Kindergarten at Montessori Children’s Academy.

Discover a world of learning and exploration in our Kindergarten program at Montessori Children’s Academy. Building on the foundation of our earlier programs, our Kindergarten seamlessly blends academic excellence with a holistic approach to education.

Physical Development

Gross motor skills, like balance, exercise, movement coordination, control and ball skills. Fine motor skills, like grasping, hand-eye coordination, drawing, cutting, holding pencil, brush, scissors correctly.

Social Development

Recognizing the feelings of others, respecting others’ property, choices, and differences, recognizing the responsibility to our group, and communicating and interacting with other children and adults.

Emotional Development

Verbalizing feelings, accepting failure and trying again, feeling a positive sense of self, and building self-confidence through positive encouragement.

Pre-Reading

Recognizing letters, and numbers, telling or dictating our own stories, verbalizing thoughts, memorizing short rhymes and stories, learning to take care of books, and lots and lots of reading.

Pre-Writing

Hand-eye coordination, hammering, bending, cutting, and strengthening muscles in their hands with different activities like pegs, Play-Doh & Legos. Drawing lines and circles, coloring, learning to hold a pencil, paintbrush, and scissors in the correct position.

Cognitive Development

Problem-solving activities, puzzles, counting games, dramatic play, and storytelling, just to name a few.

Math

Learning about our environment, nature, plants, animals, the five senses, doing different science experiments, taking care of animals and plants in the classroom and in our outdoor garden!

Music

Learning to sing songs with melody, tone, and rhythm, learning to use rhythm instruments, being introduced to different types of music, and learning about famous composers.

Art

Learning to express themselves with art, using their imagination and creativity. Learning different techniques, learning to use pencils, markers, glue, a paintbrush, and scissors.

Health & Safety

Encouraging good health, nutrition, and eating habits. Practicing fire and earthquake drills.