Better late than never, right? About 8 months ago, we started making the transition in our conventional preschool towards a more Montessori Inspired school. You may recall that we started slowly and simply by repurposing and reimagining things we already had in our class. I then started purchasing a few actual Montessori materials like some mini-knobbed cylinders and a continent map.
Last summer, 2016, we did a whole renovation of our school {and by we I of course mean my incredible teaching staff and a few parents as I was in Alabama for my 20th High School Reunion and as it turns out, the funeral of my grandmother). We painted the walls and trim, put down new flooring after ripping out the old, rained on carpet, and added a LOT more shelving units. With this reno we were able to make some more defined areas in our class and were able to designate certain spaces for the 5 areas of a traditional Primary or Preschool 3-6 year old Montessori classroom {Practical Life, Sensorial, Culture & Science, Language, and Math}.
Without further ado (since I filmed this in September, the night before school officially started), here is our new classroom.
Last summer, 2016, we did a whole renovation of our school {and by we I of course mean my incredible teaching staff and a few parents as I was in Alabama for my 20th High School Reunion and as it turns out, the funeral of my grandmother). We painted the walls and trim, put down new flooring after ripping out the old, rained on carpet, and added a LOT more shelving units. With this reno we were able to make some more defined areas in our class and were able to designate certain spaces for the 5 areas of a traditional Primary or Preschool 3-6 year old Montessori classroom {Practical Life, Sensorial, Culture & Science, Language, and Math}.
Without further ado (since I filmed this in September, the night before school officially started), here is our new classroom.
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