As children progress through the Montessori program from three to six years in age, they eventually reach a point in their development which is the culmination of a unique cycle of awareness and growth. The last year provides the child with a four hour daily cycle to continue to work with ever advancing materials in science, math, reading, and geography. During this last year the maturity level has developed into a natural need for further academic exploration. Children feel comfortable with their increasing abilities and continually seek challenges. Each child’s natural maturity and awareness eventually sparks an explosion into reading and math. Many children learn to read effortlessly, enjoy complex math activities, and learning math facts.
The children enjoy creating maps of geography and/or making books about animals. They enjoy learning! The program is also beneficial for children who enter later; although the earlier a child begins the better.
Our Kindergarten Program Offers:
· Advanced Materials
· Spanish
· Science Unit
· Full Day Program
· Monthly Field Trips derived from our Science Unit
· The understanding of all areas of learning
· Leadership
If your child has completed his/her third year cycle at Montessori School of Aurora, they have been introduced to and will have knowledge in the following areas:
Language arts
· The relationship between spoken and written language
· Left to right progression preparing for reading
· Letters of the alphabet/sequence/double sounds/long vowels
· Initial and consonant sounds
· Read three letter words/short vowels
· Know some sight words/command cards
· Beginning reading
Handwriting
· Proper pencil grip
· Baseline writing
· Print full name/correct capitalization
· Use correct spacing between words/punctuation
· Journal writing/story writing has been introduced
Mathematics
· Formation of numbers 1-1000
· Understanding: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands exchange
· Written numerals 1-100
· Count to 100 by fives and tens
· Introduction to addition and subtraction
· Fractions 1/2,1/3,1/4
· Introduction to measurement, money, and time
Science
· The Universe and Stars
· The Planetary System
· Earth, Core of the Earth, Volcanoes, Oceans, Habitats
· Living and Non-Living
· Timeline of Plants and Animals
· Identify Invertebrate and Vertebrates
· Early Man and Cultures
· Human Body and Systems
· Hands-on Learning Experiments
