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Chase Ranch
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Curriculum OverviewWe offer a full-day program designed for older children, kindergarten and first grade. A morning part-time program is offered for younger children. Children four years of age and older are encouraged to enroll in the full-day program. Children learn in many ways. Your child will be viewed as an individual, with special talents and strengths and with unique needs. The Montessori program will give your child experiences to develop skill in cognitive areas. Reading is one of the Chase Ranch Montessori's strongest subjects, and we present this to your child using phonetics and various tactics, such as using sandpaper letters, environmentally through labeled sight words, using phonetic readers, and then interspersing fiction and nonfiction leveled readers. Creative writing is encouraged with the moveable alphabet for even the earliest of readers, providing a sense of pride in accomplishment and confidence in their own ability. Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry lessons are visual manipulatives allowing the child to move gradually from concrete to abstract reasoning skills with solid mathematical comprehension. Sciences include: zoology, botany, and some geology and physics focusing the child's attention on the care, respect and responsibility for the planet. Children will also learn about the world around them through monthly themes, art, sewing, stories, and percussion instruments. Physical development needs are met through outdoor play and movement activities, which emphasize large and fine motor control. |
![]() Academic Room: Reading, Math, Geography, Physics
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