Montessori Mama: September 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Transition Tool ~Good Morning Sunshine~

Outside the front door to the school there is an easel with notes about the day, who is snack leader, special visitor...that kind of thing. There are also name tags for the taking. When the children arrive they choose their tag and carry it inside. Before saying "Goodbye" to Mom or Dad, they choose a spot on the morning sunshine. Some times they count how many friends have arrived.....read the names the recognize....
Good morning Sunshine~
PEACE
Jennifer

Playdough Recipe

Play Dough Recipe

2 cups flour 1 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tarter

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cup water

a few drops of your choice of food coloring

Heat on stove, watching it and stirring, until nice consistency, it will become very difficult to stir and clump together this is the point you can turn it out onto a floured counter. Knead. Cool and store in closed container to avoid drying out.

Children LOVE it! Parents and teachers rave!

Wise words

"The greatest challenge we all face as spiritual nurturers is to become attuned to the young child's authentic spirituality, which--unlike our own-- is still such an integrated part of life...children's exuberant spirituality is reflected in everything they do....a child shows us the extraordinary in the ordinary. Our task as spiritual nurturers becomes easier when we realized that we do not have to instill spirituality in a child, we have only to protect it from being trampled and to nourish its natural growth."
-----Aline D Wolf, from Nurturing the Spirit

Montessori Mama

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Transition Tool ~Good Morning Sunshine~

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