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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

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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

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The Montessori Language Program is so rich and comprehensive that it is difficult to explain in depth in this short blog. Please see the various photos with short explanations of each work the students complete as they move through the reading, writing and grammar Montessori Language Program. The 3- and 4-year-olds begin working with phonetic word building once they know the sounds. This leads to the blending of words. By the time the students enter the MSOSV kindergarten program the K students are building sentences. At the same time the 3-

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Purpose: To practice writing skills as well as critical thinking skills. The kindergarten students develop good academic habits by starting their day with the Daily Journal. Skills Taught: Keeping this daily journal is one way to boost critical thinking skills in the kindergarten classroom. This is the beginning of teaching students to write in a structured way. By starting with personal daily journals, students can practice different types of writing, such as “narrative storytelling, opinion writing and informative writing”. The students practice word and letter spacing, the use of punctuation and

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Purpose: To instill a sense of personal responsibility and accountability. Skills Taught: Using a Daily Work Plan, the Kindergarten students begin to take personal responsibility for their education. The students choose work that fits with their own academic growth and development. The Montessori Guide checks the Work Plan to ensure the students are not either moving too quickly through the work – or choosing work that is too easy. In the Montessori philosophy, we would call the above “The Direct Aim” for learning. The “Indirect Aim” includes continued practice with writing,

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Please bookmark our Blog Page to follow the in depth look at MSOSV’s Kindergarten Year. Each week, we will take a deeper look at each aspect of the Montessori Kindergarten Program. This will include academic as well as social and emotional development. A peek into the first day of kindergarten:   The students have spent the previous two years preparing for this day. They now have the maturity, development and academic readiness to begin to work as a team as well as follow their individual plans. They now begin meeting together in the

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Join us This Friday, October 2oth! It’s that time of year again, time for our Annual MSOSV Trunk or Treat! This year the event will be held at our Cabrillo Montessori location in Santa Clara, CA. We hope you will be able to join us!

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See your child’s classroom through their eyes! The Silent Journey is an interactive parent experience where the parent gets to see the classroom and work on material just as their child does. This was taken at our Cantera Montessori location in Georgetown, Texas. This hands on parent education experience will soon be offered at all MSOSV locations! Watch the video on our YouTube Channel!

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Silent Journey and Discovery Workshop – A Reflection on the Journey By Ms. Milinh, Head of School at Cantera Montessori When families come to visit the school or are currently enrolled and see tiny glimpses of their child’s community, I often get questions such as “What’s that?”, “How does it work?”, “What is this for?”. I can’t help but chuckle because these questions remind me so much of the children when they enter their communities for the first time. At Cantera Montessori, we offered a special Parent Education event called the Silent Journey

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