{"id":2427,"date":"2025-02-13T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nautilus.school\/?page_id=2427"},"modified":"2025-04-18T14:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:56:05","slug":"childrens-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nautilus.school\/en\/curriculum\/childrens-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>CURRICULUM<\/div>\n<h1>Children\u2019s House<\/h1>\n<div>The Children\u2019s House is the beating heart of the Montessori method. It\u2019s a pre-school section where 3- to 6-year-olds can use the materials Maria Montessori devised more than a century ago to promote cognitive, emotional, and social development. This is, in fact, a crucial period, during which children experience one sensitive period after the other, allowing them to learn and develop specific skills.<\/div>\n<h3>Activities and experiences to learn how to learn<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In the Children\u2019s House, Guides help children learn grace and courtesy to coexist in a mixed-age group, where they can use the materials made available to them while respecting others.<\/p>\n<p>The classroom is organised so that each child can choose the materials from the various areas they want to work with. The layout encourages children to wait, be patient, have respect, and concentrate. Montessori materials are self-correcting. It\u2019s the material that gives feedback and not the adult who says, \u201cThis is not correct\u201d, and this encourages children to keep going and complete their work independently while developing self-confidence. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9129_2_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS0969_1_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9149_5_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9145_4_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9144_3_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The practical life area <\/h3>\n<div>Children\u2019s initial experiences in the Children\u2019s House focus on practical life activities that allow them to imitate adults as they perform increasingly complex daily routine tasks using real tools. All this helps them feel confident and capable. <br \/>\nThese tasks entail several steps that must be performed in sequence to achieve the desired result, including left-to-right progression. This way, they help children develop their concentration and hand strength, preparing them to write. In addition, these exercises help children develop their problem-solving skills, which are at the basis of any form of creative thinking and expression, even in different fields like maths, science, engineering, coding, art, entrepreneurship, and sports. The essential skills children develop through practical life activities form the foundation of their future learning.\n<\/div>\n<h3>The sensorial area <\/h3>\n<div>Children at this age are natural sensory explorers. By using the sensory materials created by Maria Montessori and performing exercises like comparing, contrasting, discerning slight differences, and arranging, they learn to use the five senses to distinguish shapes, colours, smells, and textures. These sensorial lessons also highlight the mathematical relationships in the real world, providing the basics to understand arithmetic, geometry, and algebra later. The materials in this area include a vast array of objects grouped together based on their physical characteristics like colour, shape, size, sound, roughness, weight, or temperature. <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-IMG_1160_2_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-IMG_1159_1_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-IMG_1161_3_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9152_3_11zon-copia.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9135_1_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The language area<\/h3>\n<div>The Montessori approach makes it easier to learn languages. Maria Montessori observed how, in a child\u2019s development, there\u2019s a period between the ages of 3 and 5 when they are spontaneously drawn to written language. Having the tools to cultivate this interest when the time comes encourages children to develop a love of writing first and then of reading. Teachers use their power of observation to monitor when this sensitive period begins. In the meantime, they guide children through various lessons that improve their fine motor coordination and teach them to recognise sounds, preparing them to read and write. In our classrooms, children will find all the Montessori materials to learn both Italian and English, allowing them to become bilingual effortlessly. Music, which is partly included in the sensorial activities, is also considered a language made up of codes, thanks to which children can discover the concepts around melody and composition.<\/div>\n<h3>The maths area <\/h3>\n<div>Children get to discover mathematics through specifically designed tactile, concrete, and engaging materials, which will help them solve increasingly complex problems. These basics will help them move effortlessly from the concrete to the abstract. At the Children\u2019s House, children work with the decimal system and are exposed to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, developing a deep understanding of numbers before they turn six. <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9189_4_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9136_2_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS9167_3_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS8997_2_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS0556_1_11zon.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The cultural area<\/h3>\n<div>Various cultural activities introduce children to geology, botany, biology, and geography as a prelude to the next curriculum (ages 6-12). Their initial experiences with physical properties, shapes of nature and water, natural objects, animal and plant parts help develop a love of the world in all its macro and micro dimensions. In this area, children compare and arrange flags, cultural objects and photographs from all over the world, discovering the cultures of the world and taking the first steps that will lead them to history and cosmic education in the following primary school curriculum.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In addition to these classroom areas, the Montessori approach focuses on children\u2019s <strong>independence<\/strong>, especially with regard to the following:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Self-dressing<\/strong>: taking their shoes off and putting them back on, taking off and putting on their coats or jackets, dressing and undressing on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><strong>At the table<\/strong>: sitting correctly, drinking from a glass, and using cutlery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><strong>In the classroom<\/strong>: completing their activities, concentrating on their tasks, and tidying up after they finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><strong>In the bathroom<\/strong>: recognising when they need to go to the bathroom, learning how to undress and dress themselves, learning how to use toilet paper, wash and dry their hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Outdoors<\/strong>: learning how to put on and take off their raincoats and wellies, using gardening tools and putting them back, going up and down the stairs on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-children_house-_SUS0657-copia.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nautilus-metodo_montessori-_IOV5850.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The daily routine: good habits to grow independent<\/h3>\n<div>At the Children\u2019s House, children are greeted by their teachers between 8:00 and 09:00 a.m. There may be a brief moment for socialising and familiarising, depending on how the class feels.<br \/>\nUsually, the morning starts with a cycle of targeted activities. Children are free to choose which ones in the various learning areas. At the end of the morning, they are invited to participate in group activities, such as talking, sharing stories, or singing, to promote social interaction and a sense of community.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SUS9128-copia.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Afternoon sessions also include activities children can choose based on their interests and needs.<br \/>\nWhen parents come to pick them up, teachers use this moment to tell them about their children\u2019s day and share comments and results.\n<\/div>\n<div>Then, they go to lunch. This is another opportunity to practice their daily life skills, such as setting the table, serving food, and table manners. Teachers can facilitate conversations and encourage social interaction during lunch.<br \/>\nAfter lunch, children can play outside in a safe and calming environment. Based on their age and individual needs, they can even choose to rest or have a quiet moment before starting their afternoon activities.\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SUS0617-dimensioni-grandi.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Discover the curriculum by age group<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-nido.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Nursery<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nautilus.school\/en\/curriculum\/nursery\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nautilus-piano_formativo-infant_community.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3> Infant Community<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nautilus.school\/en\/curriculum\/infant-community\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"fade\",\"image\":\"wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/SUS9184-1.jpg\",\"image_loading\":true,\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"image_size\":\"cover\",\"image_width\":\"2560\",\"media_overlay\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)\",\"padding\":\"xlarge\",\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"animation\":\"slide-top-small\",\"content\":\"CURRICULUM\",\"css\":\".el-element{color: white;}\",\"margin\":\"small\",\"title_color\":\"primary\",\"title_element\":\"div\",\"title_style\":\"h5\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Children\\u2019s House\",\"css\":\".el-element{color: white;}\",\"margin_remove_top\":true,\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"title_style\":\"h1\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"The Children\\u2019s House is the beating heart of the Montessori method. 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