As children continue through the Montessori curriculum into elementary school, the emphasis on exploration and discovery continues, but it becomes guided by a child's need to know "why" something is happening.
As children continue through the Montessori curriculum into elementary school, the emphasis on exploration and discovery continues, but it becomes guided by a child's need to know "why" something is happening. With a significant focus on society and nature, the elementary school curriculum is designed to incorporate traditional core subjects like math, reading, history and science, but it is also designed to allow children the space to question why things are the way they are and explore how those things impact their daily lives.