One of the most iconic Montessori math materials is the Golden Beads, used to introduce children to the decimal system in a concrete, meaningful way. The Golden Beads represent units, tens, hundreds, and thousands—each quantity shown physically so children can see, touch, and build numbers rather than just memorize them. Through hands-on exploration, students [...]
What happens when vinegar dissolves calcium in bones? The students in Mrs. Miller's Upper Elementary class are conducting an experiment to find the answer to that question.
The students in he Primary Half Day classroom celebrated National Apple Dumpling Day! They have spent the past week sampling and discussing different varieties of apples. The fun culminated when the students participated in chopping apples, preparing the mixture and filling the dumplings!
Lower Elementary students at Brookeside Montessori School made whoopie pies as part of their cultural studies of Pennsylvania. According to the Discover Lancaster website, whoopie pies were created by Lancaster’s Amish and Pennsylvania German communities.
While we were away from school for our Autumn Break our latest science activity was still in progress. Before leaving school after our Feast Day, Primary Full Day students measured, poured and dissolved sugar and salt into separate containers of water, carefully marking them with the name of each crystallized substance. These solutions were left open to the air to evaporate during our time away from school.
