by Abigail Miller | May 15, 2011 | birds, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, life sciences, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, practical life, vertebrates
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” -John James Audubon First, I want to offer a little apology. I have re-formatted this post at least three times, but every time I...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 4, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, field trip, Little Shop of Physics, Longmont Preschool, physical science, Physics
“We must await this spontaneous investigation of their surroundings, or as I like to call it, this voluntary explosion of the exploring spirit. In such cases, the children experience a joy at each fresh discovery. They are conscious of a sense of dignity and...
by Abigail Miller | Sep 6, 2010 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, CU Discovery Science Program, life sciences, Longmont Preschool, mollusks, taxonomy
“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.”-Federico FelliniBeing landlocked, many of our students have rather limited experience with mollusks. Mollusks are one of the most diverse animal phyla (in terms of both size and...
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...
