Montessori

Traditional

Reading

Knows the sounds of the alphabet
Blends sounds into three letter words
Reads three letter word books
Writes a sentence with the movable alphabet

Reading

Recognizes lower and upper case letters
Recognizes some letter sounds
Writes his/her name

Math

Foundation for working with decimal system
Adds and subtracts (units, tens, hundreds, thousands)
Counts by 1’s to 100, multiplies and divides, with use of hands-on Montessori materials

Math

Identifies numbers 1-15
Matches object to numeral 10
Counts by 1’s to 30 with help

Geometry

Identifies different kinds of triangles (isosceles, acute, scalene, etc,)
Identifies polygons
Identifies curvilinear shapes

Geometry

Identifies, circle, triangle, and square
Sorts additional shapes

Geography

Identifies land and water on globe
Identifies continents
Identifies most states using maps
Identifies countries on different continents
Works with flags of the world
Learns parts of a flag
Identifies land forms

Geography

Identifies the globe as a model
Learns name of city where he lives
Recognizes American flag