Lakeland Montessori School


The Montessori curriculum is divided into four areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Math each of which is described below. Practical Life The Practical Life exercises enable the children to learn self-control, both mental and physical. The children prepare snacks, scrub tables, learn how to buckle, snap, tie, zip, pour liquids, water plants, and, in general, take care of themselves, their environment, and each other. The Practical Life exercises appeal to the child's natural desire for independence and order at this age. Sensorial/ Materials We have an extensive number of sensorial materials that help to enhance the child's understanding of his or her physical environment through manipulation of materials which isolate certain aspects of that environment, such as color, sound, taste, smell, touch and spatial relationships. Language The Language work of the child begins at birth — the child hears the spoken language and begins the development necessary for assimilation. Young children learn through movement, and the sandpaper letters help them learn the phonetic sounds of the alphabet not only through sight but through touch. Children become excited about learning to read and write, and the fruits of their early efforts usually materialize during the fourth year. Reading and writing are complex skills which are built upon all the experiences of the young child and which usually occur naturally and spontaneously in the Montessori environment. Math The Math experience in a Montessori classroom is very complete. It begins with simple counting exercises and leads into work with the decimal system adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing large numbers (no more difficult and much more exciting than working with small numbers). We want the children to be aware of and interested in cultures other than their own. Geography begins with awareness and personal orientation in time and space and then progresses to knowledge of other countries through puzzle maps, stories, and songs. In the area of science, the children systematically learn the names of different living things and how to classify their parts. They study the interconnectedness of nature and life cycles of plants and animals, and develop skills for interpreting their world.
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The Montessori curriculum is divided into four areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Math each of which is described below.

Practical Life

The Practical Life exercises enable the children to learn self-control, both mental and physical. The children prepare snacks, scrub tables, learn how to buckle, snap, tie, zip, pour liquids, water plants, and, in general, take care of themselves, their environment, and each other. The Practical Life exercises appeal to the child's natural desire for independence and order at this age.

Sensorial/ Materials

We have an extensive number of sensorial materials that help to enhance the child's understanding of his or her physical environment through manipulation of materials which isolate certain aspects of that environment, such as color, sound, taste, smell, touch and spatial relationships.

Language

The Language work of the child begins at birth — the child hears the spoken language and begins the development necessary for assimilation. Young children learn through movement, and the sandpaper letters help them learn the phonetic sounds of the alphabet not only through sight but through touch. Children become excited about learning to read and write, and the fruits of their early efforts usually materialize during the fourth year. Reading and writing are complex skills which are built upon all the experiences of the young child and which usually occur naturally and spontaneously in the Montessori environment.

Math

The Math experience in a Montessori classroom is very complete. It begins with simple counting exercises and leads into work with the decimal system adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing large numbers (no more difficult and much more exciting than working with small numbers).

We want the children to be aware of and interested in cultures other than their own. Geography begins with awareness and personal orientation in time and space and then progresses to knowledge of other countries through puzzle maps, stories, and songs.

In the area of science, the children systematically learn the names of different living things and how to classify their parts. They study the interconnectedness of nature and life cycles of plants and animals, and develop skills for interpreting their world.