Montessori Scope and Sequence
(Infant – Age 12)
The Montessori Compass team is very happy to provide free web-based access to a sophisticated and comprehensive Montessori Scope & Sequence (Infant – Age 12), developed in collaboration with Tim Seldin and the Montessori Foundation team. Nearly 3000 Montessori lessons have been carefully organized into the following ten curriculum categories:
Infant
Art, Music, and Movement
Cosmic Studies
Geography
History
Language Arts
Mathematics
Practical Life
Science
Sensorial
This Scope & Sequence is not intended to be a “one-size-fits-all” checklist of lessons. Our goal is to equip Montessorians from all around the world with a resource that is both useful and adaptable, while staying true to the Montessori Method and its traditions. Lessons/materials are tagged to the appropriate cycle years and are paired with very specific measurable learning objectives. These measurable learning objectives (also known as elements) help to simplify the process of accurately recording a child’s activity in the Montessori classroom. Optimized for use in the Montessori Compass online record keeping system, MC subscribers can easily customize the curriculum to meet the very specific needs of their respective Montessori classroom. When used within MC, many lessons/materials also include parent-centric descriptions and photos designed to help parents at your school to gain greater insight into their child’s Montessori education.
This collaboration has also yielded a comprehensive alignment to the United States Common Core State Standards for both Mathematics and English Language Arts (Kindergarten through Grade 6). Please click here to learn more about the Common Core Standards Alignment.
*The Scope & Sequence and CCSS mapping is licensed for exclusive use within the Montessori Compass online record keeping software. It is not available to be printed or downloaded.