ELEMENTARY
1ST — 6TH GRADE
Exploring Learning Adventures: An Elementary School in Tampa
Harmon Prep fosters a love of learning in a nurturing environment. We prioritize strong parent-teacher communication through regular updates and events. Our dedicated educators use a student-centered approach, tailoring instruction to each child's needs. Safety and well-being are paramount, with a supportive staff fostering a strong sense of community. We make learning engaging through hands-on experiences and real-world applications. Join our community and watch your child flourish.
The Montessori Model
The Montessori model emphasizes self-paced learning, individual growth, and a child's relationship with their environment. It fosters personal, intellectual, and social development. While children reach milestones at varying rates, common achievements around age 6 include number concepts, time-telling, reading fluency, and spatial understanding. Montessori aims to fully develop each child as an individual and contributing member of society, valuing independent thought, self-control, cooperation, and respect. Flexible class placement allows children to learn at their own pace, maintaining teacher relationships and fostering leadership. Classrooms are designed to be comfortable, home-like environments with accessible materials.
Throughout the day our Elementary students will participate in the following areas of study.
Mathematics
Children develop numeracy and number recognition using materials in the classroom. At this stage they learn how to manipulate numbers using various qualities and explore operations of math with materials as well.
Kindergarteners learn graphs, maps, charts to document math concepts. Math concepts include measurement, money, estimating, number sentences and equations. Addition, subtraction, exponents and multiplication are also introduced at this level.
Language
Language is taught throughout the day in all classes. Children are taught sounds with symbols, and translate what they’ve learned into writing. Once ability is gained in both areas reading may begin. Children are introduced to a wide range of vocabulary, critical thinking and fluency. Reading and writing allows from participation in groups discussions, reflection, dramatic play, creative movement, storytelling, and more. These activities allow children to develop a relationship with what they are reading. Simultaneously children learn rules for writing and reading.
Foreign Language
Simple foreign language vocabulary is introduced and recognized via conversation. Foreign language is learned through songs, dance, and games. Foreign language vocabulary is built using the environment inside and out and incorporated in daily activities.
Science & Biology
Children are introduced to life, physical, and earth science. Children are able to compare and categorize plants and animals. They learn how to care for living things and their parts. Children also learn about the importance of the earth and what it offers.
Geography
Learning the world is key to Montessori learning. Children will learn about the Earth’s hemispheres and characteristics of continents. They learn and compare the past, present and future and are introduced to the differences and commonalities of other cultures.
Physical Education
Children learn teamwork and how to play cooperatively. They build on skills like hand-eye coordination, strength, balance, agility and the sense of movement. Kindergarten children are introduced to team sports building upon individual skill.
Art
There is an array of art and creative activities for children. They are able to build on their imagination and fine motor skills. They’re able to create their own designs and work with scissors, hole punching and other art materials. In addition they learn about artists and introduced to art forms.
Culture
Children learn about our responsibility for others collectively and as individuals. They participate in school wide projects to improve our community beyond school walls.
Practical Life
Children experience the fundamentals for all parts of life in Practical Life. They learn to rely less on adults and take initiate to complete tasks. Here they learn balance, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and the independence of doing for themselves.
Music Theater
Children are invited to respond to music. Through movement, dance, and play, children begin knowing beats and measure, scales, and note values through activities. They learn songs and learn to put words to music.
At some given moment it happens that the child becomes deeply interested in a piece of work; we see it in the expression on his face, his intense concentration, the devotion to the exercise.
Dr. Maria Montessori, The Theosophist
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