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*Includes Montessori Scope & Sequence
Developed in Collaboration with Montessori.org
Comprehensive Montessori Scope & Sequence
(Infant - Age 12)
The Montessori Compass team is very happy to provide free web-based access to a sophisticated and comprehensive Montessori Scope & Sequence (Infant – Age 12), developed in collaboration with Tim Seldin and the Montessori Foundation team. Nearly 3000 Montessori lessons have been carefully organized into ten curriculum categories.
This Scope & Sequence is not intended to be a “one-size-fits-all” checklist of lessons. Our goal is to equip Montessorians from all around the world with a resource that is both useful and adaptable, while staying true to the Montessori Method and its traditions. Lessons/materials are tagged to the appropriate cycle years and are paired with very specific measurable learning objectives. These measurable learning objectives (also known as elements) help to simplify the process of accurately recording a child’s activity in the Montessori classroom. Optimized for use in the Montessori Compass online record keeping system, MC subscribers can easily customize the curriculum to meet the very specific needs of their respective Montessori classroom. When used within MC, many lessons/materials also include parent-centric descriptions and photos designed to help parents at your school to gain greater insight into their child’s Montessori education.
This collaboration has also yielded a comprehensive mapping to the United States Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for both Mathematics and English Language Arts (Kindergarten through Grade 6). Please click here to learn more about the Common Core Standards Mapping.
The structure of the Montessori Scope and Sequence is as follows:
Category: The area of the classroom (ex. Sensorial)
Sub-Category: A group of sequenced lessons/materials (ex. Visual Discrimination – Size and Dimension)
Lesson/Material: The specific lesson or material the child is utilizing. (ex. Pink Tower)
Element: The very precise measurable learning objective the child has learned. Each lesson may contain multiple optional elements. (Ex. Uses smallest cube to indicate unit of difference.)
Example of how this is displayed in the Montessori Scope and Sequence:
Sensorial | Visual Discrimination (Size and Dimension ) | Pink Tower | Uses smallest cube to indicate unit of difference.
Custom Curriculum
Please note that while the Montessori Scope and Sequence is provided as a starting point for new Montessori Compass subscribers, we understand that each school may have its own unique needs. MC makes it easy to customize curriculum any way you see fit. You may edit existing lessons, add your own custom lessons, and even import an entire custom curriculum.
*The Montessori Scope & Sequence and CCSS mapping is licensed for exclusive use within the Montessori Compass online record keeping software. It is not available to be printed or downloaded. Visitors are welcome to view this information on our website, displayed in an “online magazine” style format.
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Your custom curriculum can be shared with colleagues and reused in your classroom for years to come! Plan classroom activities and lessons in advance – days, weeks, even months ahead. Schedule lessons for a specific date - or mark on your to-do list without a date and record when the child is ready. Keep your classroom on track and focused on making the most out of every learning opportunity!
Share Photos
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MC makes it easy to share photos of classroom activities. Photos can be uploaded to your account and instantly shared with your students’ adoring fans (i.e. their parents.) Photos are tagged to designated parent accounts, so parents only see what is relevant to them. To protect privacy, only users with a school-authorized, password-protected profile can access photos of classroom activity.
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Daily/Weekly Activity Reports
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Activity Reports help answer the age old question for parents… what did my child do at school today! Schools can choose to include lessons, notes, and/or trackers (i.e. naps, toilet training, meals, etc.) This brief summary of the child’s day helps make family time even better as parents can engage their children in a real conversation about their school day!
Record Observations
Like having a fresh sheet of paper in a student’s notebook each day!
MC makes it easy to record private or shared notes for each child in your classroom. Observations are automatically saved in real-time and shared with other staff members (great for team-teaching). Record a quick one-liner or multiple paragraphs. Jot down additional notes throughout the day, edit existing notes, and access historical notes at any time!
Customizable Trackers
Naps/Meals/Toilet/Paperwork - create custom trackers for any situation!
Replace paper forms for daily activities like naps/meals/toilet or keep an updated list of administrative paperwork/tasks. Trackers can be private or customized to be shared with parents via optional Activity Reports. Convenient reporting enables you to instantly see which students have completed a project or have turned in their paperwork.
Attendance
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Student list automatically populates with correct names, based on day of the week. Mark all students present with a single click. Absence reasons are customizable, making accurate reporting a breeze. Just check off absent or tardy students, watch your data get auto-saved, and enjoy your coffee!
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