Yellow Classroom
In our classroom, we start each morning with circle time. Circle time is an opportunity for teachers and students to interact with each other and is crucial for a child’s academic and social development. After the circle time, the students then move on to the Montessori work period. On any given day you will see children working on continent puzzle map, spelling, phonic, math, practical life and many other Montessori jobs.
Each child moves at his or her own pace. Therefore you will not see the entire group of children doing the same thing each day, nor will the children move onto other subjects at the same time. This is the beauty if the Montessori classroom. We have children working on simple 3 letter phonetic words while other children in the same classroom are practicing more complex phonograms. The same applets are used for each subject in our classroom.
After the Montessori work period we have another circle time. At this time we practice letter sounds, names of the countries and parts of animals, just to name a few.
This takes us to lunch and outdoor play time. Outdoor play time is a great opportunity for the students to use much of their pent up energy in a constructive manner. Not only is it usually one of the kids’ favorite times, it is also another social development opportunity.
After their outdoor time, it is nap time. The classroom is converted into a peaceful, quiet place to allow the students to sleep or just rest. This afternoon nap is extremely valuable for their afternoon learning. The students wake ready to absorb their world around them.
The afternoon starts with a snack and more play time. Then the students come back in the classroom for more Montessori work and we wrap up the day with music.