International Kindergarden Shanghai China, Children House

Learning Materials
Practical life, just like at home. Children are innately preparing to be adults. Our goal as parents and teachers is to raise children with strong foundation skills and work habits that will one day enable them to be responsible for their own homes, families and communities. Children who learn early in life to believe in their own abilities and to take pride in their independence and self-discipline will be well equipped for life-long success.

Music foundation The purpose of our ORFF musical program is to develop the children’s nonverbal effective communication, to increase their understanding and enjoyment of music within our culture, and to enhance their ability to express themselves through music.

The curriculum has been designed to best meet the needs and interests of the child and to encourage the child’s self-development and nourish his or her curiosity, imagination, and to develop their intellect. The program is intended to construct a sensorial foundation for music through ear training. Ear training is the ability to hear music with eurhythmics. The development of good listening skills is the hallmark of a solid education. By learning to listen to music, the child will begin the journey of creative self-expression.as providing an outlet for a child's creative expression, crafts also assist in developing the child's fine motor skills. Since many crafts are group oriented, they also help develop a child's social skills. The final expressive product always produces a sense of accomplishment, which only serves to build the child's self esteem and intellect.

Art and Craft for each child
Art and craft activities are integrated into every classroom. Children love art and creating with their hands. Personalcreation is a very positive human endeavor and the joy it produces in children must not be underestimated. As well as providing an outlet for a child's creative expression, crafts also assist in developing the child's fine motor skills. Since many crafts are group oriented, they also help develop a child's social skills. The final expressive product always produces a sense of accomplishment, which only serves to build the child's self esteem and intellect.

Language
One of the most important areas during the first few years of a child's education is the study of language. The majority of children do not begin to speak until around their first birthday. By the age of one and a half, they are combining words. Children all over the world, regardless of culture, are generally speaking in fluent and grammatically correct sentences in their native tongue early in their third year.
The Montessori Language center is equipped with special created learning tools to achieve the child's language ability in reading and writing in an early stage.

Using our Math material

The Montessori curriculum is not designed to be taught in a purely sequential manner. It needs to be understood and respect the fact that each child is unique and will progress in his or her own way.
In this manual, we have attempted to consolidate activities according to the applicable concept; decimal system, addition, subtraction, etc. The activities need not necessarily be introduced to the children in the order in which they appear in the manual.
For example, the Addition Snake Game is really linear counting, and reinforcing the Decimal System, whereas the Addition Strip Board is helping children learn their addition facts. Many children will be able to start working with the Addition Strip Board before they can master the Addition Snake Game.

Nature and Science
The Nature Table is the focus in our classroom. It is there to inspire the children's interest in all the Cultural subjects like Geography, Botany, Zoology, History and Science.