Review by Dana Villamagna, Common Sense Education | Updated July 2017
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Montessori Preschool

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Play mini-games for coins in classic Montessori classroom

Subjects & skills
Subjects
  • English Language Arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies
Skills
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Grades This grade range is a recommendation by Common Sense Education and not the developer/publisher.
Pre-K
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Price:  Free to try, Paid $4.99 per month subscription
Platforms:  Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch

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Topics align with the fundamentals of the Montessori Method.
Mini-games are clearly Montessori-inspired.
Fundamental math skills are incorporated into the app.
Kids can practice life skills like sorting and applying logic.
Kids earn coins for completing mini-games.

Pros: Commonly known Montessori work is incorporated into fun activities.

Cons: Some instruction icons are tiny; it may be hard for some kids to see them.

Bottom Line: Terrific mini-games; use of coin rewards not aligned with the Montessori Method.

How Can I Teach with This Tool?

Montessori Preschool can be used as a supplement to traditional hands-on Montessori work. Especially for kids who struggle with fine motor skills, concentration in busy classrooms, or other group learning scenarios, playing these Montessori games in digital form helps present them in an alternate way prior to (or after) introducing the hands-on work. 

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Standards:

Montessori Preschool is a subscription-based app for kids ages 3 to 7 with activities designed by certified Montessori teachers. The activities in math, language, practical life, and art align with the fundamentals of the Montessori Method: self-correction, autonomy, self-confidence, and adaptability. Kids can learn numbers and basic math, practice handwriting and spelling, learn geometric shapes, feed a fish and clean its tank, and more. Kids earn coins by completing activities and can use the coins to decorate their classroom or dress their avatar.

Kids can practice early literacy and math skills with Montessori Preschool. Topics like basic geometry vocabulary and shapes identification, art, practical life skills, and geography learning are appropriate for kids ages 3 to 7, and also present experiences with the fundamentals of Montessori learning: self-correction, autonomy, self-confidence, and adaptability. The app is good for preschoolers who need supplemental practice in foundational math and language concepts presented in a mini-game format.

Overall Rating
Engagement Is the product stimulating, entertaining, and engrossing? Will kids want to return?

Kids' avatars walk about the beautiful classroom playing fun mini-games. New content is added monthly.

Pedagogy Is learning content seamlessly baked-in, and do kids build conceptual understanding? Is the product adaptable and empowering? Will skills transfer?

The activities in math, language, practical life, and art align with the fundamentals of the Montessori Method.

Support Does the product take into account learners of varying abilities, skill levels, and learning styles? Does it address both struggling and advanced students?

An on-screen hand shows kids what to do. Some step-by-step icons may be too small for some kids to tell what they represent.

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Key Standards Supported

Geometry

  • K.G.1

    Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

  • K.G.2

    Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

  • K.G.3

    Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three- dimensional (“solid”).

Number And Operations In Base Ten

  • K.NBT.1

    Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.

Operations And Algebraic Thinking

  • K.OA.1

    Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings2, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

  • K.OA.2

    Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

  • K.OA.3

    Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

  • K.OA.4

    For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.

  • K.OA.5

    Fluently add and subtract within 5.

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Key Standards Supported

Reading Foundational Skills

  • RF.K.1

    Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

  • RF.K.1a

    Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

  • RF.K.1b

    Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

  • RF.K.1c

    Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

  • RF.K.1d

    Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

  • RF.K.2

    Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

  • RF.K.2a

    Recognize and produce rhyming words.

  • RF.K.2b

    Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

  • RF.K.2c

    Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

  • RF.K.2d

    Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonent-vowel-consonent, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

  • RF.K.2e

    Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

  • RF.K.3

    Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

  • RF.K.3a

    Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sound for each consonant.

  • RF.K.3b

    Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.

  • RF.K.3c

    Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

  • RF.K.3d

    Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

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