Category Archives: technology
Sewing and STEM
Just before Winter Break, the third and fourth grade students designed and created their own sock puppets and stuffed “animals”. We combined the practical skill of sewing with using our spatial skills in design. The result was a classroom of … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, science, technology
Kindergarteners use iPads
The kindergarteners have been busy using iPads to explore all kinds of subjects. Working both alone and in groups, they’re practicing handwriting, phonics and introductory mathematics using Montessori-based apps, experimenting with counting coins and telling time, designing digital cars, playing … Continue reading
Posted in McGuffey, primary unit, technology
Lead story in the Oxford Press!
On Friday, a story about McGuffey’s Upper Unit and their iPads was the lead story in the Oxford Press!
Posted in community, technology, upper unit
Each Upper Unit student gets an iPad!
Yesterday each student in the Upper Unit received their own iPad! Until the end of the school year, each student will have an iPad to use for school work both at school and at home. As technology becomes more prevalent … Continue reading
Posted in technology, upper unit
