Primary Foundation
A backward look at the primary foundation your students carry into your classroom
Theory
The philosophical and developmental foundations for the second plane -- cosmic education, the great stories, the prepared environment, the role of the adult, and the child of the second plane.
Geography
From the creation of the Earth to the work of air and water to human interdependence -- the great story of our planet told through impressionistic lessons, experiments, and charts.
Biology
The Coming of Life, the Timeline of Life, botany, and zoology -- the study of living things from the earliest organisms to the interdependence of all life.
History
From the Black Strip to the Coming of Human Beings to civilizations and migrations -- the story of humanity told through great stories, timelines, and key lessons.
Language
The Story of Communication in Signs, the history of language, grammar and syntax, word study, parts of speech, and sentence analysis -- language as a tool for thinking and communicating.
Mathematics
The Story of Our Numerals, the decimal system, laws of operations, long multiplication and division, fractions, and the passage to abstraction -- mathematical thinking from concrete to abstract.
Geometry
From the story of how geometry got its name to the study of lines, angles, polygons, and area -- abstract mathematical thinking grounded in sensorial exploration.
Art
The Story of the Created Image, elements and principles of art, drawing techniques, painting, clay, printmaking, and book arts -- nurturing the creative spirit through structured exploration.
Music
The Story of Music, singing, rhythm, listening, the tone bars, and the grand staff -- a structured exploration of the language of music.
Behavior
Understanding and supporting children's behavior through Montessori and evidence-based approaches