Kindergarten Montessori Archives - Rowntree Montessori Schools

2020/01/10 by R.M.S.

The Benefits of using Montessori Materials to Teach Math

Recently in our PrepOne Math class, we have been using our workbooks a lot lately. So to try something new for our unit on creating 3D shapes, we implemented a hands-on STEM activity that helped students learn this skill. This teaching method is especially helpful to students who are kinesthetic or tactile learners. It provides them with a better understanding of the points and sides of each shape. Savera, has always done well in Math and she really loves to take part in any hands-on Montessori activities. During this lesson, she created 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks and was able to identify each shape with its points and sides.

Rowntree’s mission is to use differentiated learning to teach our students various concepts and core skills. With this particular activity, students really benefited from the lesson because they were actively involved in joining sides and points of the 3D shape and were able to actively see the shapes come to life.

As today’s teachers, it is our responsibility to identify the various ways our students learn and encourage learning through different methods.
Savera was really excited as this was the first 3D shape she had created independently, without any assistance from her teacher.

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2019/12/31 by R.M.S.

Young Anatomy Students at Rowntree Montessori Schools

With access to literally thousands of on-line videos of animated and real-life bodies that demonstrate how our various organs work, today’s teachers have no end of choice of how to introduce their students to complex topics such as the major human organ systems. But what if their students were 4 years old and the on-line content was much too sophisticated? In an increasingly digitized educational world, sometimes the simplest of materials provide for the deepest learning. Using scaled-down organ-shaped cardboard cutouts and some Velcro, our students were able to better visualize where, on one of their classmates’ bodies, each of the organs is located. Our young anatomy students were absolutely thrilled with the results as they now can readily understand where they could find a brain, heart, lungs, stomach and both intestines on someone their very own size. At Rowntree, Kindergarten teaching and learning is a rich combination of Montessori, traditional and more modern methodologies. While technology often plays a key role, sometimes the simplicity of a low-tech solution made of cardboard and tape is just what is needed to truly capture the imagination of our youngest students.

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2019/12/20 by R.M.S.

Incorporating New and Traditional Methodologies in our Kindergarten Programme

In our balanced and integrated Kindergarten programme, Rowntree students benefit from the best of new and traditional methodologies. By combining the principles of Maria Montessori with both more traditional approaches as well as 21st Century teaching and learning, we can lead our students on an educational journey that we believe will prepare them for success in school and in life. This student has used available materials to creatively build 3-dimensional solids (a cube, in this case) in a lesson that has been reinforced with Montessori activities, on an interactive whiteboard, and with pencil-and-paper tasks. Our multifaceted approach is designed to engage and excite various learning styles and allows our students to achieve success across different contexts. Early STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lessons encourage students to act as young engineers as they work to solve simple real-world problems using basic household materials. The foundation built in our Kindergarten classrooms leads seamlessly into our Elementary programme in which cross-curricular problem-solving of real-world problems is supported by a robust delivery of both traditional and 21st Century skills. Rowntree students of all ages are being nurtured and prepared today for success in tomorrow’s academic and occupational world.

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2019/10/22 by R.M.S.

Kindergarten Students Learning to Spell and Read Using Montessori Materials

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A Movable Alphabet is a tool used in a Montessori learning environment to teach reading, spelling, and writing. The Movable Alphabet makes it fun for the child to practice alphabetical order, beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle sounds, and the formation of entire words. It is a wooden box containing 26 wooden letters.

Typically students are approximately 3.5 years old or older when they start using and learning with the movable alphabet. You will know when they are ready to use the movable alphabet when they are able to recognize 3-4 consonant sounds and one vowel sound.

The goals of this lesson are to familiarize the child with the movable alphabet, to teach students to be conscientious of their work by being careful with the letters, and by organizing and straightening letters in the box.

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2019/10/08 by R.M.S.

2020/21 Kindergarten Enrollment Opening Soon!

Promoting critical thinking and self-management skills, our Kindergarten (Junior Kindergarten) Montessori programme allows children to experience the joy of learning in an academic environment. Rowntree seeks to develop a lifelong love of learning and unlock the potential in everyone.

Your child’s education is one of the best investments you, as a parent, can make to help them succeed in the future. Make 2020/21 the academic year that your child reaches their full potential and fosters a love of learning. Rowntree Montessori Schools has been voted Brampton’s BEST private school for the past eight years. We provide a strong academic programme, with a focus on 21st century learning and our award-winning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum, as well as French, Music, Arts and Physical Education. Our motto is “Nurturing Tomorrow’s Achievers”, and we’ve been doing this since 1969.

Due to an overwhelming interest in our 2020/21 Kindergarten (Junior Kindergarten) Programme, we are pleased to inform you that we will be opening enrollment for registration (for children born in 2016) in the next week or so, to those whom have shown interest in this programme in the past. Please note that this is for enrollment for September 2020, into our Kindergarten (Junior Kindergarten) programme.

Please stay tuned for further details! If you know of any other family members or friends whom would be interested in enrolling their Kindergarten child at Rowntree Montessori Schools, please ask them to touch base with me as soon as possible. To register for a Kindergarten Enrollment Notification, please click here.

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2019/08/23 by R.M.S.

Supporting Mental Health in Kindergarten

According to experts on mental health, there are multiple factors which can impact the positive well-being and mental health of children in Kindergarten. Below is a description of these factors, and how we at Rowntree Montessori Schools (RMS) make an effort to offer each child the most positive mental health experience while at school.

Positive Regard Builds Self-Esteem:

The safety and well-being of children should always be of the utmost importance for educators. At RMS, we know that small children need to feel that they are welcome, enjoyed, and valued among the people in their world and environment. A child entering the classroom with a high-five or pleasant “Good morning” from his or her teacher will have a positive morning experience and joyous reaction. We believe that positive regard is more than being nice. It is wholehearted acceptance that helps children feel that they matter.

Emotional-Regulation:

The small everyday things that teachers do to encourage self-regulation can instill mental health skills that children can use throughout their lives. The occasional overreaction or meltdown and having negative reactions in unfamiliar situations is common in a Kindergarten classroom. Therefore, preparing young children for what is to come next helps build emotional-regulation. Giving children time to solve problems or giving them advanced notice before needing to tidy up can help students by offering them sufficient time to respond, as opposed to being impulsive which can cause fear or overreaction. We also know that teaching children to wait their turn when sharing toys or materials in class, helps them learn patience.

Creating Awareness for Mental Health:

Having a Mental Awareness week at school and integrating it as part of the curriculum helps children understand their varied emotions. The children in this age group generally have a difficult time communicating their feelings at the beginning of the year. Oral communication techniques, such as asking “How do I feel?” – happy or sad – can help a child become aware of how to act in any given moment. At RMS, we offer activities such as reading books about feelings and conduct puppet plays, among many other things to build an awareness of emotions. This enhances each student’s ability to comprehend his or her own feelings, as well as those of their peers and teachers.

For more helpful information about how to have a conversation with your children about Mental Health Issues, click here.

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2019/07/26 by R.M.S.

Collaboration has No Age Limit

At Rowntree Montessori Schools, our students are very familiar with the art of collaboration. Walk into any classroom, and you will see the children working together to accomplish a common goal. This does not only happen during regular school day work time, where our children can be found making wonderful things together, but it also occurs in our before and after school activities. In the Kindergarten rooms, there are many different hands-on resources to work with and explore. These resources may look like ordinary toys to a passer-by, but when someone takes the time to sit and observe children working and playing with them, they will soon realize that they are so much more than that!

Kindergarten and Grade 1 student at Rowntree Montessori Schools collaboarating on a STEM project bridge. — Kindergarten and Grade 1 student collaborating.

A very exciting example (as seen above), of a collaborative creation between a Kindergarten Montessori student and a Grade 1 student happened recently during an after school activity. Two students began building their own connecting structures, and then soon began to take their thinking one step further. Our Kindergarten student started to talk about his plan to make something that could span from one table to the other. The Grade 1 student then followed along with the idea, and soon after their collaboration began. Their goal was to build a bridge that could connect their two tables. The Grade 1 student was able to offer many valuable insights as an older child, such as helping build supports to keep the bridge up in the middle space between the two tables. Their conversations were full of rich ideas and kind words, and the two were able to work together to accomplish their goal. It was truly an amazing situation to witness!

Older students teaching a younger student how to read at Rowntree Montessori Schools in Brampton. — Older student helping a younger student learn how to read.

This particular situation shows the value of having hands-on manipulatives in the Kindergarten classrooms, and in allowing students of various age ranges to work together. It also highlights the wonderful STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programme that we have at RMS, starting in our youngest classrooms, which carries forward from learning to everyday life, as children integrate the skills that they have learned into their imaginative play. Lastly, it helps shine a light on the great sense of community that Rowntree Montessori Schools helps to foster. It does not matter what the age difference between the students is, they all get along and can make wonderful, creative, insightful things together, when given the opportunity. Collaboration has no age limit!

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2019/05/06 by R.M.S.

Science in Kindergarten

Children start to become more aware of the functions of the human body in Kindergarten and learn this with Science in Kindergarten. At Rowntree Montessori Schools, Prep-ONE (SK) students are taught about four systems of the human body in science class: the nervous system, the digestive system, the respiratory system and the circulatory system. Our Prep-ONE students recently learned that these four systems not only work really well on their own, but work well together. The students were introduced to many new functions of the body over the course of a month, as they learned through various hands on activities, videos, class discussion, and by using Montessori charts, diagrams and the interactive whiteboards.

Our students thoroughly enjoyed learning about these systems of the human body. When learning about the circulatory system, students were introduced to white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets and plasma. The video below is a great representation of how excited the students were to explain what they learned during our class discussions on the circulatory system.

Prep-ONE (SK) student explaining what she has learned in science class.

As teachers, we were very excited to see our students going home and applying what they learned in class to their daily lives. For example, when one of our Kindergarten students was away sick for the day, she told her mother that her white blood cells were working really hard to fight her bad bacteria, and that when they did, she would feel well enough to return back to school. When teaching about topics such as the human body, we want to ensure that students enjoy what they are learning. Making science exciting through hands-on projects, helps ensure that students stay engaged and retain what they learn. After learning about the human body, after a full month, our Kindergarten students still frequently discussed what they learned and how much they loved learning about their bodies.

Students having a discussion during science class.

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2019/02/27 by R.M.S.

Montessori Learning Time

When you look into one of our Brampton Kindergarten classrooms during Montessori learning time, you will see a variety of things taking place. For example, you might see children practicing their cutting skills, using scissors to cut along different kinds of lines. Maybe you would see a child practicing pouring sand from a jug into smaller glasses. You might see another child using tweezers to move pompoms or buttons from one container to another, counting as they go. Perhaps you would see a child using the Montessori Moveable Alphabet to practice making words on a Montessori mat on the carpet, or the sandpaper letters to practice writing individual letters. Another child might be using the Montessori Addition Strip Board to practice their adding. Continuing to look around, you might see children matching up letters to pictures or objects, working on their initial or ending sounds. No matter what, you will undeniably see a lot of different learning taking place in our Kindergarten classrooms during Montessori learning time!

Kindergarten students using Montessori materials at Rowntree Montessori Schools Private School in Brampton

Students using different learning and practical life materials during Montessori learning time

Montessori learning time has so much value in our Kindergarten classrooms. The hands-on nature of the Montessori Method truly allows for children to grow in their independence across multiple subject areas. The children have opportunity not only to work in areas such as Language and Math using Montessori materials, but also in practical everyday life ways, such as practicing using cutlery or practicing zipping up a zipper on a zipper frame. It is a valuable educational approach, used not only in these independent sessions but also in our lessons. Children respond so well to these materials, and can take the learning that they do here and apply it elsewhere with ease. Our students are always excited for Montessori learning time!

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2019/01/22 by R.M.S.

Apply for Kindergarten Today!

Now accepting NEW student applications for Kindergarten Montessori (JK) for the 2020-2021 Academic Year starting in September 2020!

If you have a child who was born in 2016 and would like to submit an application to Rowntree Montessori Schools for the 2020-2021 academic year (starting in September 2020), please do not wait until it is too late! We are now officially reviewing applications for acceptance for Kindergarten Montessori (JK).

Students in Kindergarten Montessori at Rowntree Montessori Schools

Students in Kindergarten Montessori (JK) at Rowntree Montessori Schools

Click on the Apply Now button below to quickly and easily submit your application, and someone from our Admissions Office will be in touch with you shortly. If you would like to talk with someone from our Admissions Office, please click here to review the contact information for each campus.

To learn more about Rowntree Montessori Schools’ admission process, click here.

If you have not done so already, we also encourage you to visit one of our campuses. Discover the opportunity and possibilities for your child to love learning and excel.

We will gladly take the time with you and your family to:

Tour the facilities (typically takes 15-20 minutes)
Provide you the opportunity to meet teachers and administrators
Outline our enriched educational programmes – Pre-Kindergarten (2.8 yrs) to Grade 8
Discuss registration options

…and of course, children are most welcome.

Private school students in Kindergarten working on Montessori materials at RMS

Students in Kindergarten Montessori (JK) learning to count

We look forward to seeing you and sharing with you the private school community of which we are so proud!

To learn more about Rowntree Montessori Schools (RMS), continue browsing our website and ideally drop by any of our welcoming, friendly and family oriented campuses for a personal tour anytime Monday-Friday 9:30am-3:00pm. If you prefer, call to book an appointment for a personal tour anytime Monday-Friday 9:30am-3:00pm.

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