Joyful Montessori

In the Montessori preschool, five distinct areas constitute the prepared environment:

• Practical Life enhances the development of hand-eye coordination, gross motor control, and cognitive order through care of self, care of the environment, development of social relations, and coordination of physical movement.

• The Sensorial area enables the child to order, classify , and describe sensory impressions in relation to length, width, temperature, mass, color, pitch, etc.

• Mathematics makes use of the manipulative materials to enable the child to internalize the concepts of number, symbol, sequence, operations, and memorization of basic facts

• Language Arts included oral language development, written expression, reading, the ability to make decisions, self-disciplined, study of grammar, creative dramatics, and children’s literature. Basic skills in writing and reading are developed through the use of sandpaper letters, alphabet cut-outs, and various presentations, allowing children to link sounds and letter symbols effortlessly and to express their thoughts through writing.

• Cultural Activities expose the child to basics in geography, history, life, sciences, and earth sciences. Music, art and movement education are part of the integrated cultural curriculum.