Welcome to Mulberry “Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity…. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist.” Dr. Maria Montessori

In geography we begun with exploring our home country - The United States of America. It's fifty states, the flag which has 13 stripes, 50 stars and what it represents. The Puzzle map was introduced and children were enjoying which states they had visited with their special memory. Some of them are already aware of our national landmarks and symbols such as The Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, our national bird–Bald Eagle, and presidential seal.

The Binomial Cube—an iconic Montessori material—is a concrete representation of the algebraic formula (a + b)^3. The factors of the equation are represented by the cubes and prisms. The lid shows the pattern in plane dimension.

Our scientist are experimenting with colors which is a combination of science, sensorial and practical life. Children are aware of three primary colors red, yellow and blue, and now they are combining any two of these colors and making a secondary colors. Think of these three primary as a parent in the family of colors and think of the three secondary as a children in the family of colors. Blue + yellow = green, red + yellow = orange and blue + red = purple.

Color Box 2 is a long wooden box in the Sensorial area in a Montessori classroom, which helps in the revision of primary colors introduced in color box 1. It also introduces the child to secondary, tertiary, and neutral colors.

In geography we are moving from our country USA to our state MICHIGAN. It is surrounded by five lakes and it’s divided in two parts – Upper Peninsula- looks like running rabbit, and Lower Peninsula – looks like mitten.

The kitchen is the tastiest place to learn!- what do you think ? its not just about cooking but you can learn math, sequencing , measurement, order, communication and the list goes on....and involving children into it it’s like cherry on top of an ice-cream.

Many of the Montessori practical life activities give the children an opportunity to actively contribute to their classroom or family. Working together to prepare and serve food can become a social event including everyone.

Rituals are an important part of kids’ lives. They connect children to their family and community and give everyone a sense of “who they are.” And the holidays are a time for family to come together to celebrate tradition and to learn the reason for the season. Teaching our children about how different cultures and religion celebrates these holidays can do wonders for their ability to respect other cultures and expand their worldview.

The Hebrew word Hanukkah means re-dedication. The Hanukkah (or Hanukkah menorah) is an important Hanukkah candle holder. It has nine candles. Traditionally, one candle is separated from the rest, usually by being higher than the other eight.

In the African-American culture, Kwanzaa is a holiday that honors tradition and deepens children’s understanding of their heritage. It’s also a lot of fun—seven days of food, music, dancing, creativity and other family activities. Kwanzaa (also spelled Kwanza) was founded in 1966 as a way to celebrate African-American heritage, community, family, justice, and nature. It’s a celebration of unity and ancestry.

Ramadan is a holy month celebrated by Muslims around the world. Ramadan takes place in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when the first sliver of the crescent moon appears.