Montessori Full Curriculum Class For Beginner Preschool 3-5 Years

Welcome Families! In this year round Montessori Preschool Full Curriculum class, every week is filled with hands-on and multi-sensory activities for young students. Every child's unique interests and abilities are embraced and celebrated. A kind of class where curiosity thrives, creativity flourishes, and lifelong learners are born! Perfect for children in preschool age and pre-kindergarten. In this class, the student will engage in a variety of hands-on and fine motor activities which is a strong precursor for pre-writing and pre-reading. Below are the important highlight, notes and class outlook for school year 2024-2025. 

This class is designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all learners, regardless of their learning abilities. I believe that every child has unique strengths, and I am committed to providing a supportive environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential.

Montessori key areas we will explore for the entire school year:
• Practical Life
• Sensorial
• Language Arts 
• Math
• Geography and Culture
• Botany and Zoology
• Arts and Literature
• Grace & Courtesy (social skills)
• Peace

Weekly Lesson Outlook:
• Monday: Thematic unit study/vocabulary enrichment/fine motor
• Tuesday: Language/Handwriting/fine motor
• Wednesday: Math/Handwriting/fine motor
• Thursday: Practical Life/Arts/fine motor

"The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence." – Maria Montessori

My Teaching Style:
• As a Montessori guide/directress for almost 15 years, my teaching approach is rooted in fostering independence, curiosity, and a deep love of learning in each child. I create a carefully designed curriculum that encourages exploration through hands-on, sensory-rich activities to meet your child's developmental needs. Children are given age-appropriate activities, allowing them to learn at their own pace and follow their natural interests.

•I act as a facilitator, gently guiding children while respecting their individuality and ability to self-direct their learning. Emphasis is placed on cultivating practical life skills, sensory development, language, math, and cultural studies through experiential learning. My goal is to nurture the whole child—cognitively, emotionally, socially, and physically—promoting concentration, self-discipline, and confidence. This child-centered approach encourages active engagement, discovery, and a lifelong love for learning.

IMPORTANT: 
• Montessori approach is a highly "Hands-on" method of learning. We use many tools such as Play-doh, scissors, kinetic sand, sand tray, water, brushes, paints, clothespin, and other materials to support young children's multi-sensory learning capacity. There may be days of the week that the activity tend to be messy. Without this helpful tools, your child will missed the engaging way to learn. So please make sure you have this on hand and ready if you enroll your child to my class. 
• Language Arts: We will use "Sand Paper letters-lowercase" and "Moveable Alphabets" for phonics/letter recognition/CVC. If its not available, the learner can use a sand tray to write the letters. Otherwise, contact me so I can provide you a link to this materials.
• Equipment: Most of the time, the learner will need to tilt the camera for me to see their work and so I can give feedback specifically with math and language sessions. 
• Feedback: I observe my learners most of the time and I am happy to guide them to some areas they need practice and improvement example: proper use of scissors and holding a pencil.
• Please reach out to me if you like to learn more about this method of education.

Foundational Skills Lists
• Letter Sounds/Phonics
• Letters of the Alphabet
• Montessori Reading Series (CVC & and sight words)
• Shapes
• Colors
• Patterns
• Number recognition 
• Calendar
• Weather
• Fine motor activities

•••NO SCHOOL DATES SY 2024-2025•••
Nov. 28- Thanksgiving 
Dec. 25 and 26- Christmas
Dec. 30 to Jan 2- Winter break
Mar. 17 to 20- Spring break

~2024-2025 Monthly Thematic Lessons~
• August- Human Body 
Week 1: The Five Senses
Week 2: Digestive System
Week 3: Nervous System
Week 4: All About Me

• September- Dinosaurs
Week 1: The Mesozoic Era
Week 2: Triassic Period
Week 3: Jurassic Period
Week 4: Cretaceous Period
Week 5: The Cataclysmic Event/Great Extinction

• October- All About Farm
Week 1: Life at the Farm
Week 2: Farm animals
Week 3: Farm structures and vehicles
Week 4: What's growing at the farm?

• November- Community Helpers
Week 1: Community helpers at hospital
Week 2: Community helpers at school
Week 3: Community helpers at restaurant
Week 4: Community Helper Role Play & Dress-up!
Nov. 28: NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Holiday

• December- Celebrating the Season
Week 1: Introduction to Seasons, Storytelling
Week 2: Focus on Spring & Summer
Week 3: Focus on Fall & Winter
Week 4: Holiday Dress-Up Tea Party
Dec. 25-26: NO SCHOOL- Christmas Holiday
Dec. 30-Jan 2: NO SCHOOL- Winter Break

• January- Winter Wonderland
Week 1: Winter vocabulary words/Storytelling
Week 2: Snowflakes, snow and ice 
Week 3: Winter animals
Week 4: The polar regions around the world

• February- Space and the Solar System
Week 1: The Sun, Moon, and Stars
Week 2: The Terrestrial planets
Week 3: The Gas and Ice planets
Week 4: The Dwarf planets

• March- Plants and Gardening
Week 1: Plant and Flower
Week 2: Seed and Growth
Week 3: SPRING BREAK
Week 4: Trees

• April- Animals and their Habitats
Week 1: Arctic
Week 2: Desert
Week 3: Forest
Week 4: Grassland

• May- Ocean and Sea Life
Week 1: Layers of the Ocean
Week 2: The Sunlight zone 
Week 3: The Twilight and Midnight zone
Week 4: Abyss and Trench

• June/July- Summer Review Class

~2024-2025 THEMATICS~

• August - Human body, Five Senses

• September - Dinosaurs

• October - All About Farm

• November - Community Helpers

• December - Celebrating the Season

• January - Winter Wonderland

• February - Space and The Solar System

• March - Plants and Gardening

• April - Animals and Habitats

• May - Ocean and Sea Life

-----SUMMER REVIEW CLASS-----

• June - Geography and Culture

• July - The Rainforest