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Individual Montessori Checklist Guide PDF
Individual Montessori Checklist Guide PDF
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Self-Help Skills
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Independence, Areas of Focus: The Montessori Work Cycle,
Montessori Presentations, and Group Activities
Self-Discipline
& Confidence
1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
Twinklers Twinklers Sparklers Sparklers
Able to choose own work V
Chooses wide variety of activities
without adult help
V
Follows through with activities after
selecting them V
Follows through with activities without
adult help
V
Concentrates on one activity for at
least five minutes V
Concentrates on one activity for at
least ten minutes V
Works independently without
disturbing others V
Works well in a large group V
Works well in a teacher directed small V
group
Works well in a small group without
the teacher
V
Copes well with change and transition V
Follows directions given individually V
Follows directions in a group setting V
Is able to sit and listen to a story
individually/in a small group V
Is able to sit and listen to a story in a
large group V
Demonstrates good understanding of
class ground rules V
Chooses a wide variety of activities V
without adult help
DEVELOPMENT
1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Responds appropriately to greetings V
Responds appropriately with “Please”,
“Thank You”, “Excuse Me”, and “I’m V
Sorry”
Responds when spoken to V
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Social & Emotional
Development
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Aesthetic
Areas of Focus: Music and Movement, Outdoor
Play, Circle Time, Group/Individual Arts and Crafts
Activities
Development
Practical Life
Exercises
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Practical Life
Exercises
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Opening and Closing
Opening and closing boxes/
V
containers/bottles
Opening and closing locks with keys V
Screwing and unscrewing nuts and
bolts V
Threading
Threading large beads V
Threading small beads V
Threading with templates V
Lacing
Lacing templates with holes V
Classroom Skills
Tearing paper V
Crumpling paper V
Using an eraser V
Gluing and pasting paper
independently
V
Handling scissors V
Single snip cutting along straight lines V
Single snip cutting along slanted lines V
Double snip cutting along straight lines V
Double snip cutting along slanted lines V
Cutting along diagonal/curved lines
(i.e. zigzag/waves) V
Cutting patterns (e.g. spiral, different
shaped outlines) V
Sharpening a pencil V
Using a hole puncher V
Using paper clips V
Sweeping V
Self-Help Skills
Cutting a banana with a blunt knife V
Polishing a mirror V
Zip frame V
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Practical Life
Exercises
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Sensorial Studies
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Sensorial Studies
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Works with variations V
Tactile Training (Touch)
Touch Board 1 (explores touch board) V
Touch Board 2 (identifies rough/
smooth) V
Touch Board 3 (explores different
degrees of texture from smoother to V
rougher)
Touch Tablets (matches tablets of V
different textures)
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: rough/rougher/ V
roughest (using Touch Tablets)
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: smooth/
smoother/smoothest (using Touch V
Tablets)
Touch Fabrics (matches fabrics of V
different textures)
Stereognostic Bags (Matches objects V
of different shapes without seeing)
Baric Tablets
Presentation 1: Uses 2 boxes (identifies
heavy/light) V
Presentation 2: Uses 3 boxes (identifies
heavier/lighter) V
Baric Tablets (matches tablets of
different weights) V
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: heavy/heavier/ V
heaviest (using Baric Tablets)
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: light/lighter/ V
lightest (using Baric Tablets)
Thermic Tablets (identifies warm/cold) V
Thermic Tablets (matches tablets of
different temperatures) V
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: cool/cooler/ V
coolest (using Thermic Tablets)
Understands and uses comparative/
superlative adjectives: warm/warmer/ V
warmest (using Thermic Tablets)
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Sensorial Studies
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Acute-angled isosceles triangles V
Obtuse-angled scalene triangles V
Explores polygons V
Recognize polygons
Pentagon V
Hexagon V
Heptagon V
Octagon V
Nonagon V
Decagon V
Explore curved figures
Quatrefoil V
Curvilinear triangle V
Oval V
Ellipse V
Explores quadrilaterals V
Trapezium V
Parallelogram V
Rhombus V
Right-angled trapezium V
Geometric Solids
Cube V
Cylinder V
Sphere V
Cone V
Ellipsoid V
Ovoid V
Triangular Pyramid V
Square Pyramid V
Triangular Prism V
Rectangular Prism V
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Sensorial Studies
Language
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Language
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Language
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Pink Attached Sentence Strips (Reads V
sentences)
Pink Detached Sentence Strips (Reads V
sentences)
Pink Story Books V
Blue Series
Blue Object Box with LMA (Builds V
longer words)
Blue Picture Box with LMA V
Blue Object Box with Word Tags
(Matches objects to words)
V
Blue Picture Box with Word Tags
Matches pictures to words) V
Blue Picture Card (Reads and writes V
longer words)
Blue Word Lists (Reads and writes V
longer words)
Blue Mystery Box (silent reading) V
Blue Attached Sentence Strips (Reads
longer sentences) V
Blue Detached Sentence Strips (Reads
longer sentences) V
Blue Sight Words (has/have) V
Blue Story Books V
Green Series
Reads and writes words with diagraphs and phonograms
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Language
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Insets for Design 1:
Circle V
Square V
Triangle V
Insets for Design 2:
Circle V
Square V
Triangle V
Makes Insets for Design Booklet V
Traces the sandpaper letters using fingers:
sat V
ipn V
ckeh V
rmd V
gou V
lfb V
j V
zw V
v V
yx V
Draws horizontal lines V
Draws vertical lines V
Writes lower case letters:
sat V
ipn V
ckeh V
rmd V
gou V
lfb V
j V
zw V
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Language
Mathematics
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Mathematics
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Mathematics
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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21-30 V
31-40 V
41-50 V
1-100 V
Concepts
Understands the concept of
Weight: Heavy/Light V
Capacity: Empty/Full V
Position: Up/Down V
Direction: Near/Far V
Decimal System Operations:
Addition:
Addition with two addends V
Addition with three addends V
Addition without change (Static
Addition with Golden Beads) V
Addition with Small Number Rods
(Presentation 1) V
Addition with Small Number Rods
(Presentation 2: with + and = signs)
V
Addition using the Short Bead Stair V
Addition using the Strip Board
(Exercise 1) V
Addition using the Strip Board
(Exercise 2: Number Bonds) V
Addition without change (Static
Addition with Stamp Game) V
The Changing Game V
Addition with change (Dynamic
Addition with Golden Beads) V
Addition with change (Dynamic
Addition with Stamp Game) V
Multiplication:
Multiplication without change (Static
Multiplication with Golden Beads) V
Multiplication without change (Static
Multiplication with Stamp Game) V
Multiplication with change (Dynamic
Multiplication with Golden Beads) V
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Mathematics
Models of Animals V
Large Pictures V
Farm Animal Families V
Loosely Grouped Terminology Cards V
Wild Animals
Models of Animals V
Large pictures V
Loosely Grouped Terminology Cards V
Specifically Grouped Terminology
Cards V
Pet Animals
Models of Animals V
Large Pictures V
Domestic Animals
Large Pictures V
Specifically Grouped Terminology
Cards V
Insects
Models of Animals V
Large Pictures V
Loosely Grouped Terminology Cards V
Specifically Grouped Terminology
Cards V
Sea Creatures
Models of Animals V
Large Pictures V
Loosely Grouped Terminology Cards V
Specifically Grouped Terminology
Cards V
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Cultural Studies
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Fish
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Mammals
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Insects
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Amphibians
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Reptiles
Phylum Chordata V
Loosely Grouped Animals V
Jigsaw Puzzles of Animals
Knows Parts of:
A bird V
A fish V
A frog V
Knows the Life Cycle of:
A frog V
A butterfly V
Botany
Is able to name and identify some:
Fruits
Models of Fruits V
Large Pictures V
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Vegetables
Models of Fruits V
Large Pictures V
The Sun Game V
Botany Cabinet: Jigsaw Puzzles V
Knows the parts of a tree/plant V
Leaf Cabinet V
Knows the life cycle of a plant V
Knows the life cycle of a pumpkin V
Explores the leaf cabinet with V
leaves of different shapes
Geography
Is able to identify the weather V
Is able to identify the sun, the moon,
V
and the stars
Recognizes land/air/water
(Introduction to the Three Elements) V
Identifies land/air/water V
Understands the concept of land and
water on the globe V
Is able to identify Land & Water forms:
Lake/Island V
Cape/Bay V
Isthmus/Strait V
Gulf/Peninsula V
Archipelago/System of Lakes V
Can identify the names of the planets V
(The Solar System)
Identifies the Layers of the Earth (The
Structure of the Earth) V
Identifies the Layers of the Volcano V
Explores land and water globe V
(Sandpaper Globe)
Explores the continent globe V
Explores the puzzle map of the world V
Has basic general knowledge of
chosen countries (Country Box) V
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Cultural Studies
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1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year
Prep
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Is able to name and identify some:
Parts of the Body
Jigsaw Puzzle of Human V
Parts of Human Terminology Cards V
Understands the things we can do with
our body parts V
Parts of the Face
Parts of a Face Terminology Cards V
Transportation
Land V
Air V
Water V
Recognizes different means of
transportation V
Recognizes some occupations V
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Notes
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