Elementary Curriculum – Mathematics
The elementary Montessori math curriculum takes the students through a series of precise exercises using specifically designed materials that support the students’ emergent abilities to abstract. Using hands-on manipulative materials the students in 1st – 3rd grade are given tools by which to do their math work and so acquire a concrete understanding of math skills and knowledge. This solid foundation allows a smooth transition to abstract understanding and application of math skills during the 4th – 6th grades.
| Lower Elementary | Upper Elementary | |
| Numbers | Linear counting, sequencing, place value through millions, before & after numbers, <, =, or >, skip counting, ordinal & Roman numbers, one-step word problems, patterns & relationships | Factors & multiples, rounding numbers to nearest 10s & 100s, prime numbers, squaring and cubing, estimating, multiple-step word problems |
| Operations | + – x / of whole numbers, regrouping, missing values, inverse operations, memorization of numerical patterns | Large operations in all 4 operations (including long division, multi digit multipliers), operations involving decimals, memorization of tables, percentages, averages |
| Functions | Identification of fractions, addition & subtraction with common denominators, multiplication & division of fractions by whole numbers, equivalencies | Mixed numbers, + and – of fractions with unlike denominators, simplifying fractions |
| Measurement | Standard and metric units of measurement for length, mass & volume | Perimeter, area, capacity, word problems |
| Time | Telling time to the minute | Elapsed time, 24 hour clock, word problems involving time |
| Statistics | Interpreting data, block and bar graphs | Line graphs |
| Geometry | Classification of solids, quadrilaterals, triangles and polygons, study of lines & triangles | Study of circles, congruency & symmetry, use of protractor and compass |
| Money | Coin value, totaling amounts | Making change, word problems involving money |