Montessori Preschool Curriculum

Preschool students at Hilltop Montessori study practical life skills, sensorial skills, language skills, math, science, and history. After lunch, students are regrouped by age. While many three and four year olds go home at 12 or 1, kindergarten students remain for additional studies.

Practical Life Skills

1.00 Respect of Environment
     1.10 Cleaning skills: sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, and dusting
     1.20 Washing skills: cloth, table, and dishes
     1.30 Returns mats, jobs, and chairs to appropriate location
     1.40 Care of the outdoor environment
     1.50 Gardening
     1.60 Recycling
2.00 Respect of Materials
     2.10 Protects books and all papers
     2.20 Uses pencils, crayons, marks, paints without breakage
     2.30 Uses materials only after receiving instruction
3.00 Completes Cycle of Activity
     3.10 Can lay out a mat
     3.20 Can carry a tray
     3.30 Completes a task
     3.40 Returns elements to tray in an orderly manner
     3.50 Returns tray to shelf
     3.60 Returns mat to storage area
4.00 Selects jobs reinforcing eye-hand-body coordination
     4.10 Manages solids and liquids without spillage
     4.20 Spooning activities
     4.30 Locking and screwing activities
     4.40 Flower arranging
     4.50 Food preparation
     4.60 Cloth folding
5.00 Table setting with dishes and utensils
6.00 Respect for Self
     6.10 Personal care
     6.20 Hand washing
     6.30 Dressing frames
     6.40 Performs exercises and dance
     6.50 Fingerplays
7.00 Respect for Others
     7.10 Grace, courtesy, and manners
     7.20 Uses a quiet voice
     7.30 Listens
     7.40 Can wait a turn
     7.50 Can walk on the line
     7.60 Shares with others