Culture is a huge part of Montessori education and is included in ‘Circle Time’ on a daily basis. Mischief Makers Montessori uses a wide range of materials and excellent lesson plans to teach the children a wide range of topics:
Nature, Science, Zoology, Botany
Geography and History
Music and Art
English and Irish Language
Examples of what the children learn are:
Nature: what’s happening in nature, planting seeds and bulbs, life-cycles of plants and animals, nature walks
Zoology: animals, birds, insects, 'Bug hunts'
Botany: leaves, trees, flowers, seasons
Science: magnetic, sink and float, conservation and reversibility, Solar System, recycling and litter disposal
Geography: Planet Earth, the Continents, Oceans and Seas, Volcanoes, animal habitats
History: Past and Present, How people used to live, Dinosaurs
