Jewish Montessori Curriculum for Elementary

Our lower elementary classroom includes boys, grades 1-3 and girls, grades 1-5.

Hebrew Language/ Kriyah/ Chumash

    Our curriculum is exciting and allows us to connect with one another and the material. We work on learning the skills needed to delve into our Torah and enjoy taking deeper looks into the Parsha and Midrash stories we have learned about since we were young.
This includes:
  • Strong foundation in Alef Beis sounds and names, Nekudos (vowels), reading words with accuracy and fluency. 
  • Shorashim (root words)
  • Prefixes and suffixes
  • Most Frequent Chumash Words
  • Yedios Klaliyos (general Jewish knowledge)
  • Learning inside the Chumash
  • Rashi
  • Navi

Science

The sky’s the limit on what can be learned in our science area. Anything the children find interesting can be added to our curriculum. Between what the children think up, the animals in our classrooms and the Montessori and state science curriculum, there is A WHOLE LOT to learn!
  • Scientific method
  • Self-propelled research
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Taking care of animals
  • Physics
  • Earth science
  • Anatomy and Physiology 

English  Language

This includes:
  • Strong foundation in phonetic reading, and sight words
  • Vocabulary building
  • Parts of speech, sentence diagramming
  • Creative writing
  • Grammar
  • Spelling
  • Handwriting (print and cursive)
  • ​DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)

Jewish Culture / Human Culture / History​

In our classroom, we learn about the basic needs of all human beings as well as our needs as Jewish people. We celebrate our differences and similarities and focus on respect and kindness for all.
  • Seasons and telling time
  • History
  • Basic human needs
  • Money
  • Jewish holidays
  • Weekly Parsha
  • Community building
  • Tefillah (Prayer)
  • Jewish beliefs, values, middos (characer traits), and Mitzvos

Math

All the materials start with the concrete and move toward abstraction, as children become ready for it. Our hands-on curriculum includes:

  • Teens and Tens
  • Decimal system and place value
  • Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division (static and dynamic)
  • Squares and cubes
  • Fractions
  • Geometry
  • Word problems

Geography

Starting with the micro and working toward the macro, we learn about maps starting with the map of our hand and working out. This area of the classroom is so fascinating because we get to learn about other countries, flags, animals...and much more.
  • World Map
  • Maps of each continent
  • Oceans
  • Land-forms
  • Flags, animals, countries, cultures by continent
  • Map of the United States
  • Cities, states, capitals, flags, interesting facts for each state