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Curriculum

Classroom

The full map, ages 3 to 6

Each row is a strand. Each bead is a work, placed at the age it is usually first presented. Select a bead to see, by name, what it needs first and what it leads to.

Ages run left to right, from 2½ to 6. Swipe sideways to see older ages.

Practical Life8 strands · 88 works

Preliminary Exercises19
Carrying a ChairCarrying, Unrolling, and Rolling a MatCarrying a TrayOpening and Closing a DrawerOpening and Closing ContainersSpooning
Carrying a Table with a PartnerCarrying and Passing Scissors and a KnifeDry PouringSiftingTongingUsing ClothespinsFolding ClothsSponging (Sponge Transfer)Wet Pouring
Pouring Through a FunnelTransferring Water with a BasterTweezingUsing a Dropper
Control of Movement4
Walking on the Line
Opening and Closing a Door Quietly
Carrying Objects on the LineThe Silence Game
Grace and Courtesy13
Greeting Someone
Watching Another Child's WorkInterrupting PolitelyAsking for Help and Saying Thank YouOffering, Accepting, and DecliningKnocking on a Door
Excusing OneselfInviting a Friend to Work and Taking TurnsIntroducing Oneself and OthersApologizingTable MannersTable Setting and Serving
Using the Telephone
Care of Self14
Blowing the NoseCovering a Cough or SneezePutting On a Coat (Coat Flip)
Hand WashingBrushing TeethPutting On and Taking Off ShoesBrushing HairDressing Frame: ButtonsDressing Frames: Snaps and Hook-and-Eye
Dressing Frames: Zipper and BuckleFolding and Hanging Clothes
Polishing ShoesBraiding
Dressing Frames: Lacing, Bow Tying, and Safety Pin
Care of the Environment14
DustingPlant CareSweeping
Mopping a SpillFlower ArrangingCaring for a Classroom AnimalOutdoor CareShoveling SnowTable ScrubbingWashing Dolls and Toys
Polishing (Wood, Metal, Mirror)Window WashingDish Washing
Cloth Washing
Food Preparation11
SpreadingWhiskingBanana Peeling and Slicing
Making Fruit SkewersGrinding with a Mortar and PestlePeeling (Carrot, Egg, Orange)Juicing
GratingUsing ChopsticksSnack Preparation for the Group
Baking and Measuring
Hand Skills and Tools7
Scissors 1: Snipping StripsUsing a Paper Punch
Scissors 2: Cutting Straight and Zigzag LinesLocks and Keys
Scissors 3: Cutting Curves and ShapesNuts, Bolts, and a ScrewdriverSharpening a Pencil
Sewing and Handwork6
Threading Large Beads
Lacing Card
WeavingSewing Card with a Needle
Sewing a Button
Embroidery

Sensorial10 strands · 45 works

Visual — Dimension10
Knobbed Cylinders: First Block
Knobbed Cylinders: Remaining BlocksPink TowerBrown StairRed Rods
Naming Dimensions: Three-Period LessonKnobbed Cylinders: Combining BlocksKnobless Cylinders
Pink Tower and Brown Stair CombinedDimension Memory Games (Bringing from a Distance)
Visual — Color6
Color Box 1
Color Box 2: Pairing and Naming
Matching PatternsColor Memory GamesColor Box 3: Grading Shades
Color Gradation: Mixing Shades
Visual — Form11
Geometric Cabinet: Presentation Tray
Geometric Cabinet: DrawersGeometric Form Cards: Sets 1, 2, and 3Geometric Solids
Geometric Solids with BasesConstructive Triangles: Rectangular Box 1
Constructive Triangles: Triangular BoxConstructive Triangles: Large Hexagonal BoxSuperimposed Geometric Figures
Constructive Triangles: Small Hexagonal BoxConstructive Triangles: Blue Rectangular Box (Box 2)
Tactile7
Touch Boards (Rough and Smooth Boards)
Touch Tablets
Fabric Box 1: PairingThermic Bottles
Fabric Box 2: Pairing Similar FabricsFabric Box 3: Naming FabricsThermic Tablets
Baric (Weight)1
Baric Tablets
Auditory4
Sound Cylinders: Pairing
Sound Cylinders: Grading
Montessori Bells: Matching Pitch
Montessori Bells: Grading and Naming
Olfactory1
Smelling Bottles
Gustatory1
Tasting Bottles
Stereognostic2
Mystery Bag
Sorting Trays: Grains and Seeds
Algebraic2
Binomial Cube
Trinomial Cube

Language9 strands · 64 works

Oral Language8
Conversation and Enrichment of VocabularySongs, Poems, and RhymesNaming Objects with the Three-Period Lesson
Spatial Words GameClassified Cards (Vocabulary Cards)Storytelling
OppositesThe Question Game
Phonological Awareness7
Syllable ClappingRhyming GamesI Spy: Beginning Sounds
Sound Sorting BasketsI Spy: Ending Sounds
I Spy: Middle SoundsOral Blending and Segmenting
Writing Preparation9
Metal Insets: First PresentationPencil Grip and PostureSandpaper Letters
Metal Insets: Filling In and DesignsSand Tray Tracing
Chalkboard WritingWriting My Name
Letter Formation on PaperLetter Size and Placement on Lined Paper
Encoding / Moveable Alphabet5
Moveable Alphabet with Object BoxMoveable Alphabet with PicturesMoveable Alphabet: Child's Own Words
Moveable Alphabet: Phrases and Sentences
Moveable Alphabet: Story Writing
Reading: Phonetic6
Phonetic Object Box (Pink Series)
Phonetic Reading CardsPhonetic Word ListsBlue Series: Consonant Blends
Phrase and Sentence StripsCommand Cards
Reading: Phonograms and Puzzle Words7
Sandpaper PhonogramsPuzzle Words (Sight Words)Double Final Consonants: ff, ll, ss, zz, ck
Silent EGreen Series: Phonogram Object Box and BookletsReading Classification CardsAlphabetical Order
Function of Words (Grammar)12
The Farm: Noun (Naming) Game
The ArticleThe Adjective GameThe Logical Adjective GameThe Verb (Action) GameSingular and Plural Nouns
The Adverb GameThe Preposition GameThe Conjunction GameGrammar Symbols: Introduction
The Pronoun GameThe Interjection Game
Reading Analysis and Comprehension4
Book Corner and Reading to Others
Retelling a Story
Reading for Meaning: Question Cards
Simple Sentence Analysis
Handwriting and Composition6
Writing Words on Lined PaperLabeling
Writing Capital LettersCapital Letters and End MarksWriting Simple SentencesJournal Writing

Mathematics8 strands · 57 works

Numbers 1–1011
Number RodsSandpaper Numerals
Number Rods and Cards
Writing Numerals 0–9Spindle BoxesCards and Counters (Odd and Even)One More and One LessCounting Backward from 10
Memory Game of NumbersNumber Rods: Addition and Subtraction
Comparing Numbers: Greater Than and Less Than
Decimal System11
Golden Bead Quantities: Unit, Ten, Hundred, ThousandLarge Numeral CardsAssociation of Golden Bead Quantities and Numeral Cards
Formation of Numbers (Large and Small Numeral Cards)Change Game (Exchanging)Golden Bead AdditionGolden Bead Multiplication
Golden Bead SubtractionGolden Bead Division (Collective)Stamp Game: Four Operations
Dot Game
Linear Counting9
Colored Bead StairBead Stair Hanger
Teen Boards (Seguin Board A) with BeadsTen Boards (Seguin Board B) with BeadsHundred Board
Short Bead Chains and SquaresLong Bead Chains: 100 and 1000 Chains
Long Bead Chains 1–9 (Cubing Chains)Skip Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Memorization of Facts7
Combinations of Ten
Addition Strip Board
Addition Snake GameAddition Charts 1–6Subtraction Strip Board and ChartsMultiplication Bead Board and Charts
Subtraction Snake Game
Passage to Abstraction4
Story Problems: Addition and Subtraction Within 10
Stamp Game: Writing First, Stamps to CheckSmall Bead Frame: Counting and Forming Numbers
Small Bead Frame: Addition and Subtraction
Fractions3
Fraction Insets (Metal Fraction Circles): Naming Parts
Fraction Notation
Fraction Equivalence: Introduction
Measurement, Time, and Money6
Comparing Lengths and Heights Directly
Comparing Weights with a Balance Scale
Measuring with Non-Standard UnitsCalendar: Days, Weeks, and MonthsTelling Time to the Hour
Coin Recognition (U.S. Coins)
Data and Geometry6
Sorting and Classifying Objects
Position WordsPatterns: Copying, Extending, and Creating
Naming Plane (2D) Shapes in the Environment
Naming Solid (3D) Shapes in the Environment
Picture and Bar Graphs

Cultural11 strands · 103 works

Geography16
Sandpaper Globe (Land and Water)Continent Globe (Painted Globe)
Land, Air, and Water TransportationLand and Water Forms (Trays and Cards)World Puzzle Map
Continent Puzzle MapsContinent Boxes and Cultural FoldersMapping a Tabletop or Shelf
Flags of the WorldMap of the Classroom, My Address, and Cardinal DirectionsUnited States Puzzle Map
Map of My Street or NeighborhoodFinding North with a CompassUtah: Our State MapHabitats of the WorldPin Maps and Label Maps
Earth and Space9
Weather Observation and Chart
The Four Seasons
Rocks and SoilSorting Rocks
Wind and Water Wear Things AwayFossilsThe Sun and the Earth: Day, Night, and a Year
Parts of the EarthVolcanoes
Space4
The Solar System
The PlanetsThe Moon and Its PhasesStars and Constellations
Physical Science20
Living and Non-Living
Sink and FloatMagnetic and Non-MagneticMagnifiers
Air Takes Up SpaceSound and VibrationPush and Pull
Gravity: Falling ObjectsFrictionSolid, Liquid, and GasLight and ShadowMirrors and ReflectionPrisms and Rainbows
Introduction to Simple MachinesRampsLeversWheel and AxlePulleysStatic Electricity
A Simple Circuit
Botany13
Planting Seeds and What Plants NeedSorting SeedsParts of the Plant (and Root)
Gardening OutdoorsWater Travels Up a StemFruits, Vegetables, and GrainsParts of a FruitParts of the TreeParts of the Leaf
Botany Cabinet: Leaf ShapesParts of the FlowerParts of a Seed
Plant Life Cycle
Zoology16
Plant or AnimalAnimals and Their BabiesAnimal Puzzles: IntroductionParts of a Fish
Parts of a FrogParts of a TurtleParts of a BirdParts of a HorseAnimal CoveringsAnimal Tracks and FeetAnimal HomesObserving a Live Insect
Vertebrate and InvertebrateThe Five Vertebrate ClassesAnimal Life Cycles: Butterfly and Frog
Animals of the Continents
Caring for the Earth6
Picking Up Litter OutdoorsSaving Water
Sorting for RecyclingFeeding the Birds
What Breaks Down?
Everything Is Connected
History and Time7
Birthday Walk Around the Sun
Parts of the DayCalendar: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Days, and Months
Timeline of My DayHow Long Is a Minute?
My Personal Timeline
Then and Now
Community and Peace4
Peace Table and Peace Rose
My Family and Community Helpers
Celebrations Around the World
Rules, Citizenship, and Symbols of the United States and Utah
Art5
Process Art: Drawing and CollageEasel Painting
Clay
Color Mixing
Artist Study
Music3
Singing, Movement, and DanceRhythm Instruments
Composer Study and Listening

Try “pink tower”, “tummy”, “diaper”, “grace and courtesy”, or “October”.