Thank
you, Kiowa for carving our Jack O Lantern. Thank you, Crissy, Nathan, Alicia,
Scott Whitington, Scott Baldermann, Nathan, Jeanette and Lisa for volunteering
in our classroom and helping out with the centers for the Halloween celebration,
it was quite a blast!!.
I Did It All By
Myself- Support the Children’s Independence the Montessori Way
Is there anything more rewarding than being
able to care for one’s own self? Help your child on the path to independence
with home activities that support similar self-care “lessons” in the Montessori
classroom. A little planning and a lot of patience will go far!
The most important (and the hardest!) part?
Allow plenty of time for learning and practice, so your child can master new
skills without pressure from the clock (and you can get to work on time).
Maria Montessori tells us in The Discovery
of the Child, “If teaching is to be effective with young children, it
must assist them to advance on the way to independence...We must help them to
learn how to walk without assistance, to run,...to dress and undress, to wash
themselves...All this is part of an education for independence.”
“Care of Self” activities children can do
at home
- Dressing & undressing
- Washing hands
- Cleaning one’s shoes
- Nose blowing
- Buttoning, snapping, zipping, tying, lacing, and
buckling
- Brushing one’s hair & teeth
It’s cold
outside! How to put on a coat or sweater?
Teach your child the “up and over” method. Place the child’s coat on the floor
with the collar near the child’s feet. The child bends down, places his arms in
the arms of the coat, lifts the coat up and over his head, and voila! He’s wearing
his coat.
Even very young children are capable
of independent work,
Suggested
activities: laundry, setting the table, helping to prepare dinner by washing
fruit/veggies, clearing the table, pouring their own breakfast cereal or
spreading butter on their own bread/toast, pouring their own beverages from
easily accessible small pitchers, pet care, sweeping/mopping with child size
brooms/mops, window washing with a spray bottle of water and a squeegee/towel,
etc. The list is endless and children will help point out their interests to
you, as you go through the day together.
A Peek At Our Week
Scooping
out the Pumpkin seeds
Estimating
the Pumpkin Seeds ( there were 638 seeds in the pumpkin)
Graphing
and Voting for the eyes, nose and mouth for our Jack O lantern- circle eyes, triangle
nose and scary mouth
Lifecycle
of the pumpkin
Cutting
apples for the Applesauce
Tasting
the roasted pumpkin seeds and applesauce
Sound of the week
‘i’
– Inny the inchworm
(Bend
your index finger up and down, say the short letter sound ‘i’)
Reminders
No school on Nov 4th for 3 and 4 year olds, as all of the ECE
team will be at a CPR/First Aid Training. The kindergartners will work in Ms.
Therese’s room and we will have two subs for that day. Please drop off and pick
your child through Ms. Therese’s door tomorrow.
Picture
Retakes is on Friday, Nov 8th
Thanksgiving
Luncheon RSVP’s due by Tue, Nov 5th
No
School Nov 11th and 12th
Have a wonderful November!!!
Transfer with a baster, observe the concentration.
Van Gogh Inspired Sunflowers!!
The 45 Layout
