March 2015

February flew by in Verde as we were busy studying zoology. We started with looking at our own bodies and trying to identify our spines and their function. From there we talked about the division into the vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Children had a lot of fun sorting photographs of animals into those two categories and following up this exercise with their own Vertebrates/Invertebrates table using animal stamps. Once children were familiar with the concept of vertebrates and invertebrate we talked about five classes of vertebrates and studied fish in more depth. Using the fish puzzle, three part cards and booklets we identified fish body parts and discussed their functions. We talked about their environment and that fish cannot live outside of water. We also talked about fish life cycle and different stages of life.

In March we are going to talk about land, air and water. We are going to tie it in with the study different means and the history of transportation. We are also going to celebrate the Montessori week with a performance on March 7th. We have been working very hard to get ready and can’t wait to sing for our families. We hope to see you then!