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Grades 1-2

Math

In the 1-2 classroom math is taught using traditional Montessori materials.  Over the two year period, our goal is to move students from using hands on manipulative materials in first grade, to incorporating a more abstract approach to learning in second grade.  Math is taught mostly through one-on-one lessons.  This allows the teacher to cater to each child’s needs.

science

  • Montessori’s Great Lessons
  • Rocks and minerals
  • Three states of matter
  • Colors of the spectrum
  • Simple machines
  • Momentum
  • Botany
  • Nutrition
  • First Great Lesson- creation of the earth, physical and earth science topics
  • Layers of the earth
  • Water cycle
  • Second Great Lesson-the time line of life
  • Zoology
  • Human body
  • Incubation and care of chicks

Culture

  • Colonial Americans                
  • Holidays & Festivals
  • Needs of People
  • History of Writing
  • Explorers
  • Ancient Civilizations
  • U.S. History -  Colonial Period
  • History of Numbers

Additional Curriculum strands and special programs Strands

  • Peace Education                      
  • Engineering
  • Physical Science
  •  Geography - continents and oceans
  • Environmental Education
  • Speaking and Listening

field trips*

  • Plymouth Apple Orchard
  • Henry Ford Village and Museum
  • Wild Swan Theatre
  • Crossroads Village One Room Schoolhouse
  • The Creature Conservancy

*Field trips and speakers can vary and are tied in with current curriculum being studied