MONTESSORI 2 CURRICULUM
A. Activities
The five year old programe will help your child gain the skills and personalreadiness necessary for primary school. Four and five-year old children willflourish in this stimulating setting as they learn pre-academics, socialskills, motor skill, science and art through a combination of play andstructured learning. Children will be exposed to relevant and interestingthemes such as the solar system,insects, weather/seasonal changes, sea lifeand transportation. Planned field trips compliment activities and conceptspresented at school.
Also at this stage we usually introduce ALL the Islamic subjects,Tareekh,Aquaid,Aqlaaq and Adaab, duas and Salaat and Hifz.
B. Skill Areas Covered
1. Motor Skills
a. Large motor movement
(1) Jumping, running
(2) Rolling and throwing a ball
(3) Distinguishing right and left hands
b. Small motor movement
(1) Control with crayons, markers, paint
(2) Using paste and glue
(3) Doing finger plays
(4) Writing first name when ready
(5) Scissors
2. Language Development
a. Expressing ideas
b. Speaking clearly
c. Speaking in complete sentences
d. Singing and reciting songs and finger plays
e. Speaking in front of peers
f. Learning new languages
3. Reading and Math
a. Introduce upper and lower case letters
b. Introduce left and right
c. Introduce top and bottom
d. Classify objects
e. Dictate stories
f. Days of the week
g. Patterning
h. Sequencing
i. Estimating
j. Identifying basic shapes
k. Beginning number concepts
l. Counting
4. Science
a. The five senses
b. Nutrition
c. Weather
d. Animals
e. Seasons
f. Computers
5. Social Studies
a. Myself, my friends, my school
b. Community helpers
c. Transportation
6. Art
a. Basic colors
b. Crafts
c. Painting
7. Music
a. Instruments
b. Following directions from songs
c. Rhythmic clapping
8. Social Skills
a. Working and playing with others
b. Self-control
c. Respecting property of others
d. Recognizing and accepting responsibility
C. Unit Topics
1. Dinosaurs
2. Space, Stars, Planets
3. Sea life
4. Insects
5. Farm Animals
6. Holidays
7. Seasons
8. Alphabet
9. Rhyming |