Educational Program & The Montessori Method
Curriculum For All Years
During the year the children will use the following material (depending on the child’s age). The teacher demonstrates the material to the child, and invites him to try it. The teacher is available for instruction and guidance where needed. The child learns at his/her own pace. The children are encouraged to use all the various material in the classroom: however, ultimately the child must choose what it is he/she will do, according to his/her interest at the time. This is the best, and the most enjoyable, way to learn.
Mathematical Activities
- Sandpaper numbers
- Red and blue rods
- Coloured beads
- Spindle boxes (counting)
- Place value
- Decimal system (golden bead material)
- Sequin boards (11-100)
Language Activities
- Sandpaper letters (tracing, sounds, picture association)
- Metal insets
- Chalkboards/Whiteboards
- Movable alphabet (spelling)
- Vocabulary games (concrete objects)
- Picture matching exercise
- Reading and telling stories
- Books
- Rhyming
- Discussions
- Copying
Sensorial Activities
- Cylinders
- Rough and smooth boards
- Colour tablets
- Brown prism (thick/thin)
- Red roads (long/short)
- Pink tower (big/small0
- Sound boxes (loud/soft)
- Thermal tablets (hot/cold)
- Weight tablets (heavy/light)
Practical Life Activities
- Dressing frames
- Pouring exercise
- Cooking activities
- Folding cloths
- Washing hands
- Cleaning activities
- Setting the table
- Dressing