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Math in Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island

The Elementary curriculum at Quest (grades 1-6) presents children with a full range of educational disciplines consistent with traditional programs including mathematics, language,  arts, sciences and social sciences. The materials and exercises for each discipline area allow children to understand concepts concretely and to build a conceptual order, and classification materials associated with each discipline help children to then construct a mental order.

The Upper Elementary curriculum includes the following:

Mathematics

Geometry Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island

  • Numeration
    Numerical quantities, numerical symbols, place value through millions, prime numbers, rounding, integers/number line
  • Computation
    Continued reinforcement of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division operations, factors/multiples, divisibility, percent/ratio/proportion, exponents
  • Fractions
    Fractions naming/vocabulary, equivalence study, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, simplifying and reducing
  • Measurement
    Linear (standard and metric), time, temperature (Fahrenheit/Celsius), weight
  • Pre-Algebra
    Binomials and trinomials, solving for the unknown, variables, squaring/cubing
  • Geometry
    Segments and angles (construction, relationships between lines, relationships between angles (complementary, supplementary), operations with angles, advanced study of triangles, measurement and relationships of plane figures, quadrilaterals (classification, parts), complex polygons (regular and irregular), circles (parts, relationships), congruency, similarity, equivalence, use of ruler, protractor, compass, perimeter, area, volume, surface area
  • Problem Solving
    Word problems and critical thinking, estimating, graphing (data collection, pie chart, ordered pairs), patterns and relationships, money

Language

Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island

  • Learning to Read and Reading to Learn
    Sight words and contextual clues, reading fluency and comprehension (reading for pleasure, reading for content/research, literature circles), poetry study, use of reference materials, internet
  • Language Skills
    Word study, parts of speech, parts of the sentence, vocabulary/spelling
  • Communications Skills
    Listening, storytelling, shared literature, oral presentations, public speaking/debate
  • Writing Skills
    Penmanship, cursive writing, types of writing (fiction writing, non- fiction writing , letter writing, poetry writing, research writing), writing traits (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation ) writing techniques (outlining, note-taking, sequencing, summarization, graphic organizer, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)

Cultural Studies

Group Study Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island

  • History
    Timeline of Civilization (from early humans through present day), fundamental needs of humans, study of early civilizations and cultures (early humans, first farmers, emerging cultures), world history, US history
  • Science
    Physical science. Process of scientific inquiry, processes of life, motion, force and energy, heat, sound and light, astronomy, rocks and their properties, first chemistry (atomic, molecular structure, periodic table of the elements).
  • Botany/Zoology
    Five kingdoms of life, tree of life, animal phyla, plant phyla, internal functions of animals, body functions of animals, the human body, internal functions of plants, structural function of plants, environmental ecology
  • Geography
    Physical geography, political geography, economy, natural resources
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Science in Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island
Science in Upper Elementary - Montessori School in Rhode Island
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