3 years to 5 years:
To young children, there is something very
special about doing things that adults find ordinary. Practical
life exercises such as pouring and spooning, washing dishes
or polishing shoes completely absorb them. At Montessori School
of the Bay Area, we recognize this process as the beginning
of control and coordination of mind and body. Through sensory
experiences, our Primary Program helps children to distinguish,
categorize and relate new information to what they already know.
They learn math with concrete materials. They construct words
with the movable alphabet, then they can progress to nuances
of the English language, function of words and grammar. Our
Primary curriculum is broad and includes:
