Montessori Lower Elementary
Diploma Program
What better sign of success? Parents who have placed their children into Montessori
preschool/kindergarten environments are now driving the trend toward making more
and more Montessori Elementary programs available in communities across
North America and around the world.
This diploma program includes fourteen incredibly detailed,
beautifully designed curriculum manuals. Our manuals
provide the best combination of classic Montessori
teachings enriched with contemporary extensions
and activities to give you an outstanding foundation
for creating a stimulating, exciting classroom.
Currently, we offer as part of the program package
professionally designed blackline masters to
complement the activities in these lifetime teacher
resources.
Five Great Lessons | Cosmic Education | Peace
(137 page manual)
The Five Great Lessons are detailed in a series
of stories and lessons that are designed to provide
an understanding of the history of the universe
with a focus on humankind's place in that continuing
story. The Lessons are divided into five unique
parts: A. The Story of the Universe; B. Life Comes
to Earth; C. The Coming of Humans; D. The Story
of Writing (or Language); E. The Story of Numbers
(Mathematics). Cosmic education in the Montessori
curriculum sets the stage to develop more caring
and peaceful citizens. Throughout all subjects,
the Montessori teacher has the opportunity to instill
in her students a sense of being connected
to all things in the universe.
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This cosmic view, especially the view that the Earth
must be respected and preserved, leads humankind in
our search for meaning and purpose. The answer is the
cosmic task - to help our children become adults who
strive to achieve a peaceful coexistence in a sustainable
environment.
As the Montessori teacher sets the framework for the
understanding that all living creatures are important and
interconnected, the next step is to encourage in each child
the skill and ability to become the peacemaker.
The Cosmic Education and Peace curriculum provides helpful
lessons to guide the educator through this ongoing endeavor.
History and the Five Great Lessons
Blackline Masters
History blackline masters are a supplement to the Five
Great Lessons | Cosmic Education | Peace manual.
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Physical and Cultural Geography
(Two manuals - 329 pages)
The Earth is our home,
but what do we really know about it? In our Geography
manual we look at the formation of the Earth, its
place in the solar system, its atmosphere, weather
and seasons and its various land and water features.
We also explore ways of representing these features
through the use of maps - finding our way with lines
of longitude and latitude and a compass. A major
component of this curriculum is the study of continents,
countries of the world and their capital cities.
Geography Blackline Masters
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The Montessori
6-12 Classroom Guide
(317 page manual)
New to the NAMC Elementary curriculum in 2007,
this comprehensive guide will provide much-needed and
asked-for direction in the following areas:
- Goals of the elementary program
- Environmental design
- Teaching the Montessori way
- Keep it exciting and inspiring
- Program implementation
- Observation, record keeping
- Classroom management
- Starting elementary classes off right
- Sample forms
- Resources
- Dr. Montessori and the Montessori Method
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Language Arts
(337 page manual)
We all appreciate how fundamental language is
to communication. For children, the ability to
speak opens doors; the ability to read opens minds.
Our Language Arts program builds on the foundation
laid in preschool, which sets the stage for the
children to master tasks such as: Reading, Writing,
Spelling, Dictionary Skills, Poetry, Novel Studies,
Penmanship & Handwriting, Parts of Speech
and the Junior Great Books. Each skill builds
on another and forms a solid base, which leads
to ease of integration with other subjects. Writing
a research project on whales or explaining how
a math equation is worked out is easily achieved
as a result. In addition the children learn to
value reading for pleasure as is evidenced by
how much they enjoy the Junior Great Books.
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Matter and Astronomy
(188 page manual)
Supernovas, stars, asteroids, meteors, satellites and
galaxies! Students discover the wonder and power of
a tiny atom, and all its potential. This comprehensive
curriculum provides plenty of activities to explore
the mysteries of the universe, to discover many answers
to why and how things exist and behave, and to seek
further answers to questions that inevitably arise.
Matter & Astronomy Blackline
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Zoology
(233 page manual)
Animals have inhabited the Earth for millions of years,
growing from simple one-celled organisms to the diverse
variety we see today. Our Zoology manual encompasses an
overview of the animal kingdom and classification
suitable for the Elementary classroom. We also explore
animal needs and how they are met.
Zoology Blackline Masters
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Math 1 & 2
(Two manuals, totaling 454 pages)
There is nothing in our world that does not in some way
relate to mathematics. Being able to apply mathematics
skills in other areas, such as language arts and music
is most beneficial. The four operations are taught in
detail building on skills learned in preschool. A fair
portion of the curriculum is devoted to Geometry and related
lessons including use of the Geometry Cabinet, Constructive
Triangles, sticks and nomenclatures and multiplication
and division. Rounding it off is the introduction to fractions
and factors & multiples.
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Introduction to Health Sciences, Art and Music
(201 page manual)
This manual is intended to serve as a valuable resource
for the Montessori educator to build imaginative, artistic
projects into their curriculum and to inspire children
to explore their own creativity as a means of expression.
Our world needs to continue to encourage creative
problem-solvers and craftspeople who strive
for a harmonious balance between progress and beauty.
Dive in, have fun with the children, and see the spark
of imagination and artistry ignite!
As part of the "Cosmic Education", Maria Montessori
believed that a healthy mind, body and spirit
are essential elements for success on the universal
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development. With these, a human being has a better
chance of making a positive contribution to the world
than one who does not take care of his physical, mental,
and emotional development. The Montessori teacher can
play a key role by helping the children discover that
good health is a pleasure they can enjoy from childhood
into old age.
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Advanced Practical Life
(131 page manual)
Children entering the Elementary level
of their Montessori education have already had fairly
unlimited access to basic Practical Life activities.
As these children mature, the teacher plays a more
active role in selecting certain tasks, which may
suit a particular child or situation. The children
do not have as much "free" unstructured
time in which to select any activity they choose
but rather are guided to hone the skills needed
for success in later subjects and life in general.
The activities taught in the Advanced Practical
Life portion of the curriculum are simpler versions
of many of those that the adults in their lives
engage in. The module encompasses topics such as
cooking, gardening, sewing, and basic etiquette
that will help a child develop a high level of concentration
and improve fine motor skills while evoking a sense
of respect for others and the environment.
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History
(251 page manual)
Man has always been curious about the past. In our
History manual we review the origin of the
universe, explore the concept of time and
visit in capsule form how the ancient civilizations
evolved. Intertwined with this is a study of the
common needs of people and how they apply to each
time period.
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Science Experiments
(193 page manual)
This manual offers 85 step-by-step, teacher-friendly
Science Experiments that the children will
love to do! There are enough weekly Science Experiments
for a three-year program and the manual contains
explanations of how the students should keep personal
records for each experiment they complete.
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