The Pink Tower is the iconic Montessori material. Often called the ‘symbol of Montessori’, it is a welcoming sign in any Montessori environment, and a favourite with educators globally. Part of the sensorial area, it is comprised of 10 pink wooden cubes, in 3 different dimensions. The smallest being 1cm cubed, and the largest beingContinue reading “The Pink Tower”
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Cooking Club: Fish Pie
We will take you through the process of making freshly fried homemade fish roll. It was the first snack for the term by the members of the cooking club , and we proud to say that apart from the fish roll being flaky, crispy and soft to bite and chew, it also tasted heavenly! WeContinue reading “Cooking Club: Fish Pie”
Care of the Environment
Young children are naturally curious about the world around them and will protect the things that they love; and so we nurture that curiosity into kindness towards their environment. If they experience the outdoors as much as possible, and in all weathers too, they’ll want to look after it without very much encouragement at all.
Do you know?
Colour Box 3 This Montessori Material focuses on the shades of colours. After the completion of all the colour box exercises, with a clear understanding of colour names and shades, children will be able to orient themselves in a world of colours. Below, the children are tasked with arranging the Colour tablets from the lightestContinue reading “Do you know?”
HH Book Club Party
Fairies Flora, Fauna and Merryweather invited members of the bookclub to join Sleeping Beauty ‘Princess Aurora’ for a craft party. It was a fun time as we said goodbye to the book that kept us entertained throughout the term. Book Club members came to school dressed as special characters in the book ‘Sleeping Beauty’… WeContinue reading “HH Book Club Party”
Pegs Activity
Whilst pegging might sound like a basic skill it has many important developmental benefits. This simple activity requires patience, concentration, dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, plus it strengthens fingers and develops the all-important pincer grip that is essential for writing…
Care of Environment
Our flowers bloom because our children care!!!! The practical life activity of plant watering teaches children to care, to love, and to have empathy for other living things. Children also learn how to take care of the space around them.For older children, it is a great opportunity to explain that every living thing needs waterContinue reading “Care of Environment”
Let’s Make Tea!
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. We had fun teaching the children how to make tea. They were very keen to learn, and took to the task with great enthusiasm. So what’s your child like on the domestic front? Would you feel happyContinue reading “Let’s Make Tea!”
Nature Study: Animal Care
The aim is to teach the children about responsibilities and to build the all-important senses of connection, empathy and care, while also teaching them about nature, ecology and the importance of caring for the environment.
Colour Week
The motive of celebrating colour days is to make the children aware of the different colours and to develop the fine motor skills via craft activities and colour plays. Early identification of colours helps to create the cognitive link between visual clues and words which is an important part of a child’s holistic development. HaveContinue reading “Colour Week”
Hadassah Hall 