by Abigail Miller | Apr 30, 2010 | arthropods, biology, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, taxonomy
Hurt no living thing,Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,Nor harmless worms that creep.-Christina RossettiOur study of Arthropods continued today with an...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 23, 2010 | arthropods, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, Painted Lady butterflies, praying mantis, prudence, taxonomy, virtue ethics
“Solicitous care of living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child’s mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.” – Maria MontessoriHow do we observe specimens that are...
by Abigail Miller | Apr 16, 2010 | arthropods, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, crustaceans, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, taxonomy
For weeks, the children have been joyfully searching for small insects in the yard; so, I knew that the upcoming unit on arthropods would interest them. The children began their unit on arthropods by reading the books What is an Arthropod? by Bobbie Kalman and Under...