Elementary Curriculum
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Elementary Montessori Curriculum Outline (grades 1 - 5)

Every Day Living Skills
Care of the classroom and outdoors
Conflict resolution and problem solving
Listening and communication skills
Manners and morals
Planning events and field trips

Special Events
Field trips
Educational videos
Holiday and cultural celebrations

Weekly
Computer
Story time
Physical Education
Music
Art and art appreciation

Mathematics
Memorization of facts
Decimal System and operations of + , - , x , and /
Word problems and reasoning
Fractions and decimal numbers
Powers of numbers
Systems of numeration
Measurement
Squaring and cubing
Geometry
Algebra
Basic statistics, data analysis, and probability

Language Arts
Advanced phonetics
Listening and speaking
Reading
(mechanics and comprehension)
Handwriting
Literature, poetry and drama
(literary concepts, analysis, and genres)
Spelling and vocabulary
(word analysis and etymology)
Composition and creative writing
Grammar and sentence analysis
Research skills
(dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, other sources, library skills)
Preparing reports and verbal presentations with visual aids

Earth Science and Physical Geography
Big Bang and formation of the solar system
Seas and atmospheres
Evolution as a theory of development of life
Earthshaping forces, tectonic plates and continental drift
Volcanoes
Seasons and weather
Land and water formations
Rocks and minerals

Preshistory
Time lines of geological and biological developments
Human ancestors

Cultural Geography
Nations and regions of the world
Civilizations
Needs of Man and human adaptation
Cultural studies/global perspective

Study of Life
Animal adaptation
Predators and prey
Classification of the five kingdoms
Needs of life
Structure and processes of living organisms
Research
Use of microscope
Care of outdoors/gardening
Health and nutrition

Physical Science
Atoms
Elements
Physical and chemical processes/changes
Energy
States/properties of matter
Simple lab technique
Science experiments
Natural phenomena
Introduction to scientific method
Gravity and inertia
History of science and technology
History of tools and machines
Electricity and magnetism

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