Young Thinkers adopts the Montessori method of education. There are 6 areas that your child will be introduced to:
In a Montessori environment, numbers are introduced through concrete experience to the abstract. Although many children come to us naming numerals, more often than not they are unable to relate the numbers to the quantities. It is very important to ensure that the children have a strong foundation of numbers 1 – 10. This includes:
These exercises are usually broken up into two stages ie: 1 – 5 and 6 – 10. The exercises are introduced and practiced using the Montessori materials, number games and written exercises. Once this is established, the children are introduced to other number exercises, namely:
