Primary Program
Ages 3-6
The Primary Program at Montessori by the Sea provides a curriculum that allows children to develop social skills, self respect, emotional awareness, independence and respect for others. Children are allowed to move and work independently in the classroom, encouraging self motivation and self discipline.
Using methods and materials developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, the teacher provides an individualized sequence of tasks designed to challenge and engage the child in independent learning. These tasks are broken down into five areas of learning: practical life, sensorial, mathematics, language, and cultural subjects (science, geography, history, music, art).
AREAS OF THE CLASSROOM:
Practical Life - enables the child to develop:
- Coordination
- Independence
- Fine Motor Skills
- Concentration
Sensorial - enables the child to develop:
- Sense of Order
- Discriminate and Refine the five senses
- Prepare for future math and language work
Language - enables the child to develop:
- Letter Sounds
- Reading
- Handwriting
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
Mathematics - enables the child to develop:
- Number Concepts
- Operations with Numbers
- Time and Money
- Measurement and Fractions
Cultural Subjects:
- Geography
- Botany
- Science
- Music
- Art
- Spanish
- Sign Language
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Elementary Program
Grades 1 thru 3
The Elementary Program at Montessori by the Sea provides the children with a “Montessori Cosmic Curriculum”. As the child moves into a new stage of learning he/she begins to ask “why and how” do things happen. The child seeks answers to why life is the way it is. The curriculum allows the child to explore theories and understand “how and why”. All subjects integrate into each other and create a fluid learning environment.
Mathematics:
- Four Operations
- Fractions
- Geometry
- Money
- Time
- Measurement
Language:
- Reading
- Handwriting
- Word Study (punctuation, dictionary, compounds, etc.)
- Grammar
- Creative Writing
- Spelling
- Literature
Science:
- Vertebrate/Invertebrate
- Plant and Animal Kingdom Studies and Research
- Human Body
- Chemistry
- Simple Machines
- Cultural
- Geographical Features
- Biomes
- Earth Studies
- Map Studies
- Timelines
- Outer Space
Other Areas
- Spanish
- German
- Art
- Physical Education
- Practical Life
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Programs Available
Primary (Ages 3 - 6) 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. OR 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lower Elementary (Grades 1-3) 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Montessori classroom experience for all of the above programs is for five (5) consecutive days per week, in order to allow the spontaneous learning of the child to flow smoothly
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