POETRY PATH : Ladybug

Black spots scattered perfectly All over your gorgeous red cloak... Oh, Ladybug flying so classy. Of all the bugs present in my garden You are my favorite, undoubtedly! Patrick A. Scott    Pinegreenwoods Poertry Path   &nbs...

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of The Week

Days of the Week  The week is a division of time that  includes seven days (Sunday, Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday  and Saturday). We are not sure of how  this division came to be, but the ancient  Hebrews were among the first to use the  division. The ancient Egyptians named each  day of the week for one of the planets....

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of The Week - Sunday

Sunday Sunday is the first day of the week.  It was named after the Latin word "Salis djes,"  meaning "Day of The Sun." The French call it   "dimanche."  The Spanish call it "domingo."  Both the French and Spanish derivation came  from the Latin word, "dies dominica," which  translates to "Lord's Day." For Christian  peoples, it is the day set aside for rest...

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of The Week : Monday

Monday Monday is the second day of the week.  The Anglo-Saxon named it Monandaeg  (Latin word : dies Lunae) or "Moon's Day".  Monday was scared to the Goddess of the  Moon.  The French name for Monday  is "Lundi."  The Spanish name is  "Lunes." In English Monandaeg  (Day of the Moon) became Monday.    Pinegreenwoods...

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of The Week - Tuesday

Tuesday Tuesday is the third day of the week.  The name originated from Tiu or Tiw,  an old Anglo-Saxon from Tyr, name of  the Norse God of War and the Sky.   The French name for Tuesday is  "Mardi."  The Spanish name is  "Martes." In English Tiwesdaeg  (Day of Mars) became Tuesday.    Pinegreenwoods Montessori    Montessori...

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of The Week - Wednesday

Wednesday Wednesday is the fourth day of the week.  Wednesday was named after Woden, the  chief of Anglo-Saxon Tuetonic God. Woden  is the leader of the Norse God of the Wild  Hunt. He is identified with the Norse Odin.  Germans called it Woden's Day, and  it eventually evolved to Wednesday.   The French name for Wednesday is  "Mercredi." The...

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MONTESSORI HISTORY : Days of the Week - Thursday

Thursday Thursday is the fifth day of the week.  Ancient  Norseman considered this day  sacred to Thor, the Tuetonic God of Thunder  and lightening. The name Thursday means  "Thor's day." Thor is represented as riding  a chariot drawn by goats and weilding the  hammer Miolnir. The French name for  Thursday is "Jeudi." The Spanish name  is "Jueves." In...

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