Happy Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice! May you always have light in your life, even during the darkest days.

Happy Birthday Bella!

Isabel sharing her timeline with her friends. The birthday walk... the earth has traveled around the sun three times since Isabel was born.

Busy Mornings With Friends

Looking Forward To Hearing Your Comments

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Holiday Countdown Trees and Other Fun Work

Having fun and working hard on countdown trees...see our sister blog called On The Shelf at http://www.montessori-work.blogspot.com for how to instructions on this activity.

Tracing triangle metal insets to make stars.

Practicing cursive.

Exploring the relationship of the red and blue rods and the values of one to ten.

Toddlers making Hummus

Yummy! Toddlers are making hummus for afternoon snack.

Our Weekly Affirmation: Giving

Each week we choose a special focus from our Angel Bear Yoga Book to discuss and think about.
For the two weeks before Thanksgiving we focused on gratitude. We created a thankful tree in our classroom. The children could trace a leaf, write something they are thankful for, cut it out and hang it on our tree.

This week our focus is on giving. We listened to an Angel Bear story about giving and had a discussion at circle time about the different ways in which we can give. Hugs and love were some of the favorite things the children enjoy giving. Here is a picture of Angel bear doing the giving yoga pose.

Homemade Bread

Melissa (Brinley's Mom) donated a bread maker to our classroom. We now can make our own fresh bread. We made our first loaf on Friday morning. It was quite exciting as the smell of fresh bread filled our classroom.

Is it done yet??

Working Hard And Having Fun In The Toddler Room