The primary environment facilitates independent learning and exploration of the child according to the needs of this age group. It consists of five key learning areas.
Practical life exercises: These basic exercises are purposeful, useful, and part of our lives. They help them with their gross motor skills, taking care of themselves and their environment so that they become independent. Some of these exercises also help the child learn the etiquette of the community.

Sensorial: The child is a sensorial explorer. The senses are the windows to the world around him. These exercises refine and make the children aware of their senses. They help the child become clear and conscious of the world around them. These activities prepare the child to do more complex activities, help build concentration, etc. They are made of natural materials like wood, brass, cotton, metal, steel, and glass. They are aesthetically pleasing materials that invite children to work with them, learning to handle them carefully.

Language: Children are equipped with spoken language when they enter the primary environment at the age of 2 years and 6 months. The children are learning the day they enter the Montessori environment. They are exposed to rich language with correct articulation, enunciation, and punctuation. Montessori beautifully blends speaking, writing, and reading.

Dr. Montessori observed that children learn to write and then learn to read. The child learns to write stress-free as there is a lot of indirect preparation that happens before the actual act of writing.

Mathematics: Numbers are an abstract concept, and understanding numbers comes from experience with real objects. It uses the ability to count and use numerical computation on numbers, and for this to happen, the child needs to be in a state of readiness. Mathematics is more than just numbers; it is about the ability to know shapes, sizes, and estimations, needs to quantify, see the similarity, differences, and patterns, make order and sequence, and control errors. The Montessori environment uses all the senses to introduce mathematics from a young age. Children in the Montessori environment are introduced to arithmetic, geometry, statistics, and calculus. The presentation of the material follows a pattern.

Introduced to quantity in isolation and the corresponding name.

The symbol in isolation and the corresponding name

Associate the quantity and symbol

The sequence is introduced in all of the work

Several exercises to master the sequence.

Culture: Cultural activities lead the child to understand that all beings are interconnected. This starts with understanding the land and water forms, and the different biomes. The puzzle maps familiarise themselves with the different countries of the world, and the culture, tradition, and festivals of a place. In Botany and Zoology, children classify living and non-living beings, the classification of vertebrates and invertebrates. They also perform simple experiments to understand the world. These activities help the child to experience art & music.