Appleseed Montessori Preschool

I am sad and sorry to announce that Appleseed Montessori will not be re-opening for this upcoming school year. It has been a wonderful getting to know so many amazing families and working with all your little yahoos. I am honored that you entrusted them into my care and will miss them all very much!!! Here's to all of us off on life's next big adventure ❤

As we continue learning colour theory and focusing on primary colours we took some inspiration from the book Mouse Paint for our craft today.

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)
Monderian was a famous Dutch artist, and an important leader in the development of modern abstract art, primarily through the Dutch art movement known as De Stijl (“The Style”). His mature paintings use the simplest combinations of straight lines, right angles, primary colours, black, and white.

A little peek into a typical day of preschool 😊

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Live stream a real space launch!!!
NASA will be live streaming the take off of SpaceX Sat.May 20th @ 1:22pm

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This is why we do so many crafts involving cutting :)

Proper pencil grip facilitates letter formation, legibility, speed and endurance. Here is a great way to encourage your preschooler to use proper pencil grip. You can use a pompom, marble, button etc..

The Ultimate Montessori Toy List is here to help take the guess work out of your Holiday shopping. 😄🎄🎁

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Colours are all around us and it's a key way that we describe and categorize our world. Teaching children about colours is a great way to expand their vocabulary for describing the world around them.
This was a super fun (no mess) experiment focusing on primary and secondary colours that anyone can easily do at home.