Galisteo: Trees and Water, Clay and Camouflage!

by | Oct 18, 2013 | Adventure Day!

We continued learning about amazing trees today.  Ms. Beth showed us how a leaf makes its food yesterday.  We reviewed photosynthesis and then talked about why leaves change color.  We learned that bananas also have chlorophyll when they are green.  We continued our...

In the Beginning

by | Oct 13, 2013 | Classroom Work

September, 2013 “It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.”    ― Maria Montessori In the beginning of each Montessori school year the children are invited to the...

Deer Creek

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Adventure Day!

With the closure of the Valles Caldera due to the federal government shutdown, we changed our plan and decided to stay very local.  We headed to Deer Creek, just down the road from our school.  We began by looking for more aquatic macroinvertebrates, as the kids...