In kindergarten, children begin to learn the value of physical activity. They should practice fitness while learning new movements and working to develop key social skills, including good sportsmanship. MSOSV Physical Education In addition to free play twice per day, the kindergarten students participate in: Twice per week PE class Daily Yoga Weekly Nutrition PE Class During the twice per week PE class, the kindergarten students learn new activities. As they are approaching the 2nd plane of development, the students begin to organize games with rules and outcomes. They learn to take turns, to get up when

The Cosmic Curriculum and Biome work starts as early as 3 years. The primary students have an introduction to plants animals, water, soil, air, and the sun. The primary students also work with continent geography with political boundaries. They learn about the countries, culture, food, and flags. Once the primary child becomes an MSOSV kindergarten student, the curriculum switches from geography with political boundaries to the Biomes. Working with Waseca (in connection with the Waseca reading program used in the MSOSV classroom), the transition to the Waseca Biomes is easy for the kindergarten

MSOSV Kindergarten Homework At the beginning of the school year, each kindergarten student receives a personal journal and book bag. On Monday, students will choose a book from the MSOSV kindergarten library, they bring the book home with their journal in the book bag. Parents are asked to work with their kindergarten student each night, reading the book together and helping the student to write in the journal. At the beginning of the year, based on the ability of the kindergarten student, the parent is instructed to assist the student with writing in

Let’s begin with the absolute genius of Dr. Maria Montessori and her son Mario who developed the Montessori math materials. Over the years, there has been a consistent message from adults, either parents or educators taking the Montessori math component of the Montessori Teacher Education formal training. “I wish I had Montessori Math when I was a student” How is Montessori math different from traditional math? Traditional schools offer mathematics in an abstract format with the, group of children moving through the prescribed curriculum together. The MSOSV Montessori Guides present math with concrete, manipulative