It's hard to believe we have come to our last Sense! It was all about the Sense of Smell in the Orchard class this week! The children brought in scents from home to share with the class. The classroom was filled with books on smell, the Montessori smelling bottles which contained various scents for the children to guess that scent and match, as well as blindfold scented candle matching. We also brought in a variety of foods, spices, and essential oils and items from nature fo

It was all about exploring the Sense of Hearing in the Orchard classroom this week! The classroom areas were filled with Montessori materials such as the sound cylinders, the sound bag, an assortment of musical instruments and homemade sound cylinders that we created out of recycled baby jars. We also have books on hearing as well as read aloud books on CD that the children can listen to themselves in the language area. They have been learning about soft and loud sounds and w