Primary - Half Day (Casa) - 3 and 4 Year Olds
During the first years of the Montessori Primary program (Casa dei Bambini), the child is learning to adapt to the new environment. This is achieved through working with the practical life and early sensorial activities. Through these activities he/she learns self discipline, independence and a joy of learning. Children enjoy many early language activities, focusing on enrichment of vocabulary and phonetic awareness. Music, art and nature are also an integral part of the curriculum.
When the child moves into the second year of the program, they continue to build on the foundation set in the first year. While still working in all areas of the classroom, language and math activities now begin to take an even greater role. The child begins to recognize many letters of the alphabet and starts to build words using our movable alphabet. Children become interested in writing letters, first on the chalkboard and later on paper. In math they are introduced to activities that help gain an understanding of the numbers 0 to 10. This will then lead into the work with the decimal system.
When the child moves into the second year of the program, they continue to build on the foundation set in the first year. While still working in all areas of the classroom, language and math activities now begin to take an even greater role. The child begins to recognize many letters of the alphabet and starts to build words using our movable alphabet. Children become interested in writing letters, first on the chalkboard and later on paper. In math they are introduced to activities that help gain an understanding of the numbers 0 to 10. This will then lead into the work with the decimal system.