The Cottage Montessori Schools

01/08/2023

Our "sister school"

12/07/2023

The Montessori Cylinder blocks help children learn to discriminate by size using touch and sight. 🧱By aligning the cylinders with the holes in the block the child is also developing:
🌟The mathematical mind
🌟Fine motor skills
🌟Hand-eye coordination
🌟Problem-solving skills
🌟Concentration and focus
❓What are your favorite Montessori materials?

18/06/2023

11/06/2023

Stunning Montessori environment. Our school in Featherbrooke Estate bordering the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens.

27/05/2023

27/05/2023

This week we explored prehistoric mammals which were predecessors of the mammals we know today.
The children are beginning to have a simple understanding of the word evolution and have found it fascinating to look at images of prehistoric animals and the resemblance they hold to our current day mammals. 🐴🐗🐺🦇🦍🦓🐆🐅🦧🦣🐘🦛🦏🐪🦒🦘🦬🐃🐂🐄🐖🐎🐏🫏🦙🦮🐈🐀🐿️🦥🦔🦫🦦🦡🦨

Thank you to all our generous families for donating old towels and tinned fish for the Husky Rescue Organisation 💙

We were privileged to meet Kiara who is a Siberian rescue Husky, she is such so much fun and so intelligent, she and her handler taught us so so much about her breed.

Have a wonderful weekend!

12/05/2023

This week we explored and discussed diferent types of reptiles, their characteristics and their life cycles. We are lucky to have a tortoise carapace and the children were fascinated with its texture and patterns.

Our other news is that all our hard work preparing our very own products paid off and the children had an absolute blast being little therapists at our Mother's Day Spa!!! 🩷 Thank you to all the Moms and Aunties and Grans for your support.

Here is the instagram link to view some beautiful pictures of our happy day! https://instagram.com/stories/ruimsigmontessori/3101121836329605077?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==

12/05/2023

07/05/2023

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One way for Montessori preschool students to be introduced to the passage of time and history is to learn about seasons and how they change throughout the year.

05/05/2023

Nutrition is so important for developing little brains!

05/05/2023

Real life objects with identical cards! I’m not sure why…but real life objects is an area I struggle with! I’m embracing it and working this year on creating more sets!