a note on color.

Today Kade came home very excited about a new lesson he learned in school... Stamping!

My son loves art. His Grandma is a professional artiest and at the mere age of 9 months he painted his first painting. Needless to say, he comes home several times a week with big beautiful paintings. They are all lovely and he must keep them all (Kade is also a pack rat but more on that another day).

From what I understand, art is a very important part of Montessori Education (or at least at Kade's School) and they are exposed to it on a regular basis. Some times it is as simple as classic Canadian art displayed in the class room or matching cards with original art work on them.

From the research I did in the handful of books I still need to go through, I found that learning about color, as well as the actual act of making art, is an very important lesson. Kade has been talking a lot about color the last few months and often asks his dad and I "if you put this color and this color together, what does it make?"

By giving children only the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) to work with and letting them explore the many colors they can mix for them self, you are teaching your child the science of color. It is easy to think that the more colors you give your child to work with, the more fun they will have, but they are able to create their own fun by creating their own colors.

Also, by allowing your child to explore with color you are teaching them that there are many different shades to the same colors we see every day. How great is that!

Montessori School breaths life into your child's ability to think and grow. It gives them the tools to learn but doesn't hold back on their learning. It is so exciting to see my little person excel in so many ways but also to know that he will always be supported and encouraged to be unique and question.

Check back later in the week when I let you know how my mothers day tea goes....I will take pictures, promise!