Curriculum

Exercise of Practical Life In this area of the classroom, children perfect their coordination and become absorbed in an activity. They gradually lengthen their span of concentration. They also learn to pay attention to details as they follow a regular sequence of actions. Finally they learn good working habits as they finish each task and put away all the materials before beginning another activity. Exercises of practical life lessons also teach children to develop and cultivate grace, self confidence, courtesy, and independence.

Sensorial Exercises The Sensorial Materials in the classroom help children to distinguish categorize and relate new information to what they already know. Dr. Montessori believed that this process is the beginning of conscious knowledge. It is brought about by the intelligence working in a concentrated way on the impressions given by the senses.

Mathematics Dr. Montessori demonstrated that if in their early years children have exposure and access to mathematical equipment, they can easily and joyfully assimilate many facts and skills of Arithmetic. She designed concrete material to represent all types of quantities. The children by combining this material in different forms learned the basic operations of arithmetic i.e. addition, subtraction etc. A variety of mathematical materials are available for the children to use when working with math problems.

Language The children learn the phonetic sounds of the letters by tracing the sand paper letters. The phonetic sounds are given first because these are the sounds they hear in words that they need to be able to read. The individual presentation of language materials in the classroom allows the teacher to take advantage of each child's greatest periods of interest. Writing or the construction of words with the moveable letters, nearly always precedes reading in a Montessori environment. Gradually by doing many reading exercises the children learn the irregular words with two and three syllables. Many attractive books with a large number of phonetic words are available in the classroom, thus encouraging the children to pursue reading at their own pace.

Geography Large wooden puzzle maps help the children to learn the names of many countries. The maps illustrate many geographical facts concretely. They also learn the land formations, such as an island, lake, bay, etc.

Arts and Crafts The children have freedom to explore their imagination in a variety of mediums used for expressions and crate something of their own. It gives the child an opportunity to discover new talents within oneself.

Science Simple experiments in basic scientific theories. Nature studies based on seasonal changes in and out of class.