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.
Of course since this is so late getting to you, so many things have changed and we've been fortunate enough to add even more incredible authentic Montessori materials and works. Through a very generous donation from Budget Blinds of Tuscaloosa, AL we were able to add the Stamp Game, Colored Beads, a few Golden Bead sets, an Addition Board and Hundreds Board all for our Math area. We also added a Moveable Alphabet to our language area, large {actual size} Knobbed Cylinders, a set of Knobless Cylinders, and some Geometric Shapes all to our Sensorial area. We have also been able to purchase some more containers and trays to make all of our work on the shelves look that much more beautiful.
I will be continuing to highlight some of our Montessori and Montessori-inspired materials and works {which we call activities} with you over the next few months and how we made some of our materials like the Red Rods and the Number Rods, even some pretty amazing Sand Paper {in our case glitter foam} Letters and Numbers.
I will be continuing to highlight some of our Montessori and Montessori-inspired materials and works {which we call activities} with you over the next few months and how we made some of our materials like the Red Rods and the Number Rods, even some pretty amazing Sand Paper {in our case glitter foam} Letters and Numbers.
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See some of our most recent posts below. And check out our online store or our Teachers Pay Teachers site for more incredible printables and Montessori-inspired and Montessori friendly activities.
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