Preschool-Ages 3 to 6
Smart Start Montessori Home School offers a very stimulating preschool program for children ages three to six. We have carefully planned the primary environment and have created it by using the Montessori principles to support each child's natural desire to learn.
Children ages 3-6 experience an academically enriched atmosphere embedded in a well-ordered social community. The materials help children build sense of order, concentration, coordination, and independence. With the help of these materials, the children build a foundation for math, writing, reading, science, history, geography, art, and music. Each child is honored as an individual and the teacher has an in depth relationship with each one. This individualized approach and teaching style maximize the realization of each child's potential. There is respect, genuine warmth, patience, and understanding at all times.
Learning patterns established in these early years produce confident, competent learners who are ready to move on to their elementary years
Lessons are usually presented to less than a handful of children at a time. Each lesson is brief and efficient. Lessons center around the most clear and simple information necessary for the children to do the work on their own: the name of the material, its place on the shelf, the ground rules for its use, and some of the possibilities inherent within it. The goal is to give the children just enough to capture their attention and to spark their interest so they will return to the material on their own. The teachers closely monitor each student's progress, keeping the challenge level high. Working with children over two or three years, the teacher gets to know each student's interests, strengths, and weaknesses well.
The environment is carefully prepared.
The Montessori classrooms are commonly referred to as prepared environments. Care and attention is given to creating a learning environment that will reinforce the children's independence and intellectual development. The room is set up to facilitate student discussion and stimulate collaborative learning. Students become involved with their work. The teacher may be difficult to spot. She will be working with one or two children at a time, advising, presenting a new lesson, or quietly observing the class at work.
Smart Start Montessori Home School offers a very stimulating preschool program for children ages three to six. We have carefully planned the primary environment and have created it by using the Montessori principles to support each child's natural desire to learn.
Children ages 3-6 experience an academically enriched atmosphere embedded in a well-ordered social community. The materials help children build sense of order, concentration, coordination, and independence. With the help of these materials, the children build a foundation for math, writing, reading, science, history, geography, art, and music. Each child is honored as an individual and the teacher has an in depth relationship with each one. This individualized approach and teaching style maximize the realization of each child's potential. There is respect, genuine warmth, patience, and understanding at all times.
Learning patterns established in these early years produce confident, competent learners who are ready to move on to their elementary years
Lessons are usually presented to less than a handful of children at a time. Each lesson is brief and efficient. Lessons center around the most clear and simple information necessary for the children to do the work on their own: the name of the material, its place on the shelf, the ground rules for its use, and some of the possibilities inherent within it. The goal is to give the children just enough to capture their attention and to spark their interest so they will return to the material on their own. The teachers closely monitor each student's progress, keeping the challenge level high. Working with children over two or three years, the teacher gets to know each student's interests, strengths, and weaknesses well.
The environment is carefully prepared.
The Montessori classrooms are commonly referred to as prepared environments. Care and attention is given to creating a learning environment that will reinforce the children's independence and intellectual development. The room is set up to facilitate student discussion and stimulate collaborative learning. Students become involved with their work. The teacher may be difficult to spot. She will be working with one or two children at a time, advising, presenting a new lesson, or quietly observing the class at work.