​"Being able to choose the right school for a child is a very important and impactful choice in a person's life. I am beyond grateful that my parents chose to send me here for the last 9 years" - Kaitlyn M -

​One of our older Students William made a special presentation to our pre-k students - a wonderful example of younger children learning from older children in a Montessori program. 
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The metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly is miraculous, but how does the process actually work, and what happens inside that pupa? His description of the process was articulate, enthusiastic, and he was able to maintain their interest throughout the session. Brilliant!

The spindle box develops early counting skills and develops the association between quantity and the number symbols 0-9. Importantly, it teaches the concept of zero. The wooden box has ten numbered compartments into which the child counts the corresponding number of tactile wooden spindles. 

Montessori Ten Board with Beads teaches a child to associate the quantities and symbols. 

The Pink Tower helps a child build a concept of size in three dimensions. This includes working on visual perception, and awareness of dimension, both leading to an understanding of size in the environment. The Pink Tower also helps develop a child's fine muscular coordination. 

​Montessori birthday celebration. In the Montessori birthday walk the child walks around the sun the number of times as they are years old while holding a globe. Everyone sings a song while they walk and stories of their year are told between laps. 

Sandpaper Numerals are used to give children a tactile feeling of the written representation of quantities as they trace the numbers with their fingers. It also helps develop muscular memory in preparation for future writing.

The Moveable Alphabet is part of the Preschool Language Curriculum, and one of the purposes is to prepare children for writing, reading, and spelling. The child's use of the material progresses from single words, to phrases, and eventually to stories helping them to symbolize their own thoughts, and begin to write creatively.

The Montessori Tracing Board helps to build fine motor, writing, drawing, creativity, concentration and focus skills. #montessoritracingboard #whymontessori #agbms

The Color Bead Stairs is a way to visually represent number values; making abstract concepts more concrete so that children can better grasp mathematical principles. #montessoribeadstair

AGBMS Curriculum Guide