by Abigail Miller | Feb 1, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, geography, Longmont Preschool, Montessori, physical science, Physics, science
When I give tours of the school, I am often asked about science education for preschool children. Although there seems to be an acknowledgement that children are nascent scientists (in fact, a recent study by the National Science Foundation described them as...
by Abigail Miller | Jan 8, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Preschool, physical science, Physics, science, simple machines
The children have been continuing their study of simple machines. In a Montessori classroom, children are given lessons independently (sometimes with a few other children watching, who have been shown how to be a “quiet observer,” who watches the lesson...
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 | Jan 3, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, engineering, history of science, Longmont Preschool, physical science, Physics, science
With the infrequency of my posting, you might have been wondering what we are up to. Having made our way through studying the invertebrate section of the taxonomy (with a unit on protists/protozoa and microbiology, which I might go backwards in time and post some...
