The Curriculum Set Up The classroom is set up into five major areas of concentration. Practical Life Sensorial Cultural Language Mathematics

Practical Life The practical life section is the most important area in a Montessori classroom. It is through these materials that the child develops the self-confidence, control and concentration essential for mastery of the other more advanced area of a Montessori class.

Sensorial The sensorial materials help the child to become aware of detail. Each of the activities isolate one defining quality, such as color, weight, shape, texture, size, sound and smell. It is in this area that math concepts are first introduced and internalized.

Language The development of language in early- childhood classrooms is an umbrella for the entire Montessori curriculum. Language learning occurs most profoundly in the moment-to-moment life of interactions within the classroom. Children learn to listen, speak, and later to write and read.

Math Mathematics activities are organized into five groups: introduction to numbers, introduction to the Decimal System, introduction to tens, teens and counting, arithmetic tables, and abstraction. The preschool classroom activities will typically be activities found under group one through group four. Group one introduces units of quantity and illustrates their use in exercises that count up to ten. The mathematics work proceeds as in all Montessori learning, from the most concrete to abstract, as the child is ready.

Cultural The Montessori cultural materials introduce the child to a world of wonder. Science, history, geography, world cultures and more are included in the global vision of the Montessori classroom, where concrete experiences with the artifacts and experiences of other cultures enhance children's understanding of the world we all share.

Music and Movement Music and movement aids in the skills of rhythm and rhyming needed for Language and development.

Art Art is beautiful and thought- provoking works produced through creative activities.

Peace Area By using the Peace Area Method of problem solving in their classrooms the teachers can be assured that they are not only helping in developing a peaceful and ‘learning friendly’ environment, but they are also teaching young children valuable skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.