Summer at Nature Song Montessori

Week 1 – Water Play

July 7 - July 11

This week is all about the amazing aspects of water!  Explore the outdoors with bubbles, sprinklers, water pipes, and splash pads! Mixing, pouring, and making a mess is encouraged! Students will participate in a whole host of water-based activities in the wonderful sunshine of July.  Classroom exercises will teach students about the Montessori learning environment [...]

Ready, set, go for the goal! Nature Song students will develop those larger muscles with coordination and balance, experiencing the joy of team sports through positive reinforcement and developmentally appropriate games. Children will experience a wide range of outdoor activities, which will encourage positive social interaction, communication, and team work. We will focus on basic [...]

Week 3 – STEAM Fun

July 21 - July 25

Kids love hands on science and this week we will explore fun and simple experiments that will lay the basic foundations for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. We will gather materials, observe, reflect, ask questions, and experiment. Topics will range from basic principals of Astronomy, Botany, Anatomy, Chemistry, Physics, Art Technique, and Zoology. These [...]

Week 4 – Nature Based Art

July 28 - August 1

For our fourth week of the Summer program, children will engage in outdoor sensorial and art activities using natural materials like sticks, rocks, flowers, leaves, fruits, vegetables, etc.  We will observe insects, watch the metamorphosis of a caterpillar, as well as many other activities designed to understand the forms of life.  We look forward to [...]

Bring your favorite book, musical instrument, or special talent to school this week and maybe it will open the door for creative story telling, drama, or acting.  Early childhood Montessori students enjoy hearing true stories told by their teacher and older classmates. Story telling can nurture the development of self expression through public speaking, drama, [...]

Join us as we apply our lessons learned from the garden and discover what it means to bring the harvest to the table this week. Cooking organic treats and practicing our fine motor skills with real tools from the kitchen will engage our students and help develop their knowledge about where our food comes from. [...]

This week is all about giving thanks to our community.  We will be practicing our grace and courtesy lessons that we have learned throughout the year.  We will prepare baked goods, make beautiful flower arrangements, and create beautiful art to display at our end of the Summer Harvest Festival.  Students will create programs to hand [...]