Longfields Elementary – Montessori Lower Elementary Social Skills

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course focuses on building community skills such as working as a part of a group, forming good relationships with adults and peers, taking turns and sharing fairly, and understanding that there is a need to have community values. A focus on respect for all humanity includes study of codes of behavior for different groups of people and understanding that people have different needs, views, cultures, and beliefs, which need to be treated with respect. Personal skills are reinforced with instruction in cooperating with classroom rules/routines, participating willingly in group situations, making transitions from one activity to another, resolving conflicts appropriately, and showing appreciation, empathy and caring for others through the use of the Montessori Peace Curriculum.