Sara’s year of Math
Sara starts by closing a few gaps, then moves steadily up to grade level.
Where Sara starts
The diagnostic placed Sara in each area of Math separately. A child is rarely at one level in everything, so each area gets its own starting point.
The journey
Every skill in the order Sara will learn it. Each one is broken into its simplest steps and mastered before the next, with a milestone check every few skills.
Close the gaps
September 2026 – October 2026The earlier skills that are holding Sara back. We teach the cause, not the symptom, so everything after it is built on solid ground.
- Add and Subtract within 1,000Grade 3 · Number and operationsby September 2026
- Multiplication FactsGrade 3 · Number and operationsby October 2026Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
Secure the level
October 2026 – March 2027Sara’s working level in each area, made fully secure: accurate, independent and quick.
- Patterns in TablesGrade 3 · Patterns and algebraby October 2026
- Unit Fractions and the Number LineGrade 3 · Fractions, decimals and proportionby November 2026Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
- Equivalent and Compare FractionsGrade 3 · Fractions, decimals and proportionby November 2026
- Time to the Minute and Elapsed TimeGrade 3 · Measurementby November 2026
- Grams, Kilograms, Millilitres and LitresGrade 3 · Measurementby November 2026
- Quadrilaterals and PolygonsGrade 3 · Geometryby December 2026Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
- PerimeterGrade 3 · Measurementby December 2026
- AreaGrade 3 · Measurementby December 2026
- Scaled Bar Graphs and Line PlotsGrade 3 · Data and probabilityby December 2026
- Numbers to 1,000,000 and RoundingGrade 4 · Number and operationsby January 2027Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
- Multi-digit Addition and SubtractionGrade 4 · Number and operationsby January 2027
- Multi-digit MultiplicationGrade 4 · Number and operationsby February 2027
- Long DivisionGrade 4 · Number and operationsby March 2027
- Factors, Multiples, Primes and BracketsGrade 4 · Number and operationsby March 2027Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
Grow to grade level
March 2027 – June 2027New skills, one small step at a time, up to Sara’s school grade.
- Number and Shape PatternsGrade 4 · Patterns and algebraby April 2027
- Equivalent Fractions and ComparingGrade 4 · Fractions, decimals and proportionby April 2027
- Add and Subtract FractionsGrade 4 · Fractions, decimals and proportionby May 2027
- Units and ConversionsGrade 4 · Measurementby May 2027Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
- Tenths and HundredthsGrade 4 · Fractions, decimals and proportionby June 2027Milestone check: a short re-check of the skills so far
How Sara learns every skill
The same five steps, every time. Nothing is marked mastered from a worksheet score alone.
The guide presents the skill one-to-one or in a small group with the Montessori material.
The child works through their booklet pages and the material, repeating until it feels easy. Scores are recorded each day.
When practice is accurate and independent across at least three sessions, the guide plans an observation.
The guide sees the child show the skill independently, without materials, and records the evidence.
Short reviews after about 1 week, 3 weeks and 2 months. A skill that slips goes back into practice.
A week at the centre
- 3 sessions of one hour, in a small group of at most four children per guide
- A lesson with Montessori materials whenever a new step begins
- Sara’s own worksheets: guided first, then independent, then a check
- Scores recorded at the end of every session
How you will see progress
- Every week: a family update with what Sara practised and mastered
- Every few skills: a milestone check, shared with you
- Every term: a progress report and a meeting with the guide
- Any time: Sara’s progress in the Mastera family app
Sara is a sample child. Your child’s map is built from their own diagnostic and reviewed by a guide before you see it.