by Abigail Miller | Oct 7, 2009 | art, cutting lesson, Montessori materials, scissors
I also updated my cutting lesson with this nice little set (I really like the little wooden box for the scraps and the nice rounded stainless scissors- they seem better proportioned to the child’s hand and the children were much more successful with them than...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 7, 2009 | art, collage box, pasting lesson
I have been putting some effort into updating my art area of the classroom. Although I have seen numerous examples of art shelves and art materials in the course of my training and previous employment, I wasn’t quite satisfied with the quality of my materials-...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 3, 2009 | autumn, bench, Longmont, Montessori, preschool
With crisp Autumn mornings finally here, we (I) decided that the cloakroom was in need of a bench to assist the children in removing their warm clothing. The children have adopted the practice of sitting on the little step into the kitchen to accomplish this task, and...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 2, 2009 | autumn, fall, Open House, tours, visit
You are cordially invited:Please join us for Bloom! Montessori School’s Autumn Open House! Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 11am- 1pm701 James Street, Longmont CO We are located at the intersection of James Street and Grande Ave, behind Valley Nissan- one block South...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 1, 2009 | napping, tot cots, urban infants
When plastic water bottles die they hope to end up in the hands of Kelly Friedl…As you may know, sleep is very important to the lives of young children (and to me personally). Being adequately rested improves their memory consolidation, capacity for abstraction,...
