to take a look at a typical day of learning in Kristen Bruce’s pre-K and kindergarten class here at Montessori.
Students were engaged in their “shelf work” on Friday morning, moving between subjects while learning about holidays around the world. Shelf work is a hallmark of the Montessori method that allows students to work independently under the guidance of a teacher – Bruce and teaching assistant Barbara Carangelo, in this case.
The class then concluded its unit on hibernation with a group reading of Michelle Meadows’ Hibernation Station, joined by stuffed animal friends housed in dens they had constructed earlier in the week.
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