What Does Georgia Do All Day?

Other than make the teaching staff crazy, what does Georgia do in a day?

The joy of Montessori (when Georgia chooses to participate appropriately and not bite, scream, run, or spit on the floor). The funniest part about it is the teachers always preface their comments with "Georgia is so cute! I just love her. Guess what she did today?"

The toddler room is so quiet. Notice the kids wear slippers. Everyone whispers because when these kids get to "work", they love to concentrate on the task-at-hand.

This is Clothes Washing. The kids get the water, the towells, etc. to wash, soap, scrub and rinse, and clothespin the freshly cleaned item to a drying rack. Another "work" is to fold the cleaned, dryed items. I'm not an expert in this stuff, it's the "real Montessori" stuff. But it sure helps with practical life, dexterity, focus, and cleanliness at home!

This is an intricate work that I think helps with dexterity mostly. Notice the items are placed left to right? 99% of the Montessori works are done like this to help order the brain for reading. The only time I've seen it different is with my older kids, when they are past reading age. Also notice the sponge. Maria Montessori was really big on having the kids do ALL the work. That means getting it out properly, using it properly, and returning it neatly and orderly.

Every kid has to paint. It's a rule. They also learn color mixing with a separate "work". Once again, they have a lesson on it and learn how to clean up when they're finished with their masterpiece.