by Abigail Miller | Jul 14, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Farm to School Program, Longmont Preschool, The Family Table Farm
“Some foods begin as little seeds that farmers plant in Spring.The seeds need water and the sun to do their growing thing.A season later, fields are filled with veggies, fruits, and grains,The farmer did the work, and we all get to say… Bon...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 13, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cuisine, Food Preparation, Longmont Preschool, practical life
Let me begin with confession- first of all, the pictures I am about to show are nearly three weeks old (my camera broke and while it was being replaced I used my husbands which does not upload as easily); second, although I love receiving the school’s weekly CSA...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 12, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, language materials, Longmont Preschool
When I took my Montessori training, my language instructor had a beautiful set of handmade phonetic sentence cards. The sentences were composed of mostly phonetic words (‘the’ and ‘a’ were the only sight/puzzle words used); the child would read...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 6, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Farm to School Program, food cultivation, gardening, Longmont Preschool
“Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were- Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a den in a sandbank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree. “Now my dear,” said old Mrs. Rabbit one...
by Abigail Miller | Jul 5, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, cusine, food cultivation, Food Preparation, gardening, Longmont Preschool, practical life
The Fava Beans were finally ready for harvesting (this proverbial spring delight came a little later than normal as we held off due to unfavorable planting conditions). Fava Beans are undoubtedly one of the best plants to grow in a children’s garden; these...
