DISCOVER THE SMALL WORLD CURRICULUM Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language, and Cultural Subjects
THE PRACTICAL LIFE AREA
provides the foundation of the Montessori classroom by strengthening the students’ fine motor skills. Activities like polishing, pouring, and table scrubbing help develop the self-confidence and concentration necessary for more advanced areas of the classroom.
THE SENSORIAL AREA
helps the students become aware of detail. Works like the Pink Tower and the Red Rods introduce students to math concepts by allowing them to explore colors, weights, shapes, textures, sizes, sounds, and smells.
THE MATHEMATICS AREA
features a hands-on strategy for helping students understand and develop a sound foundation in math and geometry. The curriculum spans from basic works of one through ten to addition, multiplication, and fractions.
THE LANGUAGE AREA
contains pre-reading, phonics, and handwriting works to build language and early literacy skills while expanding the students’ vocabularies. Sequencing, opposites, and matching are just a few of the pre-reading works that establish a basis for literacy.
THE CULTURAL SUBJECTS AREA
has a variety of works that help expand the students’ knowledge of the world: geography, botany, zoology, and telling time.