Montessori focuses on Cosmic Education, where children get to experience the interconnectedness of all things – especially living things. In this way, children learn about the past, the present, nature, ethics, other cultures, and their connection with all these things.
We saw the winter months as a perfect opportunity to promote the latter. This session Sparks will be learning about the practices animals follow to survive the cold temperatures (migration, hibernation, and adaptation). We will be reading stories, conducting fun experiments, and fabricating some creative crafts. They will also be learning about winter holidays around the world and through different cultures by adding stamps to their “passports” and fun facts about the country or culture we “visit” that day.
We know each Spark finds joy in observing nature and they’re already looking out for those squirrels gathering their last acorns.
Spark Guides - Sarah & Callie
