The Montessori Method

Maria Montessori developed the Montessori Method in Rome in 1907. This method uses a hands on learning environment in which children are allowed to choose which program materials they want to explore. Children are given unstructured time to do their work.

The Montessori curriculum divides learning into five categories: practical life, sensory awareness, language, math and culture. Practical life includes tasks such as getting dressed, preparing food, and cleaning up messes. To learn sensory awareness, children are encouraged to explore their five senses (sight, touch, smell and hearing) Language lessons teach children to recognize letters and phonic sounds, and math lessons use hands on learning exercises to teach children about numbers. Cultural studies focus on animals, nature, geography and science.

Maria Montessori believed that children learn at their own pace.

Standards and Alignments

Our preschool curriculum is a research-based curriculum designed for ages ranging from birth to five years old. We approach learning through a balance of play and teacher engagement to create well-rounded learners. It is designed to create a positive learning atmosphere that will foster a child’s curiosity and engage their interests. We understand that every child learns and develops at their own rate. It includes age-appropriate learning and skill development with weekly lesson plans and daily activities that focus on core learning concepts, including: The Learning Approach, Mathematics, Social-Emotional Development, Language and Literacy, Science, Physical Development, Creative Arts, and Social Studies.

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Goals and Standards

Learning Approach

Curiosity

Goal: Child demonstrates interest in exploring and learning about their environment, people, and materials

Engagement

Goal: Child demonstrates focused attention on tasks or activities

Creativity

Goal: Child demonstrates imagination and individuality when playing and engaging.

Social Emotional

Self-Awareness

Goal: Child demonstrates confidence in their own identity, as individuals and in relation to others.

Emotional Expression

Goal: Child demonstrates understanding of their own emotions and the emotions of others.

Social Understanding

Goal: Child demonstrates awareness of the wants and needs of others and their role in different social groups.

Adult Relationships

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to establish close relationships with familiar adults.

Peer Relationships

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to establish close relationships with their peers.

Language & Literacy

Alphabet Knowledge

Goal: Child demonstrates an understanding of the letters of the alphabet and their qualities.

Phonological Awareness

Goal: Child demonstrates understanding of the sounds that make up letters and words.

Emergent Writing

Goal: Child demonstrates early writing skills as a means of communication.

Emergent Reading & Comprehension

Goal: Child demonstrates emerging understanding of printed text.

Receptive Language

Goal: Child demonstrates an understanding of spoken language and communication.

Expressive Language

Goal: Child is able to communicate their needs, thoughts, and feelings using words and gestures.

Vocabulary

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of words and their meanings.

Mathematics

Number Knowledge

Goal: Child demonstrates basic understanding of numbers, separate from quantity.

Counting

Goal: Child demonstrates an ability to use 1:1 correspondence accurately.

Number Operations

Goal: Child demonstrates emerging understanding of the processes involved with solve simple math problems.

Geometry

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to recognize shapes and their qualities.

Measuring

Goal: Child demonstrates an understanding of an item’s measurable qualities (size, length, weight, etc.)

Patterning

Goal: Child demonstrates understanding of varying patterns and can repeat a sequence or create their own.

Sorting

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to compare and sort items into groups according to observable properties.

Number Sense

Goal: Child demonstrates basic understanding of numbers and their quantities.

Spatial Awareness

Goal: Child demonstrates an awareness of an object’s shape and how it fits into the space around them.

Scientific Inquiry

Critical Thinking

Goal: Child demonstrates a basic ability to problem solve and begins forming conclusions.

Physical Science

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of non-living items.

Life Science

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of living organisms.

Earth & Space Science

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding and interest in the earth and space.

Technology

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging ability to use technology appropriately.

Observation & Discovery

Goal: Child demonstrates a basic ability to use their five senses for observation and discovery.

Physical Development

Health

Goal: Child responds to routines that support a healthy lifestyle.

Safety

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of safety skills and their role.

Nutrition

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of healthy food choices.

Gross Motor

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to use and control their large muscles.

Fine Motor

Goal: Child demonstrates ability to use and control their small muscles.

Social Studies

Geography

Goal: Child demonstrates basic understanding of geography through awareness of location.

Economics

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of basic economics and negotiation.

Community

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of their role in the community.

Sense of Time

Goal: Child demonstrates an emerging understanding of past, present, and future and changes over time.

Creative Arts

Visual Art

Goal: Child demonstrates an interest in developing artistic skills using various mediums.

Music

Goal: Child demonstrates self-expression and creativity through the exploration of musical techniques.

Drama

Goal: Child demonstrates self-expression and creativity through the exploration of dramatic play.

Dance

Goal: Child demonstrates self-expression and creativity through the exploration of musical techniques.

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