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Primary Classroom
(Ages 3 years to 6 years) The Montessori Primary Classroom Curriculum is designed to be completed during a three year program for ages 3 to 6 years old including kindergarten. Exercises of Practical Life These activities allow the child independent activity while mastering skills necessary to care for himself and his environment. They utilize and proceed from gross motor coordination to refined motor skills. The sequence of action in each exercise demands left to right movement which builds concentration and is in direct preparation for reading and math. Sensorial Development Based on Montessori philosophy the children learn through their senses, the specially designed apparatus allows the child to isolate qualities he sees in his environment. Through isolation he is able to master definitive recognition of differences, sameness and degrees of gradation, then re-apply them to his environment. Language Development The child's existing vocabulary is extended through vocabulary enrichment, classification and phonetic sound work. This is coupled with visual recognition of alphabet letters and cognitive association of words. Writing begins with phonetic words as well as reading. Unphonetic words are taught later, as well as the function of words and simple and complex sentences. Diagramming sentences and knowledge of all parts of speech is part of the program. These children usually read on a 2nd to 4th grade level. Mathematics Once the child knows his numbers 0 - 9 and can count, he proceeds to learning the decimal system and place value of numbers, the terminology units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. The four processes of addition, multiplication, subtraction and division are performed in progression of using concrete materials to less concrete to abstract. Cultural Subjects Includes geography, science, botany, music and art. Physical Education
Includes the use of a gymnasium for organized games, as well as activities in
the classroom such as the balance beam, walking, skipping and hopping on the
line.
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