MIAMI GARDENS MONTESSORI

The Montessori birthday celebration focuses on concepts related to the passage of time and honoring each student's special day. These traditional Montessori celebrations help students understand what it really means to have a birthday, especially those of a very young age.

 

The "Earth Goes Round the Sun" tradition lets students act out the passage of time in a concrete way. This way they get to see how their existence fits into our greater world which helps them gain a basic understanding of astronomical concepts.

 

So, how is this really done?

If this is your first year at Miami Gardens Montessori read ahead to get an idea of how the magical moment happens.

 

When a child has a birthday at Miami Gardens Montessori is always exciting! Parents send a request 1-2 weeks prior to the Birthday week. This request allows our teachers to prepare for the day. Parents or Guardians will be allowed to come to the school that day to be part of the celebration. The form request also allows you to know how many treats to bring so the entire class can celebrate together.

 

During the celebration, the teacher will light a candle in the center of the room to represent the sun. Sometimes our supplies will have a fake candle for safety reasons.

The months of the year are written on sentence strips and placed evenly in a circle around the candle.