Key Areas of Learning

or Subject Areas in the Hometessori Collection

👋 We will share some information on each Montessori key area below but, let's first get these questions out of the way.
What's a Hometessori Collection?

The Hometessori Collection includes both the Hometessori Manuals and Print Kits. Each collection covers different subject areas.

1. Practical Life

  • This covers preliminary activities, care of self, care of environment, grace and courtesy, and control of movement
  • Children engage in everyday activities like pouring, sweeping, and buttoning, which develop fine motor skills, independence, concentration, and coordination. These activities give children a sense of order and build confidence through mastery of practical tasks.

2. Sensorial

  • This covers lessons and activities to support the child's visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory senses development.
  • Using specialized materials like the pink tower, color tablets, and sound cylinders, children refine their senses through isolation of specific sensorial properties. This builds cognitive skills, prepares for mathematical concepts, and helps children organize their perceptions of the world.

3. Language

  • This covers vocabulary development, writing preparation, total reading, grammar, word study, and more.
  • Following closely the Muriel Dwyer language approach and using a 9-stage Montessori reading program, children learn language naturally, starting with spoken language, moving to writing, and then to reading. The approach follows the child's sensitive periods for language acquisition.

4. Mathematics

  • This covers number recognition and counting, decimal system, operations (addition, subtraction), fractions, money, measurement, and more.
  • Concrete materials like number rods, golden bead materials, and stamp game materials help children internalize mathematical concepts through hands-on exploration. Children move from concrete to abstract understanding, experiencing quantities before symbols.

5. Cultural

  • These are subdivided into Life Science (Botany, Zoology, Human Life), Physical Science (Physics, Geology, Astronomy), Geography (Physical, Political), History (Concepts, Passage of Time), and Arts & Music (Activities, Appreciation, Expression)
  • Children explore the world through concrete materials and experiences. The approach fosters appreciation for diverse cultures, natural world curiosity, and creative expression through hands-on exploration rather than rote memorization.
Basic vs Upgrade - what's the difference?

The basic and upgrade collection differ in the subject areas included in each. Basic covers Language, Math, Sensorial, and Practical Life, while the Upgrade includes the Cultural areas which are Life Science, Geography & History, Physical Science, and Arts & Music.

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