More Fall Works

Grande, Mediano, Pequeño

Large, Medium, Small
The challenge here for Bella is to say it in Spanish!

Adding acorns.

Recognizing the numbers and counting the correct number of beads.

Transferring fall color pom-pons. First with just the fingers. I will then change to tongs and then to a spoon for variation and level of difficulty.

It is raining leaves in our area, so this is perfect for this time of the year!

I just purchased these leave shaped sponges today at Hobby Lobby, 50% off. I love them and I know when the kids actually notice them, they will love them to! By looking at my picture I see that I am missing the paper plates. They will place some paint on a paper plate and then dip the sponge and stamp their paper.

Pin Punching what I think is a flower. I like to take the many cookie cutters we use for play-do and trace them on these little construction papers so the kids have different shapes to pin-punch.


Tracing by numbers or letters. A favorite for both the kids. These are from a Halloween activity book. I tore them out, rolled them up and placed them inside a little pumpkin.

Notice the many pictures of Bella working but not many of Sweet-Boy. He has been working a lot with math at school so I have not put anything out for him having to do with math. We are working at home more on writing, spelling, beginning sounds, ending sounds, sight words and reading. I will take some pictures of what I am doing with him this week, I just keep forgetting. He also likes to do pin punching of the maps. He takes out the country, traces it and pin-punches it.

Montessori Giveaway - Phonics Miniatures

One Hook Wonder has a great giveaway. Check it out here. If you have not seen this blog before, it is Great! She schools her children at home with the Montessori method!! Lots of great ideas.

The 8 Question Meme

Karen from Mi Escuelita Montessori tagged me for The 8 Question Meme

Six names you go by:
Ginnette
Gigi
Maria
Momi
Mama
Honey

Three things you are wearing right now
jeans

black t-shirt

black sandals

Three things you want very badly at the moment

Not to feel sick from the pregnancy
For this headache to go away
For dinner to taste good. I am making Pollo en Fricase...

Three things you did last night/yesterday/today./
Last night I went to sleep at 7pm
Yesterday, I met with our Architect - we are adding and remodeling the house
Today I had a level 2 sonogram and found out we are having a healthy baby BOY!

Two things you ate today.
Eggs and a bagel

Chicken Salad

Two people you last talked to on the phone

My Mom
My Brother

Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
Grade papers
Volunteer at the kids school

Your three favorite beverages:

Coffee - although not my favorite at the moment
Margaritas - can't have them at the moment!
Grape juice

Elementary Montessori Training and Volunteering

Elementary Montessori Training
Montessori Training begins again this weekend after a nice break! When I started the training, the 2 year cycle had already began but they still allowed new people to begin. So, I am now starting what I should have taken at the beginning "The Primary Overview". The primary overview is 6 weeks of courses on the philosophy, theory and curriculum. I am very excited to be starting this course. After this, I will have left the Math and the first part of language. Because the baby is arriving in April, I will not be able to take the Math and what I am missing of language. But that is Ok because once I finish the classes, I have to do a 9 month internship. I do not want to do the internship until the baby is 2 or 3 years old.

Volunteering

Picture above obtained from Martin and Anna's Website.

I need to remember to take pictures of the kids garden.

I have also been volunteering at the children's school helping with making materials and helping the environmental teacher in the garden with his classes. Making materials is a great way to get an insight on what the children are doing in the classroom. We also get to make extra copies for ourselves if we wish.
In the garden the children are growing vegetables and herbs. By helping out I get to see what they are growing and learn about gardening. This is something I have been wanting to do at home with the children but just scared to start since I do not know anything about it! But from what I see, it look fairly easy!!

Outside Environment

Bella was very excited to tell us all about her outside work environment. She told us what works she could take outside, how many students could be outside at one time, and all of the steps in between! Open house was in the evening. Please forgive my dark pictures.

Looking at the porch of the room next to Bella's.

Notice the rain boots. All the children have rain boots so that if the grounds are wet and muddy they can still go outside and play. They have really used these lately. It has been raining every week around here. Crazy rain!

Sweet Boys Classroom

Sweet Boy - that is my son and this is what we actually call him most of the time because he is sooo sweet. His teachers adore him because he is so kind, helpful and concerned for others. He walks his sister inside her classroom EVERY morning. Here we are at Open house. He showed us around his room and showed us some works.

My husband taking a picture of him!
I see some music and math works in the background.

The kitchen in his classroom. Notice that it is not as busy and "cute" as Bella's classroom. His room is not as cluttered. I'm not saying there is anything bad about her classroom, I actually like all the "cute" stuff!

Practical Life area.

Not sure what all of the works are back there. But another shot of the classroom.

Tracing.

On my next post I will show pictures of the porches. All rooms in the school have a porch area with tables to do works, washing work are done here, and art easels are outside for painting work.

Open house at the kids school

The kids school had an Open House this past week. I took tons of pictures so I'll be posting about it a few more times! At the open house the children have the opportunity to show their family what they do at school. We just follow the children and ask them to show us works they have had lessons on. They show you around and you follow their lead. They may do a work or not. Our kids were so excited!

Here is a few pictures of Bella showing us how to do a water work.

This is the entrance to the classroom. She is getting the rubber apron.

Putting on the apron.

Getting water and sweet boy looking on~

The kids are in different classrooms. I will post pictures of sweet boy and his classroom next.