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Favorite Montessori Moment: One of my favorite Montessori moments was when we were outside on the playground looking at pinecones and one of my toddlers said, "This one sticky." This lead into a discussing of why it was sticky and the discovery of sap coming out of the side of a tree. We continued to explore the rest of the trees to see if anymore were sticky. I loved their expressions of wonder and awe!

Favorite Montessori Moment: One of the most special moments for me in the Montessori classroom is during a child's "Birth & Life" (birthday) celebration. Each child gets so excited to "walk around the sun" with his or her parents watching and sharing moments of their lives with their school community. I always ask each child from the classroom to share one wish he or she has for the birthday child. As we go around the circle I am always so proud of what each child has to say about the birthday child. When I first became a parent, one of the milestones I most looked forward to sharing with my own children was "walking around the sun." While my own children no longer attend Montessori school, each year we take those steps around the sun.