into the class and we are enjoying getting to know them. The Autumn Equinox occurred on Sunday the 22nd and was our focus this week. We shared some of our observations […]
Understanding Montessori – The Three Period Lesson
Most Montessori materials are demonstrated in a mostly silent manner. One exception is the three period lesson used to introduce a new concept, such as vocabulary or a letter sound. The three period lesson is used to teach, then reinforce the teaching. Some materials that use a three period lesson are the geometric solids, […]
Kindness and Caterpillars
“Only Kindness Matters” is a quote by long time Sunnybrook teacher Gerrie Scott that we have posted in our room. We talked about what this means and looked up kindness in the dictionary. We have been mindful about being kind and will continue to share ideas about how to do this and why it is […]