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Montessori Meanderings: It sure does rain a lot here...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009. It sure does rain a lot here. I think it has rained every single day since I came up to NJ / NY a whole week ago! At least it's keeping it nice and cool. :). Throughout the day, we also made bread by hand (from scratch), fried an egg, built sculptures (with the red rods, brown stairs, and pink tower), scrubbed a table, chopped an apple, and a host of other activities. There are so many interesting pieces of work! Quote of the day: "White sugar is not a food; it's a drug.". I pre...
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Montessori Meanderings: Blue skies!
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Thursday, June 25, 2009. Ah, I'm always amazed how much weather can impact my mood. Today was sunny and beautiful, full of blue skies and slight, cool breezes; this is weather I could get used to. It made me feel like I could conquer the world! This morning I was also able to sleep in past dawn a bit, so that helped. In class, we discussed the three-period lesson, actually acted out with a real child (the same helper from yesterday). It was an informative way to introduce us to the geometric solids!
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Montessori Meanderings: Edison's Day
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009. I love the video of Edison's Day (has anyone else watched this? It's about a 20-month-old boy named Edison, and how he spends his day in his incredibly-Montessori home. It's inspiring. :) And slightly intimidating. That's all I've got time for tonight! Monica / Ms. Monica / Ms. Mockina / Mika / Mommyka. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Monica / Ms. Monica / Ms. Mockina / Mika / Mommyka. View my complete profile. The Good News Is … someone let me co-host a podcast.
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Montessori Meanderings: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. I actually forgot that I even had a blog. Seriously. Let's see; I'm in my last week of classes (how did that happen? As my books and notes and more books are spread across my desk, it reminds me that I still have a lot to do before I leave. But hopefully next week, as I try to return to the real world, I can think back on this experience and reflect a little more. I need to keep this passionate and clear mindset when I'm in the thick of things during the school year. Side note: wh...
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Montessori Meanderings: I pretended to be a raccoon today!
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Friday, June 26, 2009. I pretended to be a raccoon today! That was a lot of math for one day. After going through all the didactical characteristics of Montessori materials, possible ground rules (I particularly liked one school-wide ground rule another student brought up, "Be safe, kind, and gentle"), and the sensitive periods, we did math. Anyway, it's been quite the week! I learned a LOT about the 3-6 world, and am just even more excited about starting the birth-3 classes on Monday. Meanwhile, I'm...
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Montessori Meanderings: "Here's why babies are officially awesome."
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Here's why babies are officially awesome.". I think that's what this course should really be titled. It created this cool effect that naturally emphasized the museum-goers' average height, with the outliers above and below. Side note: while I was waiting in line to get measured, I actually found another Monica who had visited the museum already that very day! But she was shorter than me, so I figured I'd get my own measurement.). Sunday was just plain productive. Fortunately, t...
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Montessori Meanderings: Whoops.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. I actually forgot that I even had a blog. Seriously. Let's see; I'm in my last week of classes (how did that happen? As my books and notes and more books are spread across my desk, it reminds me that I still have a lot to do before I leave. But hopefully next week, as I try to return to the real world, I can think back on this experience and reflect a little more. I need to keep this passionate and clear mindset when I'm in the thick of things during the school year.
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Montessori Meanderings: June 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009. I pretended to be a raccoon today! That was a lot of math for one day. After going through all the didactical characteristics of Montessori materials, possible ground rules (I particularly liked one school-wide ground rule another student brought up, "Be safe, kind, and gentle"), and the sensitive periods, we did math. Anyway, it's been quite the week! I learned a LOT about the 3-6 world, and am just even more excited about starting the birth-3 classes on Monday. Meanwhile, I'm...
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Montessori Meanderings: Told you so.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009. With the onset of Infant-Toddler classes, I have become much more occupied with assignments, typing up notes, and lots of reading and studying. Hence, the lack of daily postings. But I will try and catch up, at least once a week. But we won't get into that. We also will get to see actual children tomorrow, so I am looking forward to that! I miss the children at my school, and keep wondering how they're doing and everything! Anyone want to take some pictures of them for me? Monica...
