Montessori Curriculum

The Montessori Method is structured around five key areas, each designed to foster a child’s holistic development.

Activities in this area help children develop independence, coordination, concentration, and a sense of order. They learn to care for themselves and their environment through tasks like pouring, spooning, sweeping, polishing, and dressing.

Everyday Living (Practical Life)

Person pouring orange juice into a glass at a dining table with a bowl of orange slices in the background.
A young girl using a vegetable spiralizer to make spiral slices from a green apple, standing at a wooden table in a kitchen.

Language development in the Montessori classroom begins with rich oral language experiences and naturally progresses to reading and writing. Through materials like sandpaper letters and moveable alphabet, children explore phonetics, expand vocabulary and eventually begin composing and reading their own words all at their own pace.

Language

A young girl in a red sweater and pink shoes is sitting on a beige rug, working on a literacy activity with letter tiles, picture cards, and a clipboard on the floor.
A young boy in a school uniform holding a blue card, standing at a wooden classroom shelf with colorful educational materials, a picture frame, and a flower arrangement nearby.

Sensorial materials refine and sharpen a child’s senses, allowing them to explore and classify the world around them. Through hands-on activities, children learn to distinguish differences in size, color, texture, sound, taste and smell, forming the basis for logical thinking, pattern recognition, and future math and science learning.

Sensorial

A young boy is sitting at a wooden table, playing with a large black bowl filled with white beans. In front of him, there is a red silicone mold with different shaped cavities, some filled with brown substance. In the background, there are daily use items on the table and a window with a blurred view outside.

Montessori math begins with concrete, hands-on materials that introduce numerical concepts in an intuitive and joyful way. Children explore quantity, number recognition, place value, and basic operations like addition and subtraction through tactile tools that lead to a solid understanding of abstract math.

Mathematics

A young boy with blond hair playing with a wooden abacus and number board at a table indoors.
A child in a yellow shirt and glasses using a blue marker to complete a colorful counting worksheet on a clipboard. The worksheet features rows of circles in different colors with numbers beside them. A cup filled with colored pens and markers is on the table. The background includes wooden furniture and a shelf in a cozy room.
A child playing a game involving wooden figures with rounded tops, possibly chess or a similar game, at a wooden table with a decorative tablecloth. There is a laptop or tablet on the table and some plants and furniture in the background.

This area encompasses geography, science, botany, zoology, history, music and art, providing a window into the wilder world. Children explore continents, timelines, the life cycle of plants and animals, and creative expression, fostering a deep respect for nature, diversity and the interconnectedness of all things.

Science and Cultural Studies

A young girl is working on a world map craft project, gluing yellow pieces onto a blue map of North America.

In addition to the core curriculum, Solstice Montessori integrates these areas to further enrich your child’s experience:

Watercolor painting of a bumblebee with black and yellow stripes and transparent wings.

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