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Five Areas of the Classroom
"Help me learn to do it myself!"

Red Barn has a traditional Montessori classroom layout with five distinct areas; practical life tasks, sensorial learning, math and language learning, and cultural exploration. Everything in the classroom has a very deliberate role.  Each "job", as an individual task is called, is arranged to help students cultivate a particular skill or learn a subject through their own process of discovery.  Under the close teacher observation, students are encouraged to explore new areas in a way that best facilitates their individual development. 

Practical Life

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The practical life area prepares the child indirectly for all other areas of the curriculum with order, concentration, coordination and independence. Practical life exercises include pouring, sorting, food preparation, care of self (hand washing, grooming), care of the environment (table washing, sweeping, dusting, polishing), and lessons in grace and courtesy.

Language

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The language area leads children through a natural progression of learning letter sounds, then forming words and learning to read and write. The materials use a multi-sensory approach, including tracing sandpaper letters, blending sounds, spelling words with the movable alphabet (shown above) and writing reports.

Sensorial

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The sensorial area is focused on developing a child's five senses, and in turn cultivating intelligence and independence.  The materials explore varying dimensions, colors, shapes, textures, smells, and tastes. The sensorial area also includes geometry and algebra, introducing those subjects to the child through their senses.


Cultural

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The cultural area helps the child explore and make connections with the outside world. Cultural subjects include geography, art, botany, zoology, history, cooking, music and physical movement.

Math

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The math area builds on concepts introduced in the practical life and sensorial areas. Materials include manipulatives (like the cubing chain shown above) that allow children to feel and measure different quantities, then grow into addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as telling time and working with fractions.

Red Barn Montessori

Address

3820 Bodega Ave
Petaluma, CA 94952

Telephone

707-789-9397

Email

administrator@redbarnmontessori.org
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Red Barn Montessori admits students of any race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, national or ethnic origin (ancestry), and disability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national or ethnic origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, student admissions, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our student body, families, staff, volunteers, and our greater community.

​Red Barn Montessori is  a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation.   Federal Tax ID# 20-4528417.   Facility # 493006795.  ​