The land, air and water jars are there to introduce the child to the various elements that make up our planet. There are three jars: one containing soil for land, one containing water and finally a jar filled with air. These jars are used in…
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St. Andrew's Montessori are thrilled to receive an overall rating of Outstanding after our Ofsted inspection at the end of November. This is the highest rating a provision can obtain.
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Within the Practical Life area the child finds materials and exercises of his everyday life like pouring water from a jug or learning how to tie a shoelace. These activities help the child to properly take care of himself so that he may feel…
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A child is introduced to the Sandpaper Letters early in the Montessori curriculum. All 26 letters of the alphabet are cut out of sandpaper and mounted on wood. The consonants are mounted on pink wood and the vowels on blue wood.
The child…
This year Active Kids teamed up with the Woodland Trust to give schools a chance to get growing this autumn. We were lucky enough to receive six trees from this project. Three of the trees have been donated to the Islington Council to plant…
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This activity, which is found in the Practical Life area, contributes to the refinement of movement, eye and hand co-ordination and general dexterity.
Pouring from one jug to another jug is a very interesting activity for children. The…
The children at St. Andrew's Montessori recently entered the Young Writers' My Day At competition. This competition was a great success and entries were received from across the country. Some of the poems written by the children at St. Andrew's…
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The Pink Tower is made up of 10 pink wooden cubes ranging from 1 cm³ to 10 cm³. This activity is found in the Sensorial Area of our school. The main aim of the Pink Tower is to encourage a child to visually notice a difference in height, length…
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The land, air and water jars
Outstanding overall rating by Ofsted
An introduction to Practical Life
The Sandpaper Letters
Planting Trees
Pouring Activity
My Day At …
Feature in At Home Parenting magazine
Introducing the Pink Tower