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.
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.
The Upper Elementary Class celebrated National STEAM Day with a fun Engineering project. Teams built weight-bearing structures out of spaghetti and marshmallows!
That was just one of the ideas from the story Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty. Students in Kindergarten - 6th grade listened to the story of Iggy during this week's STEAM classes. Afterwards the children used their math and engineering skills to plan and build structures with only toothpicks and Play Doh.
