Work in the Montessori Class

We have so many victories to celebrate because our students are doing a variety of work and are inspired through our presentations and student collaborations. For example the students are writing in cuneiform signs after making clay tablets as the ancient Sumerians did. One difference is that the girls are allowed to go to school here. In those days only boys were permitted to attend school.

Money is always an interesting topic. Besides the value of coins, we are learning who is pictured on the coins. This is an open door to the history of money in the US and what people used long ago for trading. Even salt was used as payment in Rome. Why was salt so important? This is intriguing to ponder and understand the value of salt especially before refrigerators were invented.

The microscope has provided us with a lot of beautiful nature images. We are studying the parts of leaves and that has led some of the students to want to look up close at nature. The leaves are full of tiny building bricks, crystalline and interesting. We also enjoyed sautéed beet greens. Yummy leaves!

In January we truly enjoyed our literature, “Stone Fox”. We were all riveted to our seats as the nine year old entered an adult dog sled race to save his grandfather’s farm by winning the first prize money. The story had a surprise ending. Your child can tell you what happened.
Now we are immersed in our next adventure book, the classic “White Fang” by Jack London.