Pre-Kindergarten

American Montessori, Inc.
Burnsville 952-736-1004 Apple Valley

Pre-Kindergarten Program

Parent References

"The elementary child has reached a new level of development. Before he was interested in things: working with his hands, learning their names. Now he is interested mainly in the how and why... the problem of cause and effect."
- Maria Montessori

"Enrolling our daughter into American Montessori was one of the best decisions we made in her education thus far. She attended for 3 years and we were very impressed with the wealth of knowledge she was able to absorb in that period of time. Thank you American Montessori for your level of commitment to education! We will highly recommend you to everyone we know."
- Teri & Jay F. - Former Parents (More Parent References)

Our Programs

Programs

Toddler Montessori Program
For Children 16 months to 32 months

Preschool Montessori Program
For Children 33 months to 4 years

Pre-K Montessori Program
For Children 4 years to 5 years

Kindergarten Montessori Program
For Children 5 years to 6 years

Summer Montessori Program
Excellent summer program for Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade

Spanish, Music & Arts Programs
Information about our Spanish, Music and Arts programs

Computer, Science & Sports Programs
Information about our Computer, Science and Sports programs

Dance & Gymnastics Programs
Information about our Dance and Gymnastics programs

Zumba, Martial Arts & Yoga Programs
Information about our Zumba, Martial Arts & Yoga programs

About our Pre-Kindergarten Program

Pre-Kindergarten Montessori Program

Our Pre-Kindergarten program is especially designed for your 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 year old.

The program helps them to master their interest in math, reading and writing before they move into American Montessori Kindergarten Program. Listed below are examples of the lessons that are taught:

Sounds, letters, letterbox, Phonetic words, flash cards, reading books
Numbers with quantities up to 1000, decimal system, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with 1, 2 and 3 digit numbers
Writing upper & lower case letters of the alphabet and numbers 1 - 1000
Spelling, word lists, word building
Spanish – colors, numbers, shapes, animals, etc.
Science – human body, animal and plant classifications, etc.
Geography – countries, land formations, continents, oceans, states, flags
People around the world, habitats and holiday celebrations
Reading time and counting money
Art – painting, collage, drawing, printing, molding, etc.
Sign Language

Independence - we encourage self independence

Social Skills - building relationships with other children and teachers

Patience - we learn patience through many activities

Concentration - is built in working with all Montessori activities

Help them grow and become active explorers

A typical Pre-Kindergarten day consists of work and play. Play can be indoor/outdoor/or going to the park and is done early morning, before lunch and after afternoon snack.

Work time is used for learning and exploring the different activities within the prepared environment which includes Exercise of Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Writing, Science, Art, Story time, Music & Movement, Geography and Spanish.