Montessori Toddler Curriculum

Hilltop's Toddler Curriculum includes Practical Life, Cognitive Skills, Motor Skills, Language Skills, Math Skills, Sensorial Skills, Science, Geography, Art, and Sign Language.

Science
The Toddler learns about the environment through the use of “trial and error”.

Specific Objectives for Toddler Science
1.00 Recognizes animals
     1.10 Mammals
     1.20 Zoo animals
     1.30 Farm animals
     1.40 Animal stories
     1.50 Caring for animals
     1.60 Living/ non-living
2.00 Introduction to plants
     2.10 Plants, seeds, flower, leaf, roots
     2.20 Caring for plants
     2.30 Needs of plants
3.00 Introduction to human body
     3.10 Parts of the body
     3.20 Care of the body
4.00 Introduction to seasons
     4.10 Recognition of Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
     4.20 Days of the Week
     4.30 Introduction to calendar
     4.40 Recognizes personal timeline: Birthday
5.00 Introduction to simple physics
     5.10 Simple machines
     5.20 Magnets
     5.30 Buoyancy: Sink and float